The Twins

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Alex A
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The Twins

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Hi all,

I signed up a couple of years back, and considering I've just bought a Firestorm, it's about time I said hello. I know Kev and knew Martin (Benny) from NWB, and probably saw many of you at the funeral.

Current bikes:

A fairly tidy '98 storm:

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And a very tidy '02 SP-1:

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Both about 13k miles.

The two together:

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The SP-1 is for sunny weekends (and just looking at!). The Firestorm is for everything else. It's the second Firestorm I've owned (the first was the later model), and I'd forgotten how much fun they can be. I've also had another SP-1 and an SP-2 before. So no stranger to VTRs. This is the first time I've owned a Firestorm and an SP at the same time. They compliment each other very nicely :thumbup:
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Kev L
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Welcome to the club mate. :thumbup:
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Heya :wave: welcome to the forums :thumbup:
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Nice into. :thumbup:

Welcome. :beer: :beer:

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welcome til the club
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welcome mate! bikes are ace. love that they are both red! Beautiful examples of both bikes.
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lloydie
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Very nice but how do you choose
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Hello and welcome :thumbup: to very nice looking examples.

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Welcome to the club, both nice bikes :thumbup:
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You have a nice pair mate 8O . Welcome to the club :thumbup:
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agentpineapple
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hello and welcome alex, a nice pair of vtr's you have there, have a look in the rideout section, and meet up with some of your new fellow forum member... :thumbup:
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Alex A
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Re: The Twins

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lloydie wrote:Very nice but how do you choose
It's difficult. The SP eclipses the Firestorm for speed and handling, but requires commitment and isn't much fun in the wet. The Firestorm is much more versatile and is still sporty enough to have some fun. So it depends how I feel, what the weather is like, and where I'm going.

Thanks all for the welcome :thumbup: I'll try to make some rides.
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Welcome aboard :thumbup:

Two very nice looking bikes you have there 8)

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Welcome aboard buddy

There is a ride out this weekend coming
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Re: The Twins

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Welcome to the forum. Nice taste in bikes. (A man after my own heart.......... :lol: )
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