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Blade forks reduce the fork limits, and also the turning circle. It takes a bit of getting used to. I used to allow the bike to drop into the inside of a turn (at slower speeds) then pick it up again by adding throttle. Balance the two and it looks easy. However- Storms are known to stall (especiall...

MK_WF wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 3:14 pm
If you want to give it a try, check out my how-to: https://www.rd350lc.de/downloads/MK-Dok ... glisch.pdf

Wow. Great writeup and information, Martin, well done for making it public.

Happy birthday, Budd

But you get to keep the boots? Result!

Good luck with the next job.

tony.mon wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:15 am

haynesjones66 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:40 am many tanks

The SP tank extends down into the rear subframe, so you'd have to repackage a lot of the storm electrics and battery at the very least.
You could cut and re-weld it, but then, you could do that with almost any tank.

haynesjones66 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:40 am many tanks

Which city are you from, Vera?

All automatic cct's work well, until they don't. With almost all other engine designs, failure just means it rattles until it's replaced.

That's not the case with Storm engine designs, which can introduce the piston to the valves.

sirch345 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:43 pm Perhaps a different make tyre would save you from a "broken heart"

Sorry I couldn't resist

Chris.

PS. "Brakes"

It was deliberate, Chris.
In the ad they spell "braking" as "breaking", so I was getting even.

It brakes my heart to see this; I've only recently been able to stop shouting at the ads when I see the way they spell "battlax"...

You'll just have to jet it the old-fashioned way, start rich and gradually get leaner as the engine feels keener, with plug chops after each run.

Poor thing looks exhausted.

Two-strokes... Twice the power strokes, half the time between rebuilds.
Looks like you're doing a good job

I passed the Black Horse earlier in the week, and saw a sign: Bikers welcome Sat lunchtime.
I dropped in and met a few riders- one of the has a later Storm. I forgot to ask his forum username.
Was it you?

It looks to be the last dry day this week, so I'll head there tomorrow lunchtime. Anyone else free at short notice?