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Re: New to VTR's
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 5:03 pm
by FENNER
bigspanishmarty wrote:welcome aboard, nice bike matey, i was wondering why your engine casings are the older colour but your bikes a 04 plate......?
just an observation, i have to admit that red is one of the nicer colours the firestorm came in.
The log book says its a VTR1000F2, this may explain it ?
Cheers Tony
Re: New to VTR's
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:23 pm
by sirch345
Welcome aboard Tony
You have a cracking looking bike there, and an excellent choice of colour too
Chris.
Re: New to VTR's
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 8:44 pm
by agentpineapple
FENNER wrote:bigspanishmarty wrote:welcome aboard, nice bike matey, i was wondering why your engine casings are the older colour but your bikes a 04 plate......?
just an observation, i have to admit that red is one of the nicer colours the firestorm came in.
The log book says its a VTR1000F2, this may explain it ?
Cheers Tony
must have been a late registration mate, very nice bike fella
Re: New to VTR's
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 8:47 pm
by turbo_billy
FENNER wrote:While it's fresh in my mind, what manual cam chain tensioners do you all use and where do you get them from ? Oh and thanks for that encee.
Cheers Tony
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-VTR-100 ... 43ac631389
On ebay now. Bought a set myself not long back. Good bloke to deal with. Hope this helps.
Re: New to VTR's
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 1:37 pm
by karenvtr
Hello and welcome
Re: New to VTR's
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:37 pm
by T8ull
Very nice, I got mine in November, took a few goes to get really comfortable but now love it. I don't find the engine braking a problem, personally. Someone else I know mentioned this, but I dont agree, still waiting for it to be fair, when it catches me out I will let you know. I also would spend three and four times more money on a bike. Never again.
Re: New to VTR's
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:05 pm
by FENNER
T8ull wrote:Very nice, I got mine in November, took a few goes to get really comfortable but now love it. I don't find the engine braking a problem, personally. Someone else I know mentioned this, but I dont agree, still waiting for it to be fair, when it catches me out I will let you know. I also would spend three and four times more money on a bike. Never again.
I'm "white van man" so don't like to brake unless forced so to be fair I probably need to calm down a bit and get used to it rather than hootling round like a loony every time I go out ! The problem with only riding a bike for pleasure is that you tend go mad when you get the chance to go out for a play. Once I'm in the seat I'm instantly 20 years younger and turn into "Animal off the Muppets"
Never did grow up that way apparently !!
Tony
Re: New to VTR's
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:23 pm
by lloydie
hello and welcome belated