lloydiecbr wrote:i always wanted a big v4 1000cc for touring my thoughts were sp1 or the firestorm .
but as i have a fireblade the sp1 was a no no . so late this year or early next year i will be getting one .
what are the the things that you think let the firestorm down ?
Lloydie,
Getting back to your original question
My 2 pence worth. Out of the SP and the Firestorm, IMHO the Firestorm is more suited to touring than the SP. I know there are going to be the acception of a few who will disagree with that, but the SP1 or SP2 were never built with touring in mind.
The Firestorm main weaknesses are mainly just two, and if you have the later version (19ltr fuel tank model) just the one. That is the CCT's (cam chain tensioners) but, this can fairly easily be taken care of if sorted before one lets go.
The other known weakness I mentioned above for the earlier (16ltr fuel tank) models is the rectifier. The original fitment to these bikes was a non-finned rectifier. This meant without the cooling fins they over heated and consequently had a short life in most cased. If you're looking at a bike you can check to see if rectifier has fins on it by removing the seat. It's located on the righthand side of the bike (rear brake pedal side) in behind the tail seat plastic's.
HTH's
Chris.