My First Big Bike Is A Storm

cartman · Post by **cartman** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:44 am

Hi boys and girls

Well as it says above I've just passed my full test and took some advice from good friends and got myself a firestorm so am new to the forum. It's a 2000 on an X with 30,000 miles and a full service histoy and totally standard. As I'm new to the firestorm world I was wondering what are the things I need to lookout for in the future with the storm.

Keith

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:57 am

Petrol stations !

Hello and welcome :-)

Oh and they like to eat rear tyres :-)

AMCQ46 · Post by **AMCQ46** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:00 am

welcome to the club.........where are you based?

as for things to look out for you need to have a good look in the workshop & knowledge base sections and see what your first changes need to be............there are only 2 real weak points on the bike but best give them attention as soon as possible, the Cam Chain Tensioners have a reputation to fail with no warning and so does the regulator on early bikes.

after that you just need to get used to riding it and enjoy the torque

chric · Post by **chric** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:45 am

First manules and secondly be carefull theres a massive diference in power compared to a learner bike

Ckennedy · Post by **Ckennedy** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 1:00 pm

Welcome. Nice to see some new members joining

Make sure you read the knowledge base to find out what mods must be done and how to do them. Enjoy the bike and have fun

Flatline · Post by **Flatline** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 1:43 pm

Welcome aboard and where are you based?

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 1:59 pm

welcome to the forum dude...

cartman · Post by **cartman** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:09 pm

Thanks for the warm welcome. I based in Dunmow,Essex.

freakdazzer · Post by **freakdazzer** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:33 pm

welcome

VTRDark · Post by **VTRDark** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:53 pm

Dunmow,Essex South park.

Welcome to the forum. Stick around here and you can't go wrong, plenty of advice and guidance and members willing to help out. :beer:

(:-})

macdee · Post by **macdee** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:43 pm

welcome and good luck with your bike

Post by **sirch345** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 8:48 pm

AMCQ46 wrote:
as for things to look out for you need to have a good look in the workshop & knowledge base sections and see what your first changes need to be............there are only 2 real weak points on the bike but best give them attention as soon as possible, the Cam Chain Tensioners have a reputation to fail with no warning and so does the regulator on early bikes.

+ 1

Welcome aboard Keith

Chris.

darkember · Post by **darkember** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:47 pm

Hi there & welcome

agentpineapple · Post by **agentpineapple** » Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:53 am

hey dunmow, just around the corner from where i had my big accident....

take it easy to begin with buddy

these old bikes still have enough power to catch you out, next time i take a ride into essex, i'll let you know, i used to go to finchingfeild years ago, decent roads around there.

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