Hello!

[speedysocks]

Only seen pics of Benny's and that looks ace.....not seen any more pics as yet I will keep looking tho!....still pondering what to go with theres so many options it's hard to choose!! May go for a split colour yet or some sort of candy finish? Any suggestions welcome lol. That was quite a good price for your paint job btw!!!

[VTRDark]

Welcome to forum speedysocks. What's the rest of the bike like, mechanically and stuff? Is this your first storm?

Hello and welcome
Repaint mmmrrr lots of colours to choose from but only one will make it faster
Have a good read through the workshop knowledge base section regarding ccts and r/r and also rear suspension bearings/ linkages as they are all known to fail

Straight in there!

A good bunch on here with a great wealth of knowledge and assistance. And off course a good bit of healthy banter.

If you have only just got the bike or it's your first storm, I think starting with a re-spray is a strange one to want to do first. I got a Black storm and want to change the colour of that at some stage, I keep umming and arghing over what colour/colour's to do it in! But for me I think it's more important to sort everything else out first and worry about the colour later.

Have fun

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[lloydie]

But with no comment on the colour lol
I'm trying to control myself

[speedysocks]

Thanks for the welcome everyone!!!
This is my 6th Storm , mechanically it's fine, got it with FSH and 26,000 miles. CCT's done 600 miles ago (although they are the standard Honda jobbies which I'd like to replace at some point after reading this forum lol).
Yes, it may seem strange to some that the first job I'd think of is paint but I do painting and airbrush work so costs me the price of paint and laquer to do
Not mechanically minded at all!!! Whats the first things I should be looking at?

[sirch345]

Whats the first things I should be looking at?

Getting the CCT's sorted

Welcome aboard speedysocks The orange paint job sounds good to me, but it sounds like you're having second thoughts now

Chris.

[VTRDark]

Welcome aboard speedysocks The orange paint job sounds good to me, but it sounds like you're having second thoughts now

How about Black

Yes, it may seem strange to some that the first job I'd think of is paint but I do painting and airbrush work so costs me the price of paint and laquer to do

That's handy to know, any forum deals I understand now, It's your creative flare. As a painter, colour and looks can be a real personnel choice. So it's catching the creative eye then?

Your bike is looking a bit multicolored. have you got any colour preferences. You could do some fancy airbrushing or do you want to go with standard colours. When I first got mine I thought about having a Black Frame, Swing arm etc. And all the fairings and tank either sprayed carbon or have it carbon wrapped. And then the wheels in Dayglow Green.

Whats the first things I should be looking at?

CCT's as Sirch345 said. Otherwise you are taking a gamble, they could fail at anytime (the equivalent as a timing belt snapping on a car) and cost you a lot more money.

mechanically it's fine, got it with FSH and 26,000 miles.

To be honest the FSH won't make any difference to the CCT's. It's a design fault in the Honda originals. It could fail at any time. Your bike could come out the garage perfectly fine and there would be no early warning and they could fail.

I'm not trying to scare you, I just want you to be aware of that. You have a choice of going for keeping the Honda Auto Tensioners and making them so they are fail safe from damaging the engine. But will fail one day! Have a read through here http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 31&t=19416 it might give you a bit more of an insight.

Or

A complete manual conversion here http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=8326 and for the options of various manual CCT's http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 16&t=22720

Have Fun

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[Damo81]

hello and welcome ......... i think blue would look the best paint to have your storm in

[Kev L]

Not biased at all eh Damo, though I do agree!

[agentpineapple]

heres the freshly painted rear end of my bike, i've still got to put the tank and front plastics on, oh and the hugger......

i'm well pleased with the finish/price i paid

[VTRDark]

I like your timing BSM



























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