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Nath said

Over in Yate Pete where abouts are you

You're Joking!
I'm in Yate too. Just off Rodford way. Now that's Spooky
Shan't be doing the bike thingy this weekend. I've been working away and only just got back so the Mrs has got me on a tight reign untill she gets sick of me again
We'll have to do a little ride out or something as soon as it dries up.
How battered is the fairing I found a standard screen in the back of the garage which is no good to me now if you need it.

Pete.l7

Pete sent you a PM fella, bet i'm right on your door step so to speak. LOL if you get fed up of the misses cardboard cutout and washing machine, with 1/2 hour head start PMSL. Ride out would be good.

PM Back Atchya.

Welcome aboard you two from me as well

Chris.

Hi all,
Registered last week so thought it was time I popped in to say hello,
traded my R1 Haga race rep for a mint SP1 a couple of months ago .
Anyone from the Swindon area?

Welcome aboard Razor

How are you finding the SP compared to your R1

Chris.

Absolutley love it m8
The riding position on the SP is much better for me than the R1, never felt 100% happy with it. Don't get me wrong, the R1 was a cracking bike and had a lot of fun on it, but wasn't the bike for me.
Can't see myself going back to an IL4 for quite some time

Razor wrote:Hi all,
Registered last week so thought it was time I popped in to say hello,
traded my R1 Haga race rep for a mint SP1 a couple of months ago .
Anyone from the Swindon area?

Welcome Aboard
Nice to have another man of taste enter the fold

Jaglifter's in Swindon and he's got an SP too.

Pete.l

Hi all, and welcome aboard from sunny Aberdeen...

Razor wrote:Absolutley love it m8
The riding position on the SP is much better for me than the R1, never felt 100% happy with it. Don't get me wrong, the R1 was a cracking bike and had a lot of fun on it, but wasn't the bike for me.
Can't see myself going back to an IL4 for quite some time

Pleased too hear it At the end of the day it's all about what suits you and what you like

Chris.

OK, as recommended, I'm saying "Hiya".

I've a 98 storm (picked it up for a snip late May) and amongst the myriad reasons for choosing it, the sound had much to do with it. Since first hearing one in 99, I was sold. It rides beautifully too.

A courier through the eighties and early nineties, I've been on a few bikes, notably a CBX550/CBX750 (the latter battered cam chains but it really was a fine bike) and I worked on a VT500 - (those CX workhorses were just a bit too chunky for my liking) and it was a beauty, twin potted and torquey too. Having worked on a few bikes (from servicing to rebuilds), I know my way around bikes but it's been a while since I had to wash my hands with polychipped goo. So here I am, studying up.

Well, moving on, having decided to get the Storm, I checked it out and this board was very handy indeed. Not knowing if the CCT's had been changed (I did ask the previous owner who didn't know), the board came to the rescue. Pink dots - oh deary me. An order at Dave Silvers followed and before they turned up, clatter! Front pot sounded like a bag of spanners in a washing machine (don't try this at home).

So now we have some fair weather (and some time), I'm taking the thing apart (how else does one get to know the bike other than ride it?) to see what's what and to fit the CCT's.

But 'michty me' how can one get the timing out 180 degrees? (I think we could use a turn-the-flywheel interactive Flash movie that simulates the timing. I can code one, so all in due course I guess.)

Thanks to all that have posted their experiences and know how (and hat duly tipped at Sirch, who clearly knows his stuff), this board has been an invaluable resource.

And as you all are busting it around the roads (I hear a few from time to time), I hope it's not long before we pass one another - so if you see a silver Storm and a gun-metal Arai Astro, give a nod - as ye do.

And that was a long 'hiya'.

Best regards, Bob.

Making Dogs crap themselves since May 2008

Welcome to the forum Bob,

Sounds like you'll also be an invaluable resource on all things bike.

Look forward to reading and replying to your posts.

Graeme.

Welcome Bob, good to see a new member who Doesn't live North of the black stump

Cheers all.
Maldon, been there in my yoot. Good beaches "Haud yer wheesht, it's guid fur ye", as my Mo used to say.

And a cracking pic of Vale too.

Just want to say HI.