Just posting this to share the grin I'm wearing on my face after getting home from a 30 mile blast in the sun.
First time I've felt safe or comfortable on her.
The rear brake's now spot on after rebuild, the front braking is ten times better after freeing bobbins and partial cleaning of pistons, the headstock doesn't click and clunk on braking after grease and adjustment, the forks are much firmer but now awaiting new springs and oil, the gear lever is straight! She dont fart and cut out and lurch around at low revs after adjusting TPS ohms from 854 to 496.
20+ other little jobs have all conspired to transform a pretty horrid machine into a wonder.
Loads to do still, forks, tyres, front brakes, suspensions and linkages, balance carbs, check valve clearances etc etc but beginning to see why you people love the storm so much now..
wondering if ive time to go for another quick blast!
She's like a new bike!
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fatfreddy000
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She's like a new bike!
“If all insects on Earth disappeared, within 50 years all life on Earth would end. If all human beings disappeared from the Earth, within 50 years all forms of life would flourish.” Biologist Jonas Salk
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KermitLeFrog
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Re: She's like a new bike!
Aaaah, the addiction begins.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I squandered" (George Best, RIP)
Re: She's like a new bike!
you poor man,thats you sliding down the slippery slope 
. amazing what some fettling can do to this bikes and the fact a normal human can work on them unlike a lot of the modern stuff. 
. amazing what some fettling can do to this bikes and the fact a normal human can work on them unlike a lot of the modern stuff. the older i get,the faster i was 
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alanfjones1411
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Re: She's like a new bike!
It's too late to go back now. You are officially a storm junkie 
SO WHEN DOES THIS OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER KICK IN
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lloydie
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Re: She's like a new bike!
Roll on 2020 lol
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agentpineapple
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Re: She's like a new bike!
and so it begins, another rider lost to stormitus.............
HEY YOU GUYS!!!!!!
Re: She's like a new bike!
Now to start a little list of a few "improvements"......
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
Re: She's like a new bike!
welcome to the club.
OCMD,
After 5 years the affliction is worse than ever and shows no sign of abating.
I've tried numerous remedies in the form of other bikes but this only exacerbates the problem.
Good luck !
OCMD,
After 5 years the affliction is worse than ever and shows no sign of abating.
I've tried numerous remedies in the form of other bikes but this only exacerbates the problem.
Good luck !
South Coast
New South Wales
Australia
New South Wales
Australia
Re: She's like a new bike!
kenmoore wrote:welcome to the club.
OCMD,
After 5 years the affliction is worse than ever and shows no sign of abating.
I've tried numerous remedies in the form of other bikes but this only exacerbates the problem.
Good luck !
Good to hear you've got the grin factor Freddy
Chris.