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New Member ? Introduce Yourself Here

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:02 am
by RedStormV
Hi

Welcome to what I and many other members feel is one of the most friendly & helpful bike forums on the interweb thingy! :D

Don't hide away in the shadows, at time of writing we have 486 members who've never typed a single post!, not even to say "hi!" :(

Just say "Hello!" for now, or ask a daft question, we all have, and still do :roll:

One tip .... Use the 'Search' function, it really does work, truly it does. 8)

If you can't find the answers you want, post anyway, there's nowt guys (& gals) on here like more than giving their considered opinion and / or experience and having useful debate (Sometimes :lol: ).

Occasionally the site suffers from bandwidth problems and won't load up, however, we have a fallback site for when it does, 'bookmark' it now for future use:

http://www.phpbber.com/phpbb/index.php? ... eamvtr1000

There's also a chatroom which could do with more use :oops: find it here:

http://hosting.conduit.com/Chat/Default ... =CT1066098

for both of the above sites, just log in using your normal UID)

Download the FirestormUK toolbar here:

http://vtr1000.ourtoolbar.com/Upgrade/

Lots of useful links including 2 popular image hosts for all the pics you want to post :)

Look forward to reading / replying to your posts and meeting you sometime down the road aways.

Graeme.

PS - if you're having problems posting pictures to the forum or fancy having a go, see this link for a step by step guide

http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB2/viewtopic ... highlight=


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hi

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:12 pm
by firestormcrazy
hi, im a new member so i thought i'd say hi, so hi.
i have a yellow 97 storm completely standard makes 120bhp at the wheel dont know if thats good. Its my first storm my last bike was a blackbird and it has taken a bit getting used to and a couple of teething problems but all good now touch wood. Im in the northeast so if any of you are here to let me know, rides out etc.

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:25 pm
by lee67
120 pmsl........welcome anyway..does your nose grow tho? :wink:

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:27 pm
by firestormcrazy
yeah lol but thats what it says on the graph thing, when the prev owner took it on a rolling road

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:38 pm
by firestormcrazy
i have an apology to make the graph says 118bhp but the mcn review states 97bhp standard. I stand corrected or confused :oops:
That may be a tad too far to travel but u never know u might be seeing this chubby geordie at other ones lol

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:11 pm
by lee67
yeah standard makes 98bhp ish...one with cans/k&n makes 106-108bhp...so 118 is highly optimistic on the dyno's printout..but diff dyno machines give diff readings...

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:34 pm
by alan
nowt wrong with being optimistic, didnt your tl do 180mph lee :lol: :lol:

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:48 pm
by firestormcrazy
hey i can live with 98ish just got used to my blackbird lol. my 1st big v twin i have to keep reminding me they are a totally different kettle of fish to inl4's. so that graphy is not worth the paper is printed on .. shame lol

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:54 pm
by bikerpiker
See the bother you've caused already mate 8O :lol:

Welcome anyway :!:
Stevie

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:19 pm
by firestormcrazy
thank m8 all i wanted to do was to say hi :o

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:30 pm
by bikerpiker
The rattles been thrown oot the pram :lol: :lol:
Its only a wee bit of banter,,the're a good bunch on here :!:

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:34 pm
by firestormcrazy
i ve noticed i looked over the site for a few days before registering lol

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:49 pm
by firestormcrazy
sure as soon as i work out how to stop the pic taking the whole space up, wont even give me the option to submit

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:04 am
by Beamish
alan wrote:nowt wrong with being optimistic, didnt your tl do 180mph lee :lol: :lol:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: pmsl Welcome mate.

Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:26 am
by lee67
it sure did alan...with 148 bhp at back wheel....photoedited dyno graphs to prove :P ..never dropped tho :wink: