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Welcome aboard sir from another "Blues brother"

Hey.
You're not too far away to head over for some of the uk mob's party weekends.

Hello, welcome, come on over and see some British hills !!

agentpineapple wrote:welcome to the forum buddy, that's a nice clean bike, I must be getting old because I like the standard look, what ever changes you make, keep all the original parts, if ever you sell the bike in the future, it will help with the sale....

Haha I'm afraid I'm gonna disappoint you then, by modifying it I will keep all the originals, and I'm not going to make any changes that can't be reversed (cutting bodywork etc)

lumpyv wrote:hello floris

don't know about the other side? you are nearer to me than a lot of this rabble on here . .

I like Holland, never been down your way though, only Amsterdam and schagen in the north..

As the crow flies (that's the way you call it?) it isn't that far indeed, about 110 mile. I think for tourists Amsterdam is the most interesting city to visit (I wonder why ).

kev64 wrote:Hello, welcome, come on over and see some British hills !!

tony.mon wrote:Hey.
You're not too far away to head over for some of the uk mob's party weekends.

I do want to go to the Isle of Man TT once, maybe I'll go on the bike! Will need to get used to driving on the wrong side of the road then..

Thanks all for the compliments! (about the bike and my English)

Has anybody of you got any experience with Mig High mounts? I was wondering if my boots will touch the link pipes.
I just saw these and I quite like the angle/position of the cans

Welcome in sir.
I have those migs although not in that good a condition as there in the Shed!, and Tonyman has tbe carbon ones. I have size 10 uk boots and never had any bother.
and your definitely closer to some of the nutters on here than I am. ...

grumpyfrog wrote:Welcome in sir.
I have those migs although not in that good a condition as there in the Shed!, and Tonyman has tbe carbon ones. I have size 10 uk boots and never had any bother.
and your definitely closer to some of the nutters on here than I am. ...

Thanks! I already declined the offer made by the seller. We couldn't get to an agreement, in my opinion he was asking too much money for it. Maybe when I will stumble upon a well priced set of those pipes I will buy them in the future.

I also forgot a modification that is waiting at my place to be installed. I have a set of clip-ons of a VFR750 ready to be mounted on the Storm.

I'm not going to make any changes that can't be reversed (cutting bodywork etc)

You may have an issue here as fairings may require trimming to allow for steering. It depends on whether you can live with the tight fit between the bar and fairing. A lot of folk have opted for high rise bars like renthals. Personally I prefer the later model (Black) vtr bars as they have a slightly higher rise than the early models and keep the original look.

Welcome to the forum Floris

(:-})

welcome along sir. enjoy the craic

cybercarl wrote:

I also forgot a modification that is waiting at my place to be installed. I have a set of clip-ons of a VFR750 ready to be mounted on the Storm.

I'm not going to make any changes that can't be reversed (cutting bodywork etc)

You may have an issue here as fairings may require trimming to allow for steering. It depends on whether you can live with the tight fit between the bar and fairing. A lot of folk have opted for high rise bars like renthals. Personally I prefer the later model (Black) vtr bars as they have a slightly higher rise than the early models and keep the original look.

Welcome to the forum Floris

(:-})

Thanks for the heads up, I read somewhere that this could be an issue, but I also read it depends on which generation the VFR was. When you've got the right generation ('94-'97) clipons it should be a minor issue. Here is a topic on the superhawk forum about it. There are also different experiences. Only one way to find out so we'll see whenever I'm going to mount them

I hope it won't be too much of a hassle, and if so I will determine on that moment what I'm going to do. Probably before the spring I will give it a shot, along with steel braided brake lines for the front.

I will soon be looking for a set of new rubbers, have any of you got any experience with the Dunlop Road Smart II on the Storm?

Oh and thanks for the welcome both of you!

Ha Floris.
"Time to call the dutch"
Leuk om nog iemand tegen te komen van deze kant van de plas.
Middelburg is een klein uurtje hier vandaan!
Klein wereldje...
Ziet er goed uit je storm!
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Ok, its an English forum, so better to keep it decent. An opportunity I couldn't let go! [GRINNING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]
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Nice to meet someone from the same side! Funny we're only one hr drive apart from each other.
It's a small world...
Storm looks good!

Geniet! / Enjoy!

Gilles wrote:Ha Floris.
"Time to call the dutch"
Leuk om nog iemand tegen te komen van deze kant van de plas.
Middelburg is een klein uurtje hier vandaan!
Klein wereldje...
Ziet er goed uit je storm!
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Ok, its an English forum, so better to keep it decent. An opportunity I couldn't let go! [GRINNING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]
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Nice to meet someone from the same side! Funny we're only one hr drive apart from each other.
It's a small world...
Storm looks good!

Geniet! / Enjoy!

It sure is nice, there aren't a lot of us here, at least the ones I noticed. I'm only aware of 1 other and that is Rob de Hoo, from exhausist.com (a lot of Storm parts available over there)
Thanks! Enjoying the bike won't be a though job!

Welcome Floris, Hope you enjoy your Firestorm and the forum.
Ride Safe ...Oh yea, stay out of the dykes

ChrisC wrote:Welcome Floris, Hope you enjoy your Firestorm and the forum.
Ride Safe ...Oh yea, stay out of the dykes

Haha thanks However I wonder what kind of dykes you're referring to.. Either way, I will stay out of both of them

I mean, stay out of the smelly salty wet ones, that no help either is it...

Nope, doesn't get any better