Hi, first VTR. And she is a project..
Hi, first VTR. And she is a project..
Hi all, posting from Kent here. I picked up my first VTR last week for an absolute bargain. She isnt the prettiest and needs a lot of tlc but i think im up to it..
Anyway here she is
Lots of mods lined up
Obligatory manual cct
Full ohlins suspension
New fairings in blue and white
High rise screen
New
Seat
Tank cover
Smaller LED indicators
Possible HID conversion
Carbon exhausts... till they catch fire haha
Anytging else i should do?
Anyway here she is
Lots of mods lined up
Obligatory manual cct
Full ohlins suspension
New fairings in blue and white
High rise screen
New
Seat
Tank cover
Smaller LED indicators
Possible HID conversion
Carbon exhausts... till they catch fire haha
Anytging else i should do?
- lloydie
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Re: Hi, first VTR. And she is a project..
Hello and welcome .
Your list is just scratching the surface lol
Keep an eye on the oil level as some that have been abused use it more than the USA
Your list is just scratching the surface lol
Keep an eye on the oil level as some that have been abused use it more than the USA
Re: Hi, first VTR. And she is a project..
Welcome to the club mate. Obviously a man of impeccable taste changing the colour to blue!
Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Penske shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, lashings of Ti & CF
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Penske shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, lashings of Ti & CF
Re: Hi, first VTR. And she is a project..
Ohlins....over rated, over priced in my opinion.
There are many other suspension companys that will do the work for a lot less, and be as good.
Save some money for the other mods you'll be doing.
I'm going to try a YSS rear shock on mine.
They have the guy who was behind WP suspension working for them.
The front end is going to be "Rogered" as he is only an hour away from me.
Roger
There are many other suspension companys that will do the work for a lot less, and be as good.
Save some money for the other mods you'll be doing.
I'm going to try a YSS rear shock on mine.
They have the guy who was behind WP suspension working for them.
The front end is going to be "Rogered" as he is only an hour away from me.
Roger
Re: Hi, first VTR. And she is a project..
Welcome along sir
Bloody nice to see a Storm being saved from the back door, hope your project is an enjoyable one. Looks like it doesn't need too much to freshen it up.
Although, going blue after black is a downgrade
Bloody nice to see a Storm being saved from the back door, hope your project is an enjoyable one. Looks like it doesn't need too much to freshen it up.
Although, going blue after black is a downgrade
Jamie
Re: Hi, first VTR. And she is a project..
At least it's not yellow.
I'll run and hide now
Roger
I'll run and hide now
Roger
- alanfjones1411
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Re: Hi, first VTR. And she is a project..
Welcome to best forum. These guys will give you the best advice out there for modifications. blue and white,go red :lol:and change reg/rec
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SO WHEN DOES THIS OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER KICK IN
Re: Hi, first VTR. And she is a project..
Hello and welcome
told you not to but oh no you knew better
Re: Hi, first VTR. And she is a project..
The photos dont do the crappy paint any justice.. its a flat black rattle can job that hasnt come out as intended mixed with splodges of green paint over the entire fairing. I will get some close ups.
Ohlins is merely for chipolata size bragging rights. That and i got an awesome deal on a second hand one ;) springs are only £90 and i will do the work and set up myself.
So far the restore has been painful and frustrating, i spent a couple hours cleaning the calipers, freeing seized pistons and cleaning up copious amounts of unnesacary copper grease! I hate copper grease anywhere other than bolts, red rubber grease for brakes only. and getting the pads to actually contact the discs!! Went on to bleed the clutch and the nipple sheared straight off. Easy enough fix but added time, ecspecially as she is currently my daily commuter too.
Ohlins is merely for chipolata size bragging rights. That and i got an awesome deal on a second hand one ;) springs are only £90 and i will do the work and set up myself.
So far the restore has been painful and frustrating, i spent a couple hours cleaning the calipers, freeing seized pistons and cleaning up copious amounts of unnesacary copper grease! I hate copper grease anywhere other than bolts, red rubber grease for brakes only. and getting the pads to actually contact the discs!! Went on to bleed the clutch and the nipple sheared straight off. Easy enough fix but added time, ecspecially as she is currently my daily commuter too.
Re: Hi, first VTR. And she is a project..
Welcome aboard buddy
Re: Hi, first VTR. And she is a project..
welcome along sir. as said good to see another storm saved from the scrappers. dont look to bad in the pics,. all you need to do really is paint it yellow
the older i get,the faster i was
Re: Hi, first VTR. And she is a project..
Did you buy that one on eBay for £321?ConTRo13R wrote:The photos dont do the crappy paint any justice.. its a flat black rattle can job that hasnt come out as intended mixed with splodges of green paint over the entire fairing. I will get some close ups.
Ohlins is merely for chipolata size bragging rights. That and i got an awesome deal on a second hand one ;) springs are only £90 and i will do the work and set up myself.
So far the restore has been painful and frustrating, i spent a couple hours cleaning the calipers, freeing seized pistons and cleaning up copious amounts of unnesacary copper grease! I hate copper grease anywhere other than bolts, red rubber grease for brakes only. and getting the pads to actually contact the discs!! Went on to bleed the clutch and the nipple sheared straight off. Easy enough fix but added time, ecspecially as she is currently my daily commuter too.
Roger
Re: Hi, first VTR. And she is a project..
Welcome aboard
Chris.
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Re: Hi, first VTR. And she is a project..
welcome abord as you will have noticed we are a bit colourist on here.but in the nicest possable way.you have opened the door on years of happy modifying.enjoy your self
Re: Hi, first VTR. And she is a project..
That's a nice blank canvas to work up.
Hope you enjoy the process.
Ask for any help you need, there's plenty on offer.
Hope you enjoy the process.
Ask for any help you need, there's plenty on offer.
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.