New Bike

freshfunkmeister · Post by **freshfunkmeister** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 1:50 pm

I have a new bike. Hurray !!!! I will be keeping the firestorm for use on the track though. The new bike is a 600cc hornet, all done in the black/yellow hornet colours with a streetfighter front fairing. It has a wee touch of accident damage ( small dent in tank, scuff on clutch casing and rear panel ) but thats all. Bought off good ol' e-bay for Â£1700. It is a 99 model with 21,000 on the clock. I will post a photo on th site when I pick it up at the start of next month.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:39 am

You'll be welcome here

http://www.hondahornet.co.uk

I had one, nice bike. Even worse suspension then the VTR tho

bluesman · Post by **bluesman** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:48 am

Trojan wrote:You'll be welcome here

http://www.hondahornet.co.uk

I had one, nice bike. Even worse suspension then the VTR tho

I sold my Hornet just last summer for Storm. Hornet is a great bike, thou mine had PROPER suspension

White Power at front and Ohlins at back

this is why I sold it with loss of only 200 Euros after 3 years of riding it

And as soon as I got my Storm I sorted suspension and brakes fist thing too

Freshfunkmeister, I also recommend to visit Hornet's Nest website - to be fair, one of best "model clubs" with extremely friendly bunch of people and nice rideouts. I am still chatting there - with same nickname....

Looks like lot of ex-Horneteers ride Storm - Trojan, Mart, me

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:06 pm

Yellow Nev just got Marts bike. Daz, Jester600 also has a v. trick hornet. I should be on the 'Freezin fingers ride' next month. So you making the trip across the channel to join us Blues?

bluesman · Post by **bluesman** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:26 pm

Well, I guess I will have to lie low for some time

- I just signed contract to buy a house....took a mortgage and hopefully all be OK and I will move in in 3 month time (renting now) - so....no rest for wicked for a while....
At least I managed without selling my bike

mattbridges · Post by **mattbridges** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:17 am

Shame here!

:-)

Good luck with the move. I move in the next 3 weeks.

Matt

freshfunkmeister · Post by **freshfunkmeister** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 7:19 pm

So, what is bad about the suspension and what can be done about it ? I have only ridden a later 04 model and that seemed fine to me.

stormsmasher · Post by **stormsmasher** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 7:08 am

If you really want to sort the suspension out get yourself a complete front end off a Mille. I fitted one to mine and it transformed the bike in both handling and looks.

I'm actually sad that I sold my Hornet but I could'nt justify owning two bikes.

Get yourself onto the Hornet's nest, it's their version of this group. I visit from time to time.

Daz

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