what have i done????

twintin · Post by **twintin** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:32 pm

Well i don gon an don it..... Ordered a new z750 yesterday so its bye bye storm

hello orange devil

yeah i know

im ready for the onslaught, on a serious note though it really is a lovely machine and its gonna be a lot more comfy filtering through the constant stream of traffic coming into work. I am going to miss the storm for its loud brash attitude and huge grunt, but im not going to miss the constant wrist and back ache, crappy stalling for no reason whilst filtering through v slow traffic and the constant fear of CCT failure. But fear not im still staying here (as long as i don't get black balled

)just to keep up with things and say hello and of course to read all tonys jokes. I'll let you know how i get on with it when i pick it up.

oh and im not changing my name

Fireman on a Storm · Post by **Fireman on a Storm** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:31 pm

You' just have to save some pennies and buy another storm as a weekend toy

twintin · Post by **twintin** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:58 pm

You' just have to save some pennies and buy another storm as a weekend toy

hmmmmmmmmmm? now theres a thought i wonder if i could get the capex signed off for that

Fireman on a Storm · Post by **Fireman on a Storm** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:06 pm

capex??????????

RAINMAKER · Post by **RAINMAKER** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:56 pm

What ???????

twintin · Post by **twintin** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:11 pm

sorry work talk....... capital expenditure ...... or money that should be spent on bills or boring stuff like that

Fireman on a Storm · Post by **Fireman on a Storm** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:14 pm

OH!

Should have asked one of the kids!

Zer0Zer0 · Post by **Zer0Zer0** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:07 pm

i did the reverse i came off of an 05 Zed onto an y2k storm . you wont like the windblast.. the screaming the nuts off it to get anywhere .. all those gear changes. the tuned sewing machine type noise. the way its gonna feel like a 250cc its tiny but apart from that great fun.. for about an hour at a time.

Post by **sirch345** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:41 am

Good luck with your new bike Twintin and I hope you do stick around

you won't get black balled by me

Chris.

iggy1966 · Post by **iggy1966** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:48 am

Good luck with the new bike Twintin,

The capex idea is always worth a try, I've often thought about adding a few "misc" items to the capex submission at workand see if there questioned

bluesman · Post by **bluesman** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 12:59 pm

Well, I only just resisted temptation to put some CCT-like fear in you by telling about some known Zed mechanical problem

but no, forget it and enjoy your new bike!

I must admit that thou I still swear by Honda Hornet in traffic and as much more of allround bike than Zed, Zed is an faster and more agressive machine with more sporty potential.

Thou talking traffic - I was suprised to see that my Storm is actually narrower than all bikes I had before including 600 Hornet. And here engine sound makes car drivers to shove off their cars

Not the case in UK I think (my impression that car drivers deliberately obstruct bike's way), so you probably will be better with Zed in filtering.

twintin · Post by **twintin** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:39 pm

thanks guys. I,m off to sign on the dotted line tonight so a quick zip over to claycross in the pouring rain, and hopefully should be able to pick it up at the weekend

Post by **firestorm996** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 8:03 pm

Top one m8

I'm sure you'll like it. As with any bike there's pros/cons compared to your previous bike, but the way I see it, if you miss your old bike that much you can always just buy another...

twintin · Post by **twintin** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:03 am

thanks again guys im all set to pick it up saturday

only problem is the weather forecast says either p*****g down or bloody snow showers. So looks like its gonna get dirty on the way home

twintin · Post by **twintin** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:11 pm

update after lookin at the weather forecast of sleet/snow/rain/wind tommora im pickin it up tonight