my firestorm life in pics and vids
my firestorm life in pics and vids
howdy all ,
i thought i might share some firestorm stuff with ya'll , various pictures and clips of my storms , if not here then ???? ...
well it seems the forum is quiet and im bored !!! , so just to avoid confusion theres two bikes 1 standard (well its highly modified but not as modified as my other one )
just wanna say first though , and i really dont wanna be rude ! , but ''you shuold have done this......''' ''i wudda done that'' 'that bits painted wrong''' etc etc etc ,,, i really dont care im just sharing what i chose to do with my bikes , and hope its of interest ,
ok quick bit of backround on myself ; i returned to ireland from abroad in 2005 , i hadent much money but worked as a courier in dublin (i had done the job for years before so , it seemed a way out ) did all the hours i could , and opened a small bike shop ,
i bought a low miles bros 650 , and i drove the absolute sh1t out of it for three years , the absolute sh1t
coupla regs failed but otherwise it only brokedown once , (broken wire right switchgear) ,,,,,, outstanding
anyway i dint like the look of the firestorm but thought it might be the way to go !
the bros (150,000miles est.)
so ... a firestorm turned up at the right money , small fall and bodywork repaired badly , few little things not right but didnt seem abused,,
i thought i might share some firestorm stuff with ya'll , various pictures and clips of my storms , if not here then ???? ...
well it seems the forum is quiet and im bored !!! , so just to avoid confusion theres two bikes 1 standard (well its highly modified but not as modified as my other one )
just wanna say first though , and i really dont wanna be rude ! , but ''you shuold have done this......''' ''i wudda done that'' 'that bits painted wrong''' etc etc etc ,,, i really dont care im just sharing what i chose to do with my bikes , and hope its of interest ,
ok quick bit of backround on myself ; i returned to ireland from abroad in 2005 , i hadent much money but worked as a courier in dublin (i had done the job for years before so , it seemed a way out ) did all the hours i could , and opened a small bike shop ,
i bought a low miles bros 650 , and i drove the absolute sh1t out of it for three years , the absolute sh1t
coupla regs failed but otherwise it only brokedown once , (broken wire right switchgear) ,,,,,, outstanding
anyway i dint like the look of the firestorm but thought it might be the way to go !
the bros (150,000miles est.)
so ... a firestorm turned up at the right money , small fall and bodywork repaired badly , few little things not right but didnt seem abused,,
its not the dog in the fight its the fight in the dog
Re: my firestorm life in pics and vids
is that it then ?
3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the worlds population.
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so........ out with the hacksaw
heres what i made
and heres a video of the build pics :
heres what i made
and heres a video of the build pics :
Last edited by motostorm on Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:53 pm, edited 4 times in total.
its not the dog in the fight its the fight in the dog
Re: my firestorm life in pics and vids
its been posted 4 mins , will ye give me chance ?lumpyv wrote:is that it then ?
its not the dog in the fight its the fight in the dog
Re: my firestorm life in pics and vids
Like it - You've made it look bright and breezy, and a better colour than the skip in the background ;)
It may be that your whole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
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pic of me at first ever trackday (late 2009) , it was a huge milestone as in jan 2008 i was involved in a very serious accident , lucky to be alive never mind on a bike!!
ok . so it was no showbike , but i had sold the bros and my other bikes were tidy , i loved the storm motor and decided with that engine , it was stayin . i needed a bike that didnt need to be kept clean , and could be parked around town etc ,, i needed a replacement for the bros , so time to tone it down a little ,
anyone get the atari thing??
SUSPENSION: i hated the front fork/brake relationship ,,,,, hated it , ruined the bike (for me) so r1 frontend (recommend) (any q's just ask!) fantastic ,, didnt really struggle with the back , but.. nitron shock too
so yer gonna hate this
and on a trip to west coast of ireland (real real nice place if you get the weather!!!)
ok . so it was no showbike , but i had sold the bros and my other bikes were tidy , i loved the storm motor and decided with that engine , it was stayin . i needed a bike that didnt need to be kept clean , and could be parked around town etc ,, i needed a replacement for the bros , so time to tone it down a little ,
anyone get the atari thing??
