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bladeade
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Hi all
I live in cheshire, and recently bought myself a firestorm for trackdays, only done two so far, Mallory and Anglesey, love the bike.
I'm motorcycle mad I have a small collection of ten, out most sundays in Wales and always up for a rideout.
Just one question my firestorm seems to run a bit hot, it's not got a standard temp gauge on it but has an after market one seems to be running between 105 to 115c any ideas, Sticking thermostat ?
thanks
Ade
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chris vtr virgin
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Welcome to the forum mate great place here :wave: :wave:
Sorry i cant help with your question but somone will be along shortly to help.
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Welcome to the forum matey.

You might want to stick your overheating problem in the workshop section, then more people will probably see it.

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welcome to the forum ade, storms tend to run abit hot but i'm not sure of exact temps, as chris said someone more knowledgable will be along shortly with an anwser for you, what the bike using a vapor or acewell dash?
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bladeade
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I've been told Its an ex Morowaki race bike, don't know the make of the clocks will have a look tomorrow (store it at work).
It has a braced frame ohlins rear shock, fireblade forks etc , will post pics soon.
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Ade you have just made a London cabbie fill his pants with joy :D :D
Saying Moriwaki to Marty is like showing a paedo an infant school!!!!
Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Ohlins shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, Mori pipe's [colour]
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sounds very interesting and one hell of a find if it is a mori bike, if you post some pictures of it we might be able to help you with its identification.
posting pics is a bit tricky, you need to open a photobucket account or something similar, upload your pics to it, then copy and paste the img code onto your forum post and the picture will appear in full size hopefully... :lol:
i look forward to seeing your bike ade... :thumbup:
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tut tut tut kev, thats close to the mark even for you..... :lol:
and anyway i prefer secondary school children :lol:.......sorry for writing that last bit tho :crazy:
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Kev L
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Marty old chap there was no insinuation that you were of that persuasion, merely that the end result in terms of excitement achieved would be similar. (Can I stop rowing for the shore yet?)
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F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Ohlins shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, Mori pipe's [colour]
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Welcome to the madhouse Ade :wave: Post some pics up of the bike......we like pictures :thumbup:
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Kev L wrote:Marty old chap there was no insinuation that you were of that persuasion, merely that the end result in terms of excitement achieved would be similar. (Can I stop rowing for the shore yet?)
hahaha no worries matey..... :thumbup:
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Welcome aboard bladeade :thumbup:

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Welcome, sounds like we need to see the photos ASAP :thumbup:
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Hi and welcome.
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Hi and welcome :)
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