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watched my new dark blue storm i was gona keep being ridden away by its new owner

Eek. That is so painful.

I fully understand because there are times when we half-hearted offer list our bike for sale, and then before we know it - the deal's done. I regretted selling my yellow Storm last January and kept humming and harring until I got the black one.

I think you might have another 5 or so in the garage though?

nigelrb wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 6:27 am ^^^

Great garage/workshop. I'm envious cos I have to make do with driveway and small rear yard.

Still hunting down a Cougar with spare bedroom and double heated garage!

there is another 4 motorbikes in there that cant be seen in that picture

but my criteria for our last house move was that it had to be
a) in the country
b) have a detached double garage with a room above for part storage

the house was a bonus

fabiostar wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 10:45 pm

oh dear lord look at that shocker

will be up for sale once I have verified that the Nitron is as good as I have been told it is. …. its even more sexy that the yellow & gold thing

Pulled them all out to get some bits & bobs to send off.

Checked oil & tyres on Custurd & New Red.

Put the LED bulb back in Nue Red post MOT & gave it a bit of a de-fly & polish.

Mixed up some plaster type filler & made some targets for shooting...

fabiostar wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 12:40 pm watched my new dark blue storm i was gona keep being ridden away by its new owner

Yeah but the LC is turning up soon...

MacV2 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 1:20 pm

fabiostar wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 12:40 pm watched my new dark blue storm i was gona keep being ridden away by its new owner

Yeah but the LC is turning up soon...

im going to get it this evening

i kinda sorta put the blue bike up for sale and i had 3 guys wanting it in the end

fabiostar wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 3:55 pm
i kinda sorta put the blue bike up for sale and i had 3 guys wanting it in the end

Not surprising. There has been a major flurry of eBay Storm purchases over the past month (at least) especially in the sub-£1500 bracket. I wonder if more are learning that these great bikes just cannot be dismissed and overlooked?

Rode it again!!! Approx 200 mile round trip down to Weymouth to eat a 99 on the beach!
Then home, we missed all the rain, just caught a few drops

Received my eBay 'red' pillion cover today. Now the priming and painting begins to 'Paint it Black'.

Replaced the fuel pump points switch, changed the peg to some nice grippy ones and tried and failed to sort out routing tubes for an oil catch tank.

Ready for Croft tomorrow.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/MQC2t6CwV3LxSjmX8

Hope I stay alive....

KermitLeFrog wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 1:33 pm Ready for Croft tomorrow.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/MQC2t6CwV3LxSjmX8

Hope I stay alive....

good luck Ian ...the storm will feel a bit slow after the Tuono V4, will be good to hear how you got on

nigelrb wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:06 pm

fabiostar wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 3:55 pm
i kinda sorta put the blue bike up for sale and i had 3 guys wanting it in the end

Not surprising. There has been a major flurry of eBay Storm purchases over the past month (at least) especially in the sub-£1500 bracket. I wonder if more are learning that these great bikes just cannot be dismissed and overlooked?

prices seem to have calmed down for storms this last while.. good ones are starting to get hard to find

KermitLeFrog wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 1:33 pm Ready for Croft tomorrow.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/MQC2t6CwV3LxSjmX8

Hope I stay alive....

I liked Croft. Simple to learn but much hard to ride than it looks. Enjoy it and I hope the weather is kind.