SUSPENSION: i hated the front fork/brake relationship ,,,,, hated it , ruined the bike (for me) so r1 frontend (recommend) (any q's just ask!) fantastic ,, didnt really struggle with the back , but.. nitron shock too
so yer gonna hate this
and on a trip to west coast of ireland (real real nice place if you get the weather!!!)
its not the dog in the fight its the fight in the dog
Re: my firestorm life in pics and vids
anyways thats the way that bike stayed , and i was well happy , but deceide a few weeks ago it needed a little love , so stripped the chassis greased / inspected / replaced as needed all chassis components , and gave it a lick of paint ::
perfect , its ok i cut myself once and matt black came out so were compatable
perfect , its ok i cut myself once and matt black came out so were compatable
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so , THE TUNED ONE
old members (long before me!!) will know my bike ,,
when i bought it it was in a sorry state engine was good , but tyres chain clutch etc was wombles , so i was taking a chance , but i must tip my hat to the engine builder the motor was perfect (and still is!!!!!!!!!!!)
before you watch the video , the bike turned out great ,, but looked wrong , the problem was the seat was too high and the colour did nothing for all the work underneath , it looked like a bad streetfighter , i cured this later on .
first start modified bike :
vid of modified bike build:
HERES A FOR SALE THREAD ON VTR1000.ORG WITH A LIST OF THE MODS : http://vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=23241
and with the updated cosmetic mods etc
old members (long before me!!) will know my bike ,,
when i bought it it was in a sorry state engine was good , but tyres chain clutch etc was wombles , so i was taking a chance , but i must tip my hat to the engine builder the motor was perfect (and still is!!!!!!!!!!!)
before you watch the video , the bike turned out great ,, but looked wrong , the problem was the seat was too high and the colour did nothing for all the work underneath , it looked like a bad streetfighter , i cured this later on .
first start modified bike :
vid of modified bike build:
HERES A FOR SALE THREAD ON VTR1000.ORG WITH A LIST OF THE MODS : http://vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=23241
and with the updated cosmetic mods etc
its not the dog in the fight its the fight in the dog
Re: my firestorm life in pics and vids
so i needed to fix how it looked .
it looked bad , so i came up with a joey dunlop kinda tribute theme
now , im not new to forums , and its a fact . no modified bike pleases everyone , but im very happy with where i went on this one
fact is some will like, and some will hate ,
(for spec see above post and my for sale thread on vtr1000.org )
quick breakdown: 120 bhp, close ratio box , 04 blade frontend
thanks tomark at dog ruff photos for pics
it looked bad , so i came up with a joey dunlop kinda tribute theme
now , im not new to forums , and its a fact . no modified bike pleases everyone , but im very happy with where i went on this one
fact is some will like, and some will hate ,
(for spec see above post and my for sale thread on vtr1000.org )
quick breakdown: 120 bhp, close ratio box , 04 blade frontend
thanks tomark at dog ruff photos for pics
its not the dog in the fight its the fight in the dog
Re: my firestorm life in pics and vids
so i was happy but wanted to tone it down a bit (again) so ....
here it is for now :
suppose its a cafe racer hot rod or somethin ??
anyways there you go , me and my firestorms , hope ye liked it
ill leave you with an onboard with a nice song from a friend of mine , !!!!!!!! theres only one camera angle , and i made the vid to insire anyone with a similar injury to mine , so theres wombles all editing , a lap , a song ,,,, thats it , happy new year , dave.
here it is for now :
suppose its a cafe racer hot rod or somethin ??
anyways there you go , me and my firestorms , hope ye liked it
ill leave you with an onboard with a nice song from a friend of mine , !!!!!!!! theres only one camera angle , and i made the vid to insire anyone with a similar injury to mine , so theres wombles all editing , a lap , a song ,,,, thats it , happy new year , dave.
its not the dog in the fight its the fight in the dog
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lol ,, except for my christmas tree last year:
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Like the progression of your bikes and how you made them your own :thumb up:
So what's next ?
So what's next ?
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im keeping the black one , and i have a srad 750 trackbike , but im probably gonna have to sell the modded onelloydiecbr wrote:Like the progression of your bikes and how you made them your own :thumb up:
So what's next ?
never really thought about that but yeah , apart from engine work on the tuned bike , and powder coating its my own work
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Nice work. Thanks for posting that little lot.
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sure to wombles ( ) with it heres pics of my other modified bikes
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cbr250rr mc 22
fazer 1000
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929 again
tzr 2ma 350 (ypvs)
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