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Hello from Perth, Western Australia! I joined here a while ago doing pre purchase research, now I am happy to return an owner. In the absence of a paint code, I will assume its Italian Red, 2006 VTR1000 with Jardine RT-1 high mount cans, K&N filter and jetted accordingly. It has done 130 kms in 2 years, the clutch fluid had turned to a gel like sludge, and the brake fluid not much better. Henceforth I have decided to pull the carbs off to make sure float bowls and jets are not gummed up.



This forum has been a huge help so far, and I'm sure will continue to be. Hopefully I can contribute in the future.

A very nice looking bike
A good idea to go through things seeing as the clutch and brake fluid are in that state.

Welcome aboard from down under

Chris.

Hello and welcome mate

welcome along sir. nice looking storm you have. good luck with it

Thanks guys. Here's a photo of the clutch window when I bought the bike;



I also put a post up in the 'Starting engine' thread about the brass replacement fitting on the choke cable (starter valve). I broke 1 on disassembly. I think I need to have made 10 posts to be able to PM gl_s_r.

50 posts lol .
Welcome back


Lube, no lube, it's your choice .

Nice looking bike. Welcome to the forum as an active owner

G'day twitchy, from the other end of the Nullabor.
We also share the same colour bike

G'day get that brake and clutch fluid flushed through and changed it's disgusting straight forward common DOT 4 fluid is what you want.

http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 98#p117435

http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... ing+brakes

Welcome to the forum

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Hey guys, thanks! Got all the little stickers off now so looks even better! Need to get a pic but its on a stand in the shed doing the carbs and ccts at the moment. Not licensed to ride it, so having it on a stand helps remove temptation.....

Twitchy wrote:Thanks guys. Here's a photo of the clutch window when I bought the bike;

I also put a post up in the 'Starting engine' thread about the brass replacement fitting on the choke cable (starter valve). I broke 1 on disassembly. I think I need to have made 10 posts to be able to PM gl_s_r.

Welcome. Do not trust what the sight glass shows. Almost all of Honda's fluid sight glasses are yellow and fogged up. I had a buddy that devised a method of of replacing the sight glass with a wrist watch crystal and super glue. It worked but I never cared enough to try it.

Everyone breaks those paper mache choke brackets.

The window is not yellowed, but full of gunk. That reservoir window opened up to this;



So I tend to trust whats in the window!