What have you done to your storm lately?

[vtrstormer]

Hi guys and girls,

tell us what you have done to your storm lately. From as little as putting air in your tyres to engine rebuilds.

i have fitted a 6mm spacer, had a 4mm in prior
had a set of forks swapped out for a set with uprated springs and valving
repainted forks
polished my header pipes
removed exhaust restrictions
polished and waxed to a high shine.

over to you......

[safferman]

Your bike is phenomenal John ... pristine if I may say

Those header pipes are sparkling .... how did you get them so clean, and what did you paint the forks with?

[vtrstormer]

May 7, 2014 2:10:49 GMT 10 safferman said:

Your bike is phenomenal John ... pristine if I may say

Those header pipes are sparkling .... how did you get them so clean, and what did you paint the forks with?

Thanks safferman. The header pipes I used wet and dry sand paper grades 400-1200 to take of all the build up then steel wool to take off all the rough bits. The a small power drill with a polishing kit I bought from super cheap with the 3 polishing wheels and cream sticks. And when they were at the stage of finished which took forever I rub them back with good quality turps to remove all the residue.

all up around 20 hours plus work.

[sjscicluna]

Added a usb charging point

[vtrstormer]

May 7, 2014 5:35:21 GMT 10 vtrstormer said:

May 7, 2014 2:10:49 GMT 10 safferman said:

Your bike is phenomenal John ... pristine if I may say

Those header pipes are sparkling .... how did you get them so clean, and what did you paint the forks with?

Thanks safferman. The header pipes I used wet and dry sand paper grades 400-1200 to take of all the build up then steel wool to take off all the rough bits. The a small power drill with a polishing kit I bought from super cheap with the 3 polishing wheels and cream sticks. And when they were at the stage of finished which took forever I rub them back with good quality turps to remove all the residue.

all up around 20 hours plus work.

Forgot to mention....the forks I used a good quality etch primer after a real good clean and then a good quality satin black spray auto paint. It's all in the prep though if you want a good result. 

[gemonic]

finally got myself a rear seat cowl

Added a set of high rise carbon remus cans, which i bought off a kind man

put on my new dark tint screen from screensforbikes.com

all of which have completely changed the look of my storm.... totally love it even more.

soon to get around to installing some new (to me) brake rotors (again obtained from a very kind man)

and if all goes well in the winter or very early spring i will get around to giving my bike the shock treatment from Mr Terry Hayes..... hell knows my bike needs something, she is having to carry a whole lot of weight she is just not designer for.

[vtrstormer]

May 7, 2014 9:03:13 GMT 10 gemonic said:

finally got myself a rear seat cowl

Added a set of high rise carbon remus cans, which i bought off a kind man

put on my new dark tint screen from screensforbikes.com

all of which have completely changed the look of my storm.... totally love it even more.

soon to get around to installing some new (to me) brake rotors (again obtained from a very kind man)

and if all goes well in the winter or very early spring i will get around to giving my bike the shock treatment from Mr Terry Hayes..... hell knows my bike needs something, she is having to carry a whole lot of weight she is just not designer for.

The rear seat cowl, tinted screen and the cans would make a massive difference to the looks over a standard bike. I know that very good man your talking about, very nice guy!

are you getting the rear shock sorted as well or just the forks?

[gemonic]

will be getting the whole lot done when i get around to it.... no point doing it half arsed.

Fork Gold valves
Service forks and rebuild the rebound and midvalve piston.
Fork springs
Shock Gold valve
Shock service and valve installation
Shock spring

[vtrstormer]

Mate sounds great. It will be a completely different bike. You won't know yourself

[gemonic]

yeah cant wait..... had the same treatment done to my sv650 10 years ago when i had her...... became a whole new weapon

[binny]

Hmm let's see. In the last couple of weekends I have -
- bled the brakes and clutch,
- opened up the airbox to check the filter. Turns out it has a DNA filter, Score! So I cleaned it and 're-fitted.
- Put the gianelli cans back on. Couldn't stand the sound of the stockers!
- checked inside the collector while I had the RH muffler off. It's been opened up already, Score! A neater job than I did on the old storm too.
- hand polished the shiny bits like the mufflers.

To Do  (in no particular order)-

- Oil and filter
- Get a power drill polishing kit and do all the shiny bits properly. It has already had quite a bit polished in the past like pillion brackets, heel guards, frame etc but could do with a freshen up.
- new CCTs as a precaution
- Rear shock spacer
- Take it to Ozzy's for a dyno run to check AFR's. It feels in the ball park but doesn't hurt to check.
- down a tooth on the front sprocket. I forgot how tall these things are geared. My striple could pull well in 6th from 70km/h. I'm finding myself having two use 2 gears lower for the storm in most situations.

