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only bikes i've had that compare to the storm are zrx12's had 2 of them but on my 4th storm (and theres more than me had multiple storms) theres just that something about them. its the grin factor. enough said

The 'E' was the last incarnation, sort of a sorted 'C'. I was looking to buy A 9r before this 'storm - general concensus seemed to point in that direction. However, tidy 'C's were going through fleabay at well more than I could muster and the 'B' always looked a bit dated. Reviews weren't that bad if you accepted that the competion relegated it from competetive sportsbike to quick/comfy/real world sportsbike. And they looked dated. And suffer from carb icing. And rot while you look at them. That said, I couldn't really find a bad review of a C1/2 - just the fact that I couldn't afford one and they're just not a Honda!

Although any bad press is always in relation to either other bikes at the time or of a bike to do a specified job, i'm of the view that my opinion of my bike's ability to do what I want it to do is worth more than the opinions of the press. Second class biking's better than first class walking as my Dad used to say! The trouble is that I can't afford to own one of every bike I want/like in order to test them myself! Probably explains why i've been through about 11 bikes in as many years!

Right ... Pretty pointless evening. Went to meet me dad from work so we cud go down to local dealer to have a look at a C2 zx9r and a 99 storm ... Got there to be told they've just sold the storm, so couldn't look at it let alone have a sit.

So im still undecided. The Fazers sold, and potentially being picked up tomorrow evening so something has to get sorted over next week at latest.

I quite liked the zx9r, didn't realise how bulky a bike it is. Don't like all that fairing to the left and right of the grips either, but a lot of old bikes have that i guess.

Didn't get to start it as they had packed the keys away (they were closing up), saw a TT600 and I wasn't overly impressed tbh, looked quite good, but quite small.

So all I need to see now is a Storm. Anyone near Derby willing just to let me have a sit .

Thanks all for now, me grubs up ...

You could try adtrader or ebay ,,that way you will be able to look over, sit on, and poss try before you buy

As has already been quoted, try one, I grew to love mine as it is in its own class!
1. Not a sports bike but not too bad at it
2. Not a Tourer but pretty good at it
3. Not a back lane scratcher but pretty damn fine in the right sate of tune.
4. Great power delivery and sounds awesome with the right cans
5. Looks awesome (in red )

You might just hate it though as it is completely different to the Fazer

I have changed to a different steed now but will always look on it as a sound buy. Good luck.

As per Beamish without the weird colour choice!

As has already been quoted, try one, I grew to love mine as it is in its own class!
1. Not a sports bike but not too bad at it
2. Not a Tourer but pretty good at it
3. Not a back lane scratcher but pretty damn fine in the right sate of tune.
4. Great power delivery and sounds awesome with the right cans
5. Looks awesome (in yellow. The most popular colour sales wise by double the next nearest colour ! )

Dont believe LSM aboot the colour mate , red is by far the most desirable and fastest

Beamish wrote:1. Not a sports bike but not too bad at it
2. Not a Tourer but pretty good at it

That'd be cos it's a 'Sports Tourer' then

Wondered where you'd disappeared to Jim - seems Bonny Scotland (from another thread).

Hi Alien,

Give Hankie (Macclesfield) or Silver Zipper (Derbyshire) a PM, Think KarlosVTR's your part of the world too - they might let you have a sit and a lust (as long as you don't leave any fluids behind!).

Hankie's is unfortunatley Yellow , but very shiney and desirable

Zipper's is a lovely RED example that sounds very nice (used to be Beamish's - Mad fool!!!!)

Can never be sure what Karlos's will be like

It seems like your comparing 2 different classes of bike, on the one hand, the Kwak which is a sports bike, and the Storm which is a Sports Tourer (but as has been said, the tank range of the Storm makes it a laughable Tourer).

IMO both bikes designed and built for different end results so difficult to 'compare' - like comparing Goldwing (yuch) with a Hardley Davidson (puke)

Everything else has been said I think matey, there's plus and minus points to both bikes.

Graeme.

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Wondered where you'd disappeared to Jim - seems Bonny Scotland (from another thread).

Hi Alien,

Give Hankie (Macclesfield) or Silver Zipper (Derbyshire) a PM, Think KarlosVTR's your part of the world too - they might let you have a sit and a lust (as long as you don't leave any fluids behind!).

Hankie's is unfortunatley Yellow , but very shiney and desirable

Zipper's is a lovely RED example that sounds very nice (used to be Beamish's - Mad fool!!!!)

Yes buddy have been up to the drinking capital of the world

I am not mad though, its just the Whisp.......eat spiders........lick,lick.....

The drinking capital of the world?.....im tee-total.......well i try to be at least one day a week

im almost 100% certain ive seen you in derby

i have a black and orange storm. if i remember ive seen you twice

id give my baldrocks to own a fazer again. im not gettin on too well with my storm

wanna swap?