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Hello all,

I've been looking at the forum for a while now and making use of the excellent workshop tips so it's about time I joined in properly.
I've been riding for nearly 25 years and while I had a poster of a Firestorm on my office wall in '97 it's taken me this long to finally get one. I knew she was a fixer-upper, but not quite how much of one (rose tinted specs well and truly deployed at purchase).
All the MOT stuff is done so she's got a ticket but the motor won't go properly. Look out for me on the workshop section soon....

Welcome aboard ! Colour most importantly, pictures and your location

Hello and welcome, im sure all the guys on here will help you get your motor purring. What's wrong with it? Performance, sound, noises?

It's a red one and I'm in Walsall.

She starts and runs just fine but won't rev over 5000.

Hello and welcome :-)

Thetoaddude wrote:It's a red one and I'm in Walsall.

She starts and runs just fine but won't rev over 5000.

Has she previously been apart for ccts failure ?

That's an easy fix- the cam timing has been set 180 degrees out.

Have a look in the Workshop Knowledgebase.

And welcome!

Yam is a yamyam lol .
Check timing and carb setting and vac pipe [THUMBS UP SIGN]

Watty wrote:Welcome aboard ! Colour most importantly, pictures and your location

I'm surprised you put "colour most important"



.

Welcome mate, shame about the colour

tony.mon wrote:That's an easy fix- the cam timing has been set 180 degrees out.

Have a look in the Workshop Knowledgebase.

And welcome!

That was my next statement Mr M

popkat wrote:

Watty wrote:Welcome aboard ! Colour most importantly, pictures and your location

I'm surprised you put "colour most important"



.

I wouldn't care but I don't even own it now

Thanks for the welcome.

Ar aye a proper yam yam, ar jus live lowcal!

I've checked the cams are in the right place when the timing marks line up in the stator cover. What do I need to look for in the knowledge base to check if they're 180 degrees out?

I'm coventry !!!!!.
To check correct timing you need to set the rear cylinder on tdc with rear cams are lined up .
Rotate crank anti-clockwise 1&1/4 turns so front is on tbc and check the front cams are lined up .
If they are good you can rule out bad timing .

Hi lloydie,

I've tried that and all seems fine. I'll get some more detail of what I've tried in the workshop bit later.

Cov was my old stomping ground - I grew up in Rugby. Gold Cross, Rose Courtyard, Windmill, Silver Sword then last train home!