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[Penfold]

Hello guys

Just a quickie to say hello, I have a V reg black VTR which I've owned for 13 years.

[VTRDark]

We will have a dangermouse next

Welcome to the forum. Stick around here and you can't go wrong, plenty of advice and guidance and members willing to help out.



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[Flatline]

Welcome aboard buddy

There is still time to get on the Op Storm Yorkshire Dales ride out

[lloydie]

welcome and hello .
how have you found living with the vtr for 13 years ?

[Penfold]

Welcome aboard buddy

There is still time to get on the Op Storm Yorkshire Dales ride out

Thanks but I'm going to the "Love Your Nuts" rally that weekend

[Penfold]

welcome and hello .
how have you found living with the vtr for 13 years ?

I can't see me ever selling it TBH. It fits me really well, more than fast enough to scare me silly sometimes and handles great for the way I ride.

It's had a few modifications over the years but nothing too extreme. The heads have had a little bit of porting work and a tiny skim, the carbs were rejetted to suit along with a modified airbox and k&n filter. It used to have a lovely pair of Akrapovic titanium cans but a rather anal local plod got a bee in his bonnet about them and eventually caught up with me and gave me a rectification notice along with a warning that if he ever saw me with those cans again he'd impound and crush it Had to put the standard cans back on so it's a bit strangled...

I've had 2 CCT's go tits up on me, both on the front pot but luckily both times I was sat at tickover at lights so no damage done. I got a friend who used to work at a engineering company to make me some replacement springs from metal that is fit for the job (unlike the sh1t that honda use) and not had one go again

It eats rear tyres and chains, drinks petrol like Sir John Mills at the end of Ice Cold in Alex and has high sided me into a hedge twice but I wouldn't swap it for anything.

[agentpineapple]

welcome to the forum buddy.......

[VTRDark]

drinks petrol like Sir John Mills at the end of Ice Cold in Alex

So does mine, it's like an alcoholic. Great classic film. I think I have that on DVD somewhere.

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[sirch345]

Hi Penfold, welcome to the forum

You've made me realise I've had my Storm for just over 12yrs

How did you go about setting the correct tension for the standard CCT when fitting the new spring


Chris.

[Kev L]

Welcome to the club Penfold. How come it took so long to find us?
How long ago did you fit the replacement springs on the CCT's.

[Rob]

Shame on you - you should have been here years ago

I've had my 02 from new and can't see me parting with it either.

[Penfold]

Hi Penfold, welcome to the forum

You've made me realise I've had my Storm for just over 12yrs

How did you go about setting the correct tension for the standard CCT when fitting the new spring


Chris.

I took the rear one off that hadn't snapped and my mate put it in some fancy machine that tested the "springyness" of it and made new ones to the same spec. I just wound it back in all the way as if it was a new CCT and locked it with one of those key things then bolted it back on and pulled out the locking key. Turned it over with the plug leads off a few times then started it. It rattled for about 2 seconds then was fine.

Welcome to the club Penfold. How come it took so long to find us?
How long ago did you fit the replacement springs on the CCT's.

I was a member way back in the days before it was a proper BB forum Probably around 2000-2002 ish.

CCT's were done in 2006 at around 20k miles, it's got 35k on it now.

[Penfold]

Blast from the past....

[AMCQ46]

welcome back to the club

lol at the ears....if it is you with the ears, you can go and sit in the corner with Chric our other soft toy lover

[agentpineapple]

welcome back to the club

lol at the ears....if it is you with the ears, you can go and sit in the corner with Chric our other soft toy lover

don't forget lloydie.....