Looking at a Storm in the next couple of days!!!!

Fireman on a Storm · Post by **Fireman on a Storm** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:55 pm

I'm going out looking at a Storm in the next couple of days.

A dealer I know has taken a 2001 Storm in as part ex against a Castrol Honda Edward rep SP!.

Kaz sory but I don't think it's a yellow one!

That's all I know right now I'll keep you updated

Post by **sirch345** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:57 am

Make sure you lets know how it all goes

Fireman on a Storm · Post by **Fireman on a Storm** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:29 am

I'll sort some pictures if it's any good!

My only worry is riding it! I'm still having big problems with strength in my shoulder. The brigade physio reckons I am still weeks away from being strong enough to go back to work. It seems a very slow process getting my shoulder sorted. I'm doing all the exercises twice a day every day, but it's taking a long time

Post by **sirch345** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:42 am

Fireman on a Storm wrote:I'll sort some pictures if it's any good!

That would be great

Fireman on a Storm wrote: My only worry is riding it! I'm still having big problems with strength in my shoulder. The brigade physio reckons I am still weeks away from being strong enough to go back to work. It seems a very slow process getting my shoulder sorted. I'm doing all the exercises twice a day every day, but it's taking a long time

It must be very frustrating for you, (my niece at the moment is recovering from a broken pelvis and she's finding the time its taking is dragging her down too) the main thing is you're still here to tell the tale

If you do feel up to test riding, at least you will be on a familiar bike not a completely different one, so that should be a help

Good luck with it

Fireman on a Storm · Post by **Fireman on a Storm** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:55 am

I've spent the last 18 months with a renthal bar conversion on my old Storm

This one is standard!!!!!!!
Can you see why I am worried. I did the bar conversion because of a wrist opp!

Post by **sirch345** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:06 am

Fireman on a Storm wrote:

I've spent the last 18 months with a renthal bar conversion on my old Storm
This one is standard!!!!!!!
Can you see why I am worried. I did the bar conversion because of a wrist opp!

Oops that had slipped my mind

I do remember you saying about trying Tony's conversion and that was it, you were sold on the idea

Fireman on a Storm · Post by **Fireman on a Storm** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 1:57 pm

Just got back from the bike shop.

Can't put any pictures up because the gallery is not working and I don't know how to do it another way

The Bad new

The bike is was meant to look at a 2001 y plate 13k miles silver storm didn't get traded in, I was looking at about Â£2.5k. The blokes wife wouldn't let him by the SP! he wanted.

The good news

The blokes best mate said well if your not going to buy it I will. He traded an R reg silver Storm with 8k miles on the clock. Nice bike! I would even say immaculate for the year. I will be talking to the dealer again tomorrow to sort out a price. He was snowed under today because he sold about a months worth of bikes in a weekend.
The bike has new brakes, tires and good chain and sprockets and the mechanic gave it a good going over for me while I was there.
( I have known the shop owner for a long while, and got my last bike off he for trade money. I have sold a number of bikes for him to students I have trained) If I get this for under Â£2k, I might go for it and save a few pennies in the bank.

The confusing news.

I then got a call when I got home from a bloke off of ebay. I had talked to him about his 2001 storm that was for sale on there. It didn't reach it's reserve. I've told him what I am prepared to pay and he is getting back to me tomorrow.

It's like bloody busses.

Decisions Decisions Decisions

Post by **sirch345** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 3:11 pm

Well at least it's not all doom and gloom

I'm sure you'll come to the right decision in the end Fireman

VTRgirl · Post by **VTRgirl** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 3:29 pm

Nice! I like the silver Storms. They're kinda classy

. And the bike shop guy should be in a pretty generous mood if he's had that many sales for the weekend.

Go you good thing & take advantage!

Fireman on a Storm · Post by **Fireman on a Storm** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:21 pm

The bloke phoned me back today instead of tomorrow and said he will take the cash I offered, because I had been honest with him and he did not want ot try ebay again and didn't want the hassle of advertising!.

Zer0Zer0 · Post by **Zer0Zer0** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:13 am

SO! are you gonna buy it or what! ??

Fireman on a Storm · Post by **Fireman on a Storm** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:48 am

My insurance cheque should clear by Thursday.

I will deside today weather to go for the cheaper silver 98 bike or the 2001 yellow bike. If the silver bikes details check out and it's really cheap, I might have to go for it. If there is only a few hundred pounds price difference it will be the yellow one!

jurgen · Post by **jurgen** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:21 pm

Nice one mate pleased to hear you've got a few in the pipe line.

Best one would of course be a yellow one ;-) Think Kaz might agree heheheh. But all sound good value for money

Fingures crossed for you mate...hope we get to see some pics :-)

dookie · Post by **dookie** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:57 am

Nice one dude

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Looking at a Storm in the next couple of days!!!!

Looking at a Storm in the next couple of days!!!!

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