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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:08 pm
by BIG STEVE
Hi Lee
Also a newbie myself
got a red 98 with ART cans
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:37 pm
by Wildfire
Hi Lee & Welcome.....
Everyone seems a friendly bunch on here except for the
colour prejudice
- Yellow being better than Red etc etc
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 7:49 pm
by Jason
Welcome not been here long myself, I found all are very helpfull and willing to help.
And yes Red is best
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:51 am
by Stratman
And yes Red is best
Dillusional
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 1:15 pm
by elbe
Hi folks,
Many thanks for the welcomes, seems like a very friendly place indeed.
It is a yellar one sort of, but not the usual, it has a distinctive Rossi Dream Machine paint job, I'll post pics soon.
Cheers
Lee
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:15 pm
by Jaglifter
Hi Elbe. Hope you enjoy the VTR experience.
If you can't cure the cutting out by increasing idle speed then have a look at previous threads on this site. I recall something about a year ago where if you don't get one of the breather tubes in the right place it can lead to stalling. I'm sure others will remember this better than me!
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:20 pm
by cupasoop
Jaglifter wrote: I recall something about a year ago where if you don't get one of the breather tubes in the right place it can lead to stalling. I'm sure others will remember this better than me!
Thats for stalling under heavy breaking. Mind you, no harm in doing that mod either.
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 6:28 pm
by Stratman
Indeed it is. Mind you, never changed my little pipe pointing preference and haven't had a problem.
When warm, aim for an idle speed of 1200 rpm
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:27 pm
by sirch345
Welcome aboard Lee
Chris.
Welcome
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:07 pm
by Red
Hi Lee,
Only new to this forum myself, seem a great bunch and very helpful. Only got my 99 Red storm in November, but it has me grinning like a cheshire cat.
One amazing bike! There's only one problem, I want to be out on it constantly!
Photo of the beast ;)
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:37 pm
by elbe
I've extracted one of the photos I took of the bike with my phone before I bought it and placed it here:
http://www.vtr1000.org/cpg/displayimage ... =9&pos=204
It's poor quality but gives you an idea of what it looks like
Cheers
Lee
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:26 pm
by Stratman
Very nice and distinctive!
Re: Photo of the beast ;)
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:40 pm
by Red
Nice Bike Lee, love the paint Job and the Cans too. Got me jealouse now, I want one!
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:34 pm
by elbe
Well, it looks okay but can't start it today just keeps turning over and draining battery, had a couple of backfires and then nothing, I suppose that's price of owning a 9yr old bike... god knows why mind, time to buy a haynes manual