Love it...

[feef]

Picked up my Firestorm last night.

Rode it into work today (which takes in a combination of twisty B-roads as well as Dual carriageways), and I love that grunt.

only downside? left hand mirror needs tightening.
seat's a bit slippy (could be my textiles tho) meaning bollock/tank interface errors when throwing out the anchors.

Bike's a grat condition considering it's mileage and age, and apart from a minor colour mis-match between the seat cowls, and the tank/main bodywork it looks near enuogh mint.

happy shopper.

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[sirch345]

Excellent

[Rincewind]

seat's a bit slippy (could be my textiles tho) meaning bollock/tank interface errors when throwing out the anchors.

had exactly the same problem, got the seat retrimed (@£70) and cut down a little, now its a different bike, feel so much more comfortable

will post piccys if you want to see

[feef]

had exactly the same problem, got the seat retrimed (@£70) and cut down a little, now its a different bike, feel so much more comfortable

will post piccys if you want to see

oo.. could do with a look.. yes

althogh I've just aquired some Micron cans for it, as well as a double-bubble screen, so won't be spending much more cash on it for a while.

i'm tempted with some rearsets too..

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[Fireman on a Storm]

" bollock/tank interface "

You need to squeeze the tank with your knees when you brake with textile trousers on. Then you don't squeeze your baldrocks

[Rincewind]

and when wearing leathers.....

[Stormin Ben]

And jeans

[Fireman on a Storm]

and when wearing leathers.....

I only slide on my seat in textiles!

I have also seen, cleared up and treated enough mess, and injuries at rta's to make me never ride in jeans. It's motor cycle clothing every time for me! ( at 30 mph jeans wear through in 0.2 of a second and the first layer of skin takes about 0.01 of a second)

Sorry for the lecture!

[slim_boy_fat]

... I got jumped on and slated for calling some of them that....

And quite right too Kaz

[Jaglifter]

Kaz you're dead right, of course, but on a day like yesterday its too bloody hot to get all togged up just to ride down to the shops.

[Rincewind]

i have pair of kevlar jeans just for "hoping" about on, any major distance and its on with the leathers

lets face it, i didn't pay nearly £200 for some leather trousers for them to look nice in the wardrobe

[feef]

Rode in with my leathers on yesterday, no slippiness, but much warmer.

my textiles are Hein gericke, the trousers are mesh around the thigh, but cordura from just above the knee, down. The jacket's cordura, but has mesh panels across the upper chest, there's also vents on the inside of the arm, two on the back, and two on the front of the shoulders. it's FAR more comfortable in hot weather than my leathers, and more protective than fukll mesh kit. It's also fully armoured.

I tend to agree with you, kaz, that people going out in totally inappropriate kit are pillocks to say the least. I find that 'bikers' come up against enough negative stereotyping without people acting like tw@s. I don't see how protective wear is any less important than a helmet.

I used to do a lot of cycling (should try and do more, lose this belly that's developing) and if I could have worn armoured clothing like I do on the motorcycle, I would have, but it's just not practical for such a strenuous exercise. Coming off even at 25 - 30 mph leaves some rather nasty road-rash. To ride faster than that means coming off is just going t obe messy.

The risks of crashing aren't increased when wearing shorts and t-shirt, but the effects if you do are markedly different. There's much evidence to suggest that normally non-fatal accidents can be made fatal by inadequate protection, not from any one single injury, but from the shock that can be caused by large scale abrasion. There's not a lot we can do to protect against Impact damage. Armour helps with little knocks, but belt something big, and imobile at speed and bones will break, no matter what.

I'd rather survive a broken bone or several because the rest of my body is intact, rather than take the chance and end up dying cos my body can't deal with all the injuries at once.

for the record, I hit a car head-on, with a closing speed of about 80mph ( we wre both doing about 40) I was wearing 2 piece armoured textile/leather suit from Hein gericke, HJC fullface helmet and Hein gericke boots. Apart from the impact damage (Split, 'open-book' pelvis, crushed distal radius in my right wrist and a couple of broken ribs) I was visibly unmarked apart from some light bruising where my helmet had been pressed onto my face. However having seen the scuff-marks on my helmet, and leathers after they were cut off me, it's likely that I'd not be here had I not been wearing them. Also, had the helmet been open face, I'd not be here either (judging by the cracks on the chinpiece)

I have, and still do travel short journeys of up-to 5 - 10 miles, in and around town, where speeds are low, and have worn 'only' a leather or textile jacket, gloves, boots and jeans (and full-face lid obviously), but at these speeds, I don't see it being any different to cycling, and I'm more protected on the motorcycle.

Any further than that, I wear full kit. I can normally fit light clothes underneath my textiles, and with the mesh and venting, it's more than cool enough at speed, so I really don't see the argument in favour of wearing shorts and t-shirts on a bike.

as a last little thought, while it is the right of the individual to decide what they wear, spare a thought for any witnesses if there WAS an accident. I'd much rather see a rider, in leathers, scuffed, bent and broken, than a bloody skidmark trail of flesh, that could leave people emotionally scarred.

We're all entitled to an opinion, and we all evaluate the risks, and make decisions accordingly. I'm sure we all agree that Mototcycling is an inherently riskier method of transport than cars, so in knowing that risk, why make things potentially worse by lowering your chance of survival if things do take a turn for the worse?

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<edit>oh dear.. I seem to have rambled on a bit

[Rincewind]

incendently i'll post the pics of my seat later...

[Rincewind]

as promised



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[feef]

looks rather nice... althuogh i've never been a fan of piping on a seat. I always find it chafes my inner thingh

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