New bike... red/yellow which is faster?

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Pla3108
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New bike... red/yellow which is faster?

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Looking for a firestorm
Trolling eBay and the usual places for one at the moment. Prices vary sooooo much. Will be looking for a tidy bike with a system hopefully but pretty much standard...
What do I need to watch out for and which colours fastest ,)
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Orange with white and black is definitely the fastest but rare as rocking horse sh1t
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Things to look for
Bottom shock pivot is freely moving and not rushed (especially the engine mounted section)
Manual cct's (if not can always fit)
Start up from cold (if it's already warm walk away, probably trying to hide some issue when cold)
Front header and rear joins for rust.
Lift rubber boot on starter and inspect nut, especially rusted and it will need a good clean or replacing.
Check fairing brackets for bent or twisted sections.
Check inside panels if you can for drop damage.
Try to have a look at the RR to see if it's been replaced with a finned version.
Bounce forks and rear shock for signs of leakage.
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Re: New bike... red/yellow which is faster?

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Same old Honda issues across the board then lol
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i always check the owner as much as the bike. if he sounds a numpty his bike will be much the same..

and yellows by far the fastest :thumbup:
the older i get,the faster i was :lol:
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Still delusional I see Fabio :lol:
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VTR Phoenix wrote:Still delusional I see Fabio :lol:
:D hush...... im about to change sides to blue..



theres a nice red storm has just popped up in the for sale section...
the older i get,the faster i was :lol:
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I saw that 1600. I'd get told off if I got another. Picked another up yesterday, that makes 6 bikes now :D
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fabiostar wrote:i always check the owner as much as the bike. if he sounds a numpty his bike will be much the same..

and yellows by far the fastest :thumbup:
Very true...

As for the colour choice, ive never had a yellow bike before but having done a few hundred miles on my yellow storm in the last few weeks, I do find that car drivers do spot me much earlier & easier, anyone else find that?
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Blues the faster colour best handling and have the best rider hahahaha :thumbup:
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podman wrote:
fabiostar wrote:i always check the owner as much as the bike. if he sounds a numpty his bike will be much the same..

and yellows by far the fastest :thumbup:
Very true...

As for the colour choice, ive never had a yellow bike before but having done a few hundred miles on my yellow storm in the last few weeks, I do find that car drivers do spot me much earlier & easier, anyone else find that?
I think it's a case of "ugh look at that horrible yellow bike" "steer clear as I don't want any of that colour on my nice orange car" :lol:
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geoff996 wrote:Blues the faster colour best handling and have the best rider hahahaha :thumbup:
I used to have a.blue R1 and I found that to be slower than the lava red R1 I had before that. Maybe it's just yammy blue that's slow but who am I to judge lol
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