goodbye storm

[lloydie]

If you want to slow down pull the rear coil that will do it or time it 180 out

[adyf]

Very good post Mr Kennedy,and lloydie piss off if you can't join in a serious discussion go sit in the corner ,thanks eyeryone am now drinking wild turkey and feel much happier about the situation.god bless bourbon.

[Ckennedy]

Very good post Mr Kennedy,and lloydie piss off if you can't join in a serious discussion go sit in the corner ,thanks eyeryone am now drinking wild turkey and feel much happier about the situation.god bless bourbon.

Glad I can be of some use

Just don't get on the bike after having that bourbon

[lloydie]

well after all the good info the other members have gave what else could i add

have you thought about a vespa ? great fun to ride and itll be very hard to loose your license on

[Tekram La]

Im with CK on this and most other people by the sounds of it. How do you drive your van/car with restraint??
Know what you mean about pootling around on the storm not fun, but like most other bikes much better when "making progress"
You are neither a sh1t or slow rider and I would imagine you getting frustrated on a less capabale steed.
Track days for the adrenaline rush, IOM to help change your way of thinking, Hire something you fancy for a week and see how it compares, in the meantime sleep on it and give your head a wobble

[lloydie]

I think it all boils down to what you want to get from biking .

[adyf]

Wierd unit drive me vans sand car like a saint no speed,bike is for that oh wel maybe time for bed,god bless

[VTRDark]

or time it 180 out

That wont work either. It just means you can go faster below 7 though.

(:-})

[Saintsman27]

Hi M8 ...Mate bought a kwak Versys .. loves it .. he sits high and feels above the level of
the cagers in town traffic ... got a good deal from kwak agent on new machine .. fer cash.....
goodies and alarm thrown in. He has never had a storm like grunt machine
though he likes to travel but is dead wary on motorways , he travels to Stoke often from
Murkeyside ... he takes A roads and Mways only as a last resort.. loves his Versys
though has enough power for him :thumbup
Alb

[Ckennedy]

Well I think we can all take pride in the fact that we kept another storm amongst us

[grumpyfrog]

Just because you change the size/type of bike, this will not automatically slow you down: my fool of a brother on his GS proves this point.
Changing the characteristic of the bike, i.e. my Aprillia still fires out of the corners just as well as the Storm but due to the lack of protection theres no way you will sit at 3 figures bar very short blasts. Don't know why but the C Strips on the Aprillia are almost gone whilst storm ones are twice as thick...

[AMCQ46]

Ady, there are lots of good suggestions in those replys.........Track days to vent the need for speed, then try and add a bit of touring to the mix where it is about the next desitination, not just about how fast you get there. I have also found that taking a pillion and having an intercom can change how you ride and why you ride, you talk about what you are seeing and it opens the door to new way of thinking.

then you learn to see the bike as a gateway to more than one sensation and can start to ride in 2 different modes

[AMCQ46]

Ady,
reading through this again there is one more suggestion...........but you can already guess what it is...............yup, fit some renthals and get a riding position that can work in town and on a slow cruise [but also works just fine when you need to stretch the wires]. it gives the Storm a much broader spectrum of use and then you can keep the bike, but ride in different modes.

For years I resisted as i consider myself a sporty rider, and that ment I should have a bike with clip-ons to fit the image I [and others] expected........Now I have done it I am kicking myself for not doing it years ago. I can ride just as fast when I want to, and when I dont [or shouldnt] its now a fun bike to be on in those conditions.

go on, you know you want to try it

[Miztaziggy]

.......Track days to vent the need for speed

I will +1 that suggestion

Get a track bike, you know you want to, then you can come play at Donington on 20th August

[adyf]

Thanks everyone for your great suggestions,having slept on it I realise selling the storm would break my heart I love the bloody thing, bikesafe covurse sounds like a great idea flatty really enjoyed his must get one booked .Alistair I'm half way there with my bars that's as far as I go lol
was just spitting my dummy out I geuss ,sorry folks don't normally rant or drink at home for that matter,if ever did sell it know I'd want another before long just like half the forum it seems!cheerz lads really appreciate all the input even lloydie! Ady f.