Shaun Pallisters VTWO Firestorm Frameset

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height="48"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="251" height="0"> <p><img src="/firestorm/Images/april98.gif" width="260" height="238"></p> <h4>It's first track day after only 300 miles at Donnington in April 1998.</h4> <p>No real problems but it did have a tendency to understeer and a lot of effort was needed to keep a tight line. This prompted me to make the first modification a <a href="/firestorm/modify.htm#spacer" target="main">6mm Spacer</a> under the rear shock mounting.</p> <p> </p> </td> <td valign="top" width="10" height="457"> <p><img src="/firestorm/Images/navigation/spacer.gif" width="5" height="5" border="0" alt="spacer"></p> </td> <td width="1" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" height="457"><img src="/firestorm/Images/navigation/spacer.gif" width="1" height="8" border="0" alt="spacer" align="top"></td> <td valign="top" width="10" height="457"> <p><img src="/firestorm/Images/navigation/spacer.gif" width="5" height="5" border="0" alt="spacer"></p> </td> <td valign="top" width="251" height="0"> <h4 align="left">Mallory Park in May 1999 after a hard year<br> </h4> <p>A crash at the Nürburgring in June 1998 rubbed the newness off and highlighted another shortcoming the <a href="/firestorm/modify.htm#wpspring" target="main"> front suspension</a>. So I started to try and make some improvements and, from then on, I haven't stopped tinkering. Numerous modifications left the bike looking like this.</p> <p align="left"><img src="/firestorm/Images/may99.gif" width="260" height="238"> </p> <p align="center"><img src="/firestorm/Images/navigation/spacer.gif" border="0" alt="bar" width="8" height="8"></p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="5"> <div align="center"> <p><br> <img src="/firestorm/hbar.gif" width="520" height="8"><br> <br> <font face="Geneva, Arial, Helvetica" size="1"><a href="/firestorm/introduction.htm" target="main">Home</a> | <a href="/firestorm/bladeforks.htm" target="main">Modifications</a> | <a href="/firestorm/steering.htm" target="main">Steering geometry</a> | <a href="/firestorm/suspension.htm" target="main">Suspension Setup</a> | <a href="/firestorm/bladeforks.htm" target="main">Fireblade Fork Upgrade</a> | <a href="/firestorm/nurburgring.htm" target="main">Nurburgring</a> | <a href="/firestorm/trackdays.htm" target="main">Track Days</a> | <a href="/gallery.htm" target="main">Gallery</a> | <a href="/firestorm/links.htm" target="main">Links</a> | <br> <font color="#999999">copyright Shaun Pallister ©1999-00. E-mail <a href="mailto:shaun@vtwo.demon.co.uk">Me</a>.</font></font></p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <span class="sidenav"></span><span class="sidenav"></span> <p> </p> <p> </p> </body>