FireStorm #2

Zer0Zer0 · Post by **Zer0Zer0** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:59 am

The Firestorm is like Japanese mistress in minikilt.
once you've had one, you gotta have another, you'll never get away.
Muahhhhh ahhh hahahahahahahahaahha....

blindmaninchains · Post by **blindmaninchains** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:25 pm

Picked it up tonight, -1 up here

Impressions of my Storm (now I'm used to a GSX-R600) are:

Skinny
Relaxed riding position
Very poor front brakes. Which is a bit worrying, because the GSX-R's brakes didn't stun me after switching from my old Storm.
but most of all...

GRUNTIER THAN A BEAN-FED PORNSTAR!

slot · Post by **slot** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:46 pm

blindmaninchains wrote:GRUNTIER THAN A BEAN-FED PORNSTAR!

Ron jeremy of the two wheeled world

(Count to ten)

Glad you decided to return to the fold

Dave

blindmaninchains · Post by **blindmaninchains** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:42 pm

Well, it's going back to the dealer cos it ain't working!

When I picked it up on Tuesday night, it wouldn't tickover outside the dealers and when I pulled the choke out, it made hardly any difference to the revs or the bike's ability to tickover.
The salesman summoned a mechanic who said "...all the choke does is richen the mixture". I pointed out that pulling the choke should raise the rpm, to which he just looked at the floor and shuffled his feet a bit. It was 5.15pm, and I think he was due to clock off

Anyway, the bike warmed a bit and ticked over OK. I rode it 15 miles home, no problems. Went to start it Wednesday morning, bugger to start, wouldn't tickover at all, had to keep revving it.

Got home on the Wednesday after work, battery too little charge to spin engine. Connect it to an Oximiser which says it has at least 6v.

Thursday morning, Oximiser showing battery is tip-top bike starts ok and with much choke-juggling sort of ticks over OK. Leave it connected to the Oximiser while at work.

Just got in from work, Oximiser still showing 100%. Disconnect Oximiser, go to start bike. Starter spins s-l-o-w. rock!

Phone dealer who says:

"When can you get it to us?"

After carefully re-explaining the problem, he puts me on to the service manager who is coming to pick it up in the morning.

Before I bought it, the salesman assured me it would undergo a thorough check in the workshop partly because they were putting it through its MOT that day too.

My current feeling is they have this one chance to put it right, the starting and the tickover, or I'm handing it back for a refund.

Sorry for the long post, feel better now

blindmaninchains · Post by **blindmaninchains** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:25 pm

Tillstons in Stockton

Post by **sirch345** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 2:10 pm

blindmaninchains wrote: My current feeling is they have this one chance to put it right, the starting and the tickover, or I'm handing it back for a refund

Sorry too hear of your problem, or ahem rather your bike's

I would feel the same as you, give them one chance to sort it out, as it shouldn't really have gone out like that to you in the first place

Good luck with it, and fingers crossed they sort it

Keep us posted,

Chris.

Dean O · Post by **Dean O** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 3:37 pm

oh dear, that's a poor show - it'll have been one of those thorough 388 point checks all dealers seem to promise, completed in around 15 mins usually

I think you should always work on the presumption that it ain't in the dealer's best interest to find faults before you've paid up & ridden/driven away - at least with separately purchased independent warranties.

well if you decide on a refund yer old one is available as of yesterday - bought meself a nice black '03 blackbird to replace it

still got me SP tho so you lot will continue to benefit from me charm, wit, youthfully dashing good looks & and all round good eggliness

edit: forgot modesty

blindmaninchains · Post by **blindmaninchains** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:36 pm

They came and collected the bike this morning while I was at work.
I phoned them at 3pm to see if they'd had a chance to look at the bike. This is how the conversation went:

Service bod: Hello, Tillstons

Me: Hi, it's Mr blindmaninchains

SB: ...

Me: you picked my Firestorm up this morning

SB: yeah

Me: I was just wondering if you'd had a chance to look at the bike?

SB: Not sure, I wandered over there 5 minutes ago, they had it's seat of...

Me: Right. Ok, I'll ring back tomorrow then.

SB: OK.

1 hour later, my phone rings

Me: Hello?

SB: Hello, it's xxxx from Tillston's, you're bike is ready.

Me: What was wrong with it?

SB: It's had a new battery and the injection system adjusted

Me: But it doesn't have fuel injection

SB: Oh yeah, I'm thinking of an SP-2! The carbs have been adjusted.

Me: OK, see you tomorrow.

In the meantime, I've been in touch with Consumer Direct who advised me to send them a letter via recorded delivery stating that this is their one and only chance to sort it, otherwise I'll reject it and demand a refund, Sale of Goods Act 1979 etc etc.

Dean O, I'd love it back! If this isn't sorted tomorrow, I'll be in touch

Dean O · Post by **Dean O** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:29 am

I hope its all sorted tomorrow, thankfully you don't have to bond with yer dealer to bond with yer bike. that said, I'd be surprised if a bit of carb adjustment & a new battery doesn't cure it - shame they didn't do it before you bought it tho

however if it goes tits up, there's nowt I'd like more than to see me storm return to her previous good home

blindmaninchains · Post by **blindmaninchains** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 2:54 pm

Well, I collected the VTR from Tillstons and all seems OK now.
No apologies from them though; I won't be giving them any business come servicing time.

Dean O · Post by **Dean O** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:25 pm

well that's good news

I assume if yer not having it serviced there that you didn't buy it with THEIR warranty then - got an inde one?
anyway, fingers crossed & good luck - will give you a shout when the barbie season kicks off

me & FSM are off to edinburgh on wednesday to collect me blackbird

then the spring sale will get underway - storm, fzr600, dragstar 125 & suzy DR125 all gotta go to appease missus

blindmaninchains · Post by **blindmaninchains** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:18 pm

Blimey, you could open your own dealers with that lot!

The warranty is only 1 month, so no worries on servicing.

If you're selling the Storm, have you still got that Renntec rack? If you're selling it separately, I'm interested.

Dean O · Post by **Dean O** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:39 pm

only used it once in 16 months!
was it 20 squid I gave you for it?
Â£15 if you wanna pop up ere this weekend to collect it before I draft me ad to include it

pm me for directions

blindmaninchains · Post by **blindmaninchains** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:58 pm

You have PM

Dean O · Post by **Dean O** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:12 am

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