What a machine!

[turbo_billy]

Welcome to the forum mate

[Damo81]

Hi and welcome to the storm crew mate...........as the guyz have said CCT's are a must to be sorted ....hopefully getting mine done at our next workshop day in kent.

[seb421]

Hello, I have just got myself a W Reg black VTR (22k miles) and it has blown me away. They are great value for money, sounds fantastic (on Arrow Cans) and has more power than I know what to do with. At 35mpg, its not great fuel consuption and I need to fill up every 100-120 miles but the sound it makes and the power it has blows this into insignificance.

I am not an experienced rider, I have been away from bikes for 3 years and last had a CB500 (reliable but not fast enough).

I went to look at 3 bikes at the same shop, a Fazer 600, ZXR600 and the VTR. The Fazer looked boring and was Austin Maxi Gold, the ZXR seemed like a good buy and was suprisingly roomy but when the guy started the VTR, I knew I would have to have it. If I got anything else, I think I would have regretted it, so I let my heart get the better of my head and went for the VTR.

I find the bike fairly comfortable to ride (im 6ft 2), it is very stable, the finish has lasted the test of time, it looks great in black, the brakes are not fantastic but not needed often due to the excellent engine braking it has and overall, I think its a bargain! Well happy.

I plan to use it too and from work ( a 22 mile A road with some great bends and long straights) and Im looking forward to carrying out my own maintenance. I also plan to fit the manual CCT's for peice of mind. If you have a good link with regards to these then I would appreciate it.

Have a great weekend, Richie

Welcome on board mate, i use mine all year round from work unless its stupidly bad out side, i can tell you now it will do your head in filling up every two and half days if you use it for the commute

if it didn't slosh about i would have a 5ltr jerry can strapped to the back all the time

[tattoo]

welcome to the madhouse m8..

seb if filling up every two n half days does your head in,you want to have mine for a week...fill up happens every 64miles.....

[seb421]

welcome to the madhouse m8..

seb if filling up every two n half days does your head in,you want to have mine for a week...fill up happens every 64miles.....

And you still have a license?

When i empty the tank and get down close to those figures i fear for my license for the next two weeks

[tattoo]

the day i bought it i filled it up and took it out for a blast and the light came on after only 55miles so 64 is a big improvement for it...

[seb421]

the day i bought it i filled it up and took it out for a blast and the light came on after only 55miles so 64 is a big improvement for it...

12.1 mpg

Is this on the roads?

[tattoo]

64.7miles on the A1 at a sedate 80/90mph...enough to get from near pontefract to grantham and it's coughing as i pull up to the pumps.

[seb421]

64.7miles on the A1 at a sedate 80/90mph...enough to get from near pontefract to grantham and it's coughing as i pull up to the pumps.

Your bike is wombles then if its drinking that much juice at those speed's in the correct gears

[VTRDark]

I think you need to think about a carb tune up. http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 31&t=14214

What exhaust and airfilter have you got. Do you smell excess petrol at all while the bike is running. You may want to check for any leaks. Stick a post up in the workshop section explaining your problems and we will see what we can do to help.

Mines been bad, only getting 70ish miles recently, they should be getting 80-100 to a tank. I'm currently stripping and cleaning the carbs.

(:-})

[AMCQ46]

Welcome to the team, nice bike, enjoy

[edds11]

frik me tattoo, thats appallingly shite....... I went to rhyll about a month ago over snake pass along the 56 into north wales and still got 120 as the light came on, I wasnt light speeding it but I wasnt hanging around....if I stick to 4,500rpm on the M way (85) 138 miles as the light comes on. Spend some money too save some

[lumpyv]

welcome aboard. you are obviously chuffed with your new bike. several others seemed to have joined from norfolk lately.

ride safe

[pinkyfloyd]

I'd get that front light sorted out. I dont like it and if Pinky dont like Pinky not happy and you have never seen anything until you have seen a pissed off pinky!

On a more serious note.

What they said.

[darrenmartin]

welcome to the mad house m8! there a gr8 bunch here and i always say that what hey dont know about Storms just aint worth knowing. Im in Caister just up the road from Great Yarmouth so when ya get ya CCT's (iv orderd mine from Rider on a Storm who is one of the forum members) every 1 else on here raves about the qaulity of em but wen ya get em if your fitting em yaself maybe i could do mine at the same time time? any way welcome and hold on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!