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Looks fantastic!

Really looking forward to seeing it

... and here's my reply from Greg at PackJack "No problem shipping to the UK. It's only $5 more for international airmail. Just order from the website and I'll send a Paypal request for that when I get your order. Cheers, Greg" So at $53 delivered that's about £31.50, a lot less than I've ...

I've emailed the supplier re: delivery to the UK and will post here as soon as I get a reply
(yep, my bike got blown over)

Haha, looks very familiar.

I'm driving our van down to Portugal in July and I'd love to take my 'Storm but that does leave 3 of us + dog with no-where to sleep

Maybe time to get a trailer?

macdee wrote:al bit late but this may help in future

http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=33609

Thanks macdee,

this is cool, even if just for oiling the chain. I've asked for a price delivered to the UK

Will the spending never end?

Thanks guys, lots of great info here that will hopefully help me stop this happening again

Great forum, cheers.

Lee, in reply to your PM (I can't) I'm happy with the M&P mirror. Out of the box I was pleasantly surprised, it looks the part with good weight to it and a quality appearance. The rubber boot is a bit plasticky/stiff so I used the old one, but overall it's good. It fits well, was easy to adjust ...

Your bike must sit quite upright then. You ether don't have the standard sidestand or have changed/altered the suspension. Have you got a shock spacer and not dropped the forks. It would not be easy for the bike to be blown over at it's standard lean angle on the sidestand. (:-}) Thanks cybercarl, ...

Hi Thomas

lloydie wrote:Check the screen brace / clock mount as they twist easy when the bike falls over

Thanks, I'll have a look now.

Watty wrote:Bugger mate but like you say no fairing damage is good .

Cheers, yes very true!

My beautiful 'Storm got blown over by the storm on Saturday night. I was away in West Wales when I got a call from a neighbour with the bad news :( Mirror and indicator smashed, foot peg and back brake spigot snapped off and a scuffed clutch cover, but on the plus side no fairing or exhaust damage. ...

Great service from Rob at Exhausist.

These arrived today

nt1980 wrote:

bigtwinthing wrote:Do the Forks, get a WP rear shock,get some rentals on, spray the wheels white, defo do the flywheel mod then ride it!!! and do a small wee

You might get the brown seat mod after

Haha, not fancying the 'brown seat mod' so much ;)