 

[vtrstormer]

Yep just finished refitting a 6mm spacer over the 4mm I put in sometime ago and what a difference.

To dos
Oil change this weekend
Stick coils to go in
New chain and sprockets standard front +3 on the back
Install my new freshly painted and upgraded front end

[sjscicluna]

May 7, 2014 21:04:17 GMT 10 vtrstormer said:

Yep just finished refitting a 6mm spacer over the 4mm I put in sometime ago and what a difference.

To dos
Oil change this weekend
Stick coils to go in
New chain and sprockets standard front +3 on the back
Install my new freshly painted and upgraded front end

Let me know how the stick coils go I still need to do mine
\\Stay Upright\\

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[vtrstormer]

Yep will do I have made them I just need to install them now and test

[nzspokes]

Fitted 48 idles and thumb fuel screws. New chain and sprockets -1 on front. Fitted SpeedDRD so now I get KPH instead of MPH.

[vtrstormer]

How do you find the thumb screws easy to operate when the engine is hot?

[nzspokes]

May 9, 2014 18:42:08 GMT 10 vtrstormer said:

How do you find the thumb screws easy to operate when the engine is hot?

Yes, it doesnt get that hot under there. I will do the set to highest RPM tomorrow. Bikes running way better. No carb farts.

[vtrstormer]

I was wondering if there is enough room in there to operate correctly. Thought it may have been a bit of a squeeze?

[nzspokes]

May 9, 2014 20:49:26 GMT 10 vtrstormer said:

I was wondering if there is enough room in there to operate correctly. Thought it may have been a bit of a squeeze?

Its tight but doable. Better than trying to get a tool in there. Its not something you adjust everyday.

[vtrstormer]

We did have a look at these earlier this year but I think most of us thought it was too tight to be worth it...but if it works for you then it might work for others as well.

[nzspokes]

Will take a photo in a bit. For the money its well worth it.

Also about to fit Tecspec tanks pads. Ordered from Tecspec in the US, only 3 days to get here.

[nzspokes]

Photos of the fuel screws. Not the easiest to get to but not bad. I plan on moving the catch bottle down to the bottom of the fairing so i can do track side jet changes.

And one of the bike with the new tank pads on. They are very grippy.

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[BBB]

Spokes,

Where did you get the fuel screws from? What are they originally for?

I've been using the Motion Pro tool but its pain to use, even after removing the excess metal under the water fitting bolt that gets in the road.

I removed the overflow bottle from where it was sitting too.

[BBB]

May 12, 2014 12:07:20 GMT 10 BBB said:

Spokes,

I've pm'ed Jack Flash to get myself a set of thumb screws too. Look good.

[nzspokes]

May 12, 2014 12:07:20 GMT 10 BBB said:

Spokes,

Where did you get the fuel screws from? What are they originally for?

I've been using the Motion Pro tool but its pain to use, even after removing the excess metal under the water fitting bolt that gets in the road.

I removed the overflow bottle from where it was sitting too.

Where did you move the bottle to?

Yes got mine from Jack Flash. Great guy to. No bull from him.

[BBB]

I'm running a single custom Thermae rad and have to run a larger overflow, consequently its now wedged in between the front cylinder head and the rad hose from the water pump.

I'm going to post the Motion Pro tool for sale now and get the thumbscrews.

[BBB]

I'm running a single custom Thermae rad and have to run a larger overflow, consequently its now wedged in between the front cylinder head and the rad hose from the water pump.

I'm going to post the Motion Pro tool for sale now and get the thumbscrews.

[Deleted]

Where would you like me to start John? Lol

[vtrstormer]

May 14, 2014 0:18:23 GMT 10 @azzaonafirestorm said:

Where would you like me to start John? Lol

[br

Where ever you would like to start.....

[1wd]

Put that little brass nipple in the front cylinder head to fit some hose. "Teed" off the existing vacuum hose - to balance the carbs. Wow, even with the airbox off its a PITA to get in and tighten that little brass bastard to any degree. I just put some gasket crap on the thread and tightened it up best I could.
Then made a ball bearing "comparator" guage with some tubing and a couple of ball bearings from my old busted ass beach basher Kmart pushie front wheel.(Knew I kept it around for a reason)
While I had the airbox out, thought I'd clean the the K&N.....then it dawned on me where the oil in the airbox was coming from. DOH!
Then took it out for a flog. Does it go any better? Hmmmm Maybe. I think the overrun burble is sweeter and that's important!