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hi all, my name is Terry and i am located on the Staffs/West Mids border. i have been riding bikes for around 40yrs now off & on road. i have recently purchased my very 1st  thundercat it's one of the first, reg'd 96. i purchased the bike off ebay and chose this bike for the paint job it's got and doing some homework on what the bike is capable of. i love my classic yam 2 strokes and i also own a streetfighter sv650.after the purchase my 1st reaction when i was riding it home was hey when i get into 3rd gear the bike comes into it's own, a little bit of a tiger. getting up to 3rd gear does not take very long, not much go there.will try to alter that with a change of sprockets.
well i found your forum and i am going to see how the bike goes, who know's i may meet up with some of you guys out on the road.

@yamrdtez wrote:

@SteveCat wrote:Hi Terry, welcome, glad you found us, hopefully you are pleased with your purchase.

cheers Steve, only time will tell. but for now i am happy with the old cat. long may it last.

Hi and Welcome to the forum Tez . . . I'm Tel (and also an 0ldcat    ) , so I'm glad you're happy with the "old cat"

@Rosco wrote:This place is full of Terry's now.

Hope you're not as grumpy as the other ones

Welcome aboard.

Cheers
Rosco

Easy there Ross , some are less grumpy than others , Perhaps we'll get to have a "TezzaCon" meet some day

thanks for the welcome old Tel

@yamrdtez wrote:

@Radar wrote:Welcome to the forum, I am not too far from you in north Worcestershire

thanks for the welcome Radar, good chance our paths will cross when we are out and about

Do you go to the cafe at Quatt?

@Radar wrote:

@yamrdtez wrote:

@Radar wrote:Welcome to the forum, I am not too far from you in north Worcestershire

thanks for the welcome Radar, good chance our paths will cross when we are out and about

Do you go to the cafe at Quatt?

yes mate i go there on a Sunday morning from time to time (if not at work), give me a shout when your heading over and i will put the kettle on

treckin through ebay this morning and found this. looks a good buy.
bike is in Crewe 3 previous owners and only 13k on the clock
ebay number  231878355385

Looking at the MOT history it's hardly turned a wheel since 2013 (350 miles), doesn't have an MOT at the moment and will likely need the downpipes changed.

Apart from that...

@yamrdtez wrote:

@Radar wrote:

@yamrdtez wrote:

@Radar wrote:Welcome to the forum, I am not too far from you in north Worcestershire

thanks for the welcome Radar, good chance our paths will cross when we are out and about

Do you go to the cafe at Quatt?

yes mate i go there on a Sunday morning from time to time (if not at work), give me a shout when your heading over and i will put the kettle on

Will do!

Welcome Terry - v nice looking bike

@Lone'cat wrote:Welcome Terry - v nice looking bike

thanks for the welcome lone cat

well yesterday took cat out for a short spin got back and did some checks leaks ect while the motor was running. and noticed my 1st problem the clutch as got a rattle. is this common on the cats

hi guy's just a quick question what is the torque setting for the clutch springs

no wonder the original pipes rot, the cat suffers big time with condensation

@yamrdtez wrote:hi guy's just a quick question what is the torque setting for the clutch springs

no wonder the original pipes rot, the cat suffers big time with condensation

The pipes can rot, but my '98 bike is still on the original set, I am about to order some, but I will put them into stock for fitting when do give out.

with the weather being very kind to us i am getting some miles in on the cat, all i can say is that i am just loving it