Firestorm around town

pricey · Post by **pricey** » Thu Mar 06, 2003 9:42 pm

Guys a little bit of wisdom from you please. I'm new to the Firestorm and new to v-twins, so excuse the ignorance with this question; should the firestorm be a pig in first and second around town?

It feels as if it's going to cut out on me, slow speed roundabouts are a nightmare. The bike is new, about 120 miles on it now.

Any help would be appreciated.

iggy1966 · Post by **iggy1966** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 7:55 am

I've just got a new one and the same thing happened to mine, It kept cutting out whilst ticking over at road junctions, mines now got @ 500miles on it and is getting better, just don't think that they like being ridden slowly........ Oh dear what a shame!!!

WayneM · Post by **WayneM** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 9:26 am

I think you may be talking about the infamous VTR fart or hiccup.

I normally get it when blipping the throttle or if sitting at traffic lights or slowing down after engine braking. Every now and again it will cut out. Its got something to do with the carbs but they all do it (some more then others). If it does it alot, Id take it back to the dealer - I have heard of one occurance where the owner did this - the Honda garage gave up trying to fix it and gave the guy a new bike.

Cheers
Wayne

pricey · Post by **pricey** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 10:18 am

Thanks guys,

I will persevere with it for now, until the first service at least

.

Iâ€™m itching to get out and clock up the miles, but stealing some time in the relative dry is difficult. I donâ€™t mind going out on damp roads, hones the skills (Iâ€™m told), but pissing down, forget it

.

Ride safe and thanks again.

Dylan Rogers · Post by **Dylan Rogers** » Sat Mar 08, 2003 7:50 am

Hi also new to storm just off B12. This low speed hiccup seems to be a common fault and makes pulling away a problem. When the fart happens just as you are letting in clutch and opening the throttle the bike starts to die so you grab more throttle, the bike recovers finds the rider asking for oodles of gas bites hard raises the front wheel in a massive clutch grinding noise and scares the owner shitless. Take bike to a dealer and find out "oh they all do that" !!!!
What else is in the hidden ccupboard?????????

blackstorm · Post by **blackstorm** » Sat Mar 08, 2003 8:54 pm

I think this problem was raised on the site a while ago and someone reccommended setting the tick over to the high end of the Honda recomendation which if I remember rightly was about 1100 revs This may be worth a try

pricey · Post by **pricey** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 1:08 pm

Blackstorm, do you run yours at this idle speed? Mine doesn't seem to be as bad as Dylans but I suppose there is still time.

All things said and done, still great fun to ride, just got to get used to it

Post by **firestorm_al** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 1:10 pm

I set the idle to 1100 on mine. It will still hichup if you blip the throttle when going really slow or stationary though.

Dylan Rogers · Post by **Dylan Rogers** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 1:31 pm

Completed over 1000mls on storm now and have started to get used to the hiccup. Blipping the throttle is definetly the problem that causes the fuel starvation

, however with a pair of MIG high level race cans fitted how do you keep your little danny's off the noise button!
Will try to up the tick over to 1100.
Very happy with bikes fast cornering after the B12 much happier with the storm despite its little idiosyncrasy. (put dictionary back on shelf!)

pricey · Post by **pricey** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 3:04 pm

Right, home tonight and in the garage, fiddle time

Thanks for the help guys, ride safe

Post by **firestorm_al** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 4:29 pm

pricey wrote:Right, home tonight and in the garage, fiddle time

Thanks for the help guys, ride safe

You should be able to reach the idle adjuster just by sticking your hand through the frame at the right hand side and turning the knob with your finger tips.

blackstorm · Post by **blackstorm** » Mon Mar 10, 2003 5:15 pm

Yep.
Mine was constantly stalling when I first got it with tick over at about 800. I dialled it up to 1100 and it will still occasionally stall but not as frequently. Blipping the throttle at tickover makes things worse and if only I was adult enough I would stop doing it, but as above a full Ackropovic race system and no self controlI cant help myself. tut tut childish antisocial etc etc I know, God I know.

pricey · Post by **pricey** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 11:40 am

Blip away, I can't wait to get my cans, I've not decide which ones yet, I think I've read at least four different makes on this forum now

I will give the new idle speed the full test tomorrow, off to work on the pride and joy

ride safe

delmeekc · Post by **delmeekc** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 2:14 pm

Chaps,

maybe you should get the carb balancing checked and then the pilot air screws, sounds like alot of VTR's running lean with one cylinder dragging the other one down.

Del (that didn't really help did it)

pricey · Post by **pricey** » Thu Mar 13, 2003 8:15 am

Del

Carb balancing even on a new bike? I've only done 150 miles so far. You would have thought out of the factory they may have set it right in the first place.

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