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First ride on a VTR 1000 Firestorm !
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:22 pm
by arnie
Today folks I have had my first ride on the VTR and my first 1000cc bike, impressed with the pulling power and surprisingly decent riding position, I was a bit worried about that !, I managed to get a standard seat of ebay for £25 , and still have the other Tony Archer one , ( missus says not to get rid of it coz she reckons the standard might be a bit hard , wouldn't of thought that would be a problem with her butt
),, But overall very happy, bit more work to do this week and then i'll be done for this season... Big strip down in the winter though ... Looks like I could have a nice relationship with the big twins ...
Re: First ride on a VTR 1000 Firestorm !
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 7:38 pm
by tinysmall
Re: First ride on a VTR 1000 Firestorm !
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:55 pm
by sonofpat1969
Congratulations....bring on the summer!!
Re: First ride on a VTR 1000 Firestorm !
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:09 pm
by tony.mon
Funny, mostly women will always go for the harder one.
Glad you enjoyed, now all you gotta do is open the throttle all the way.
Re: First ride on a VTR 1000 Firestorm !
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:19 pm
by benny hedges
if you havent got throttle segs like this you aren't riding it hard enough
and no they are not fiddler scabs lol
Re: First ride on a VTR 1000 Firestorm !
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:34 pm
by arnie
I will be easing myself in gently , but the urge to give it some is pretty strong !!!!, looking forward to it
Re: First ride on a VTR 1000 Firestorm !
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 12:46 am
by pinkyfloyd
arnie wrote:I will be easing myself in gently , