what sort of bike can i get for

uk13iker · Post by **uk13iker** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 5:03 pm

£1200-£1600. I was after a thundercat or zx6r but after looking at a vtr for sale and reading reviews kind of fell in love with them only thing maybe putting me off is stories regarding cam chain tensioner love the v twin sound and cheap insurance any advice would be appreciated thanks

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 5:05 pm

Have a good read through the workshop knowledge base as it has all the info regarding cct and rr and others
Oh and hello and welcome

uk13iker · Post by **uk13iker** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 5:10 pm

Thanks mate and all the best for new year

simo · Post by **simo** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 5:14 pm

Keep an eye out on the Forum you'll probably get one that's sorted.

MacV2 · Post by **MacV2** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 5:14 pm

Yeah have a good read through lots of advice.

Whereabouts are you ?

I will have one for sale in the new year.

uk13iker · Post by **uk13iker** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 5:19 pm

thanks lads i am in Liverpool mate

Virt · Post by **Virt** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 5:24 pm

Just get a firestorm, you can't go wrong with the insurance ( £365 fc and I'm 19.. ). Apart from the CCT's and R/R being of questionable quality/use it's still a Honda and the reliability and quality is noticeable..

Both of them are relatively easy fixes anyway with the amount of guides on here/the amount of members willing to help out others.

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 5:38 pm

good luck with your hunt, you can't go wrong with a storm, fixing the cct's cost's well under £100 if you can do it yourself or find a forum member to help you do it, a r/r from a cbr125 costs £20 on ebay. try to by the best condition storm you can find, this doesn't mean the low mileage tho, look at the front exhaust studs. if they're rusted, chances are they'll snap when you need to take the exhaust off, if the rear creeks the shock linkage could have seized...

as I said good luck with the hunt.....

uk13iker · Post by **uk13iker** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 5:43 pm

agentpineapple wrote:good luck with your hunt, you can't go wrong with a storm, fixing the cct's cost's well under £100 if you can do it yourself or find a forum member to help you do it, a r/r from a cbr125 costs £20 on ebay. try to by the best condition storm you can find, this doesn't mean the low mileage tho, look at the front exhaust studs. if they're rusted, chances are they'll snap when you need to take the exhaust off, if the rear creeks the shock linkage could have seized...
as I said good luck with the hunt.....

Thanks will look out for them when going to view one 2 weeks to go hopefully on the road by 14th january

magnum · Post by **magnum** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 7:31 pm

Hi there feller only had mine short while love it

As for cct,s I did stopper mod last week 2 to3 hours and cost nothing

also r/r upgrade £5 ebay

from cbr600fm.
You won't be disappointed Mark.

Kev L · Post by **Kev L** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 11:16 pm

Hi and welcome to the club mate. Do yourself a favour and get a Storm. Got to be the best value bang for your buck out there.

darkember · Post by **darkember** » Tue Dec 31, 2013 11:43 pm

Hi there & welcome

Saintsman27 · Post by **Saintsman27** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 12:36 am

Welcome ... pot luck on the £s for CCT's 60-100 notes to buy manuals and a mate
to advise fix for you 2/3 hrs work...after 2001 I believe that the RR,s as mine 2001 were
all finned and cool better/better type ,,, prior years RR can overheat but its a DIY fix with readily
parts available .... do not forget nothing sounds as sweet a Honda Firestorm on song going through the cogs
and along the highway.. .. buy one

uk13iker · Post by **uk13iker** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 3:06 pm

thanks lads convinced me and i will be buying one in the next couple of weeks

Watty · Post by **Watty** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 3:21 pm

Hello and welcome

, a storm is the way forward

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