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Re: My Firestorm!

Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 8:48 pm
by mwross1964
Chris where did you get your belly pan

Re: My Firestorm!

Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:46 pm
by benny hedges
sirch345 wrote:Blimey Tony, that wasn't really what I had in mind :)

Chris.
lol tis a bit omenous :roll:
i like this one...
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and..... fragile keep-dry and this-way-up
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Re: My Firestorm!

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 3:46 pm
by sirch345
mwross1964 wrote:Chris where did you get your belly pan
I happened to be lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. I got it secondhand but in as new condition.

It is a Power Bronze lower fairing. Either keep your eye out on ebay, or this company sells new ones http://www.intobikes.co.uk/products/001 ... 0&x=54&y=7

HTH,

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benny hedges, it definitely won't be anything football related :wink: The second one is rather apt IMO :)

Chris.

Re: My Firestorm!

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:46 pm
by simo
:biggrin Nice one Chris,Looks a nice clean and tidy bike. :thumbup:

Re: My Firestorm!

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:17 am
by sirch345
Cheers Simo :D

Chris.

Re: My Firestorm!

Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:21 am
by benny hedges
i do like those powerbronze bellies.
looks more like a lower fairing than a belly pan - also i thing the bracketing is better than pyramid, the way it attaches in 3 places on each side - the pyramid doesnt have the upper front fastening.

nice pipes too.

looking for a new left link pipe for mine, i found this site with very low prices on cans - best ive seen
http://bikem8.com/shop/index.php?cPath= ... 78c3fc02f6

Re: My Firestorm!

Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 9:44 pm
by sirch345
benny hedges wrote:i do like those powerbronze bellies.
looks more like a lower fairing than a belly pan - also i thing the bracketing is better than pyramid, the way it attaches in 3 places on each side - the pyramid doesnt have the upper front fastening.
Cheers Benny.
The funny thing is I always wanted a Pyramid Plastic's bellypan going by pictures only. When I saw one on a bike locally I realised I preferred the Powerbronze instead :D

Chris.

Re: My Firestorm!

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:09 pm
by sirch345
I eventually got the front foot rest hangers polished, they are a second set I purchased to give me time to work on these, so my bike would still be ridable. I did one last year :oops: so I had to get the second one polished before I could fit them both. I also removed the casting marks on the hangers, rear brake pedal and gear change lever before polishing.

If I hadn't polished one already, I would have been very tempted to spray paint the hangers, with the heel guards only polished as Firestorm Mike has recently done to his. But seeing as I'd started I thought I best finish :wink:

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Chris.

Re: My Firestorm!

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:37 pm
by sirch345
Cheers Mike. You did have a fair amount to polish on the last Storm I know, but it looked good 8)

I do have a polishing kit, but I actually polished these by hand. I felt there's too many awkward nooks and crannies on the hangers that would be difficult to get at with the buffer wheels. I used wet and dry paper starting with 240 grit and ending up with 2000 grit. Then out with the Autosol.

Chris.