New (too me) firestorm

joe kozzi · Post by **joe kozzi** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:02 pm

Picked this up yesterday 21k, after a 170 mile ride home in the freezing cold

absolutely love it! feels over geared though? smaller front sprocket do the trick? and a bit low at the back, got a spacer that my old man used on his so gunna put that on. Apart the from clutch snatching its perfect.. Pretty tidy for the price

Virt · Post by **Virt** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:07 pm

Very good looking bike!!!

Where abouts in the west midlands are you based then?

joe kozzi · Post by **joe kozzi** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:18 pm

Virt wrote:Very good looking bike!!!

Where abouts in the west midlands are you based then?

Cheers bud

An Birmingham

VTRDark · Post by **VTRDark** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:27 pm

Welcome to the world of the fastest colour :beer:

(:-})

Wicky · Post by **Wicky** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:31 pm

Looks okay - It has had a respray at sometime as non-standard decals, and missing V2 sticker on tail. Check on the subframe what the original colour code was.

joe kozzi · Post by **joe kozzi** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:42 pm

Cheers cybercarl

Well spotted! It used to be red, (hpi'd it before i got it) but the previous owner wanted black so had it sprayed in 1999, no signs of accident damaged an is a good job so not too fussed

Joe

Virt · Post by **Virt** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:45 pm

Since you're sensible and went for the fastest colour, have some advice. Stay away from eBay, the modifications you can do to this bike are tempting and endless

And the price becomes not so nice if you get addicted to it, isnt that right Playerone ?

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:50 pm

Virt wrote:Since you're sensible and went for the fastest colour, have some advice. Stay away from eBay, the modifications you can do to this bike are tempting and endless

And the price becomes not so nice if you get addicted to it, isnt that right Playerone ?

It's not just playerone !
You wait virt you will get the bug too

Virt · Post by **Virt** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:52 pm

lloydiecbr wrote:
Virt wrote:Since you're sensible and went for the fastest colour, have some advice. Stay away from eBay, the modifications you can do to this bike are tempting and endless

And the price becomes not so nice if you get addicted to it, isnt that right Playerone ?
It's not just playerone !
You wait virt you will get the bug too

Only if I get the apprenticeship so I can actually afford it!!!

got a missed call from them, they left voicemail saying to call back. I'm scared they want me to call back only to reject me :'(

joe kozzi · Post by **joe kozzi** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:01 pm

Virt wrote:Since you're sensible and went for the fastest colour, have some advice. Stay away from eBay, the modifications you can do to this bike are tempting and endless

And the price becomes not so nice if you get addicted to it, isnt that right Playerone ?

Ive just been spending the last hour trawling ebay looking for 'things'
Can see this getting expensive. I think all i need is manual cct's and a smaller front sprocket.. an tinted headlight cover.. and some shortie levers

Virt · Post by **Virt** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:02 pm

And then everything else

any idea which R/R the bike has?

joe kozzi · Post by **joe kozzi** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:16 pm

Virt wrote:And then everything else any idea which R/R the bike has?

An no idea. I'll check now, common problem on a firestorm then?

Virt · Post by **Virt** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:25 pm

I think it's just a problem on general bikes of the same era as they have unfinned R/R's and can't cool down quick enough so they burn out

Wicky · Post by **Wicky** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:53 pm

Bin it

Bookmark this page as reference for how to fix firestorm foibles:

The Workshop Knowledgebase > http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=31

Z28DUNC · Post by **Z28DUNC** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:07 pm

Nice bike mate.

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