twintin wrote:I've just gone through the same. was looking for another storm on a very low budget of 1k but found an 01 falco with renthals and 12k miles for a lot less than than a storm and well under budget. Compared to my last storm the bike is in a different league, sad to say. It pulls like a train is cheap to run, the build quality dare i say is better than my old storm and i have had no problems with the starting as a i know a lot do although there is a wiring mod to cure it if it pops up. The fueling is great and is easy to chip for a bit more oomph. The side stand is a bag of s***e and i've swapped mine for a blackbird one which is miles better. Brembo brakes are superb, Rear shock is garbage and due to be replaced at some point. So far i prefer it to my old storm, i know thats not the right thing to say on here and i apologize but it's true (to this point). Only time will tell if that continues to be the case.
Mine has had the rear shock replaced with an Ohlins unit and the forks re-valved and re-sprung. The previous owner olso replaced the side stand but I'm not sure whhere that came from but at least the bike leans over a bit further than my last one so I don't have to worry so much about it falling over in the wind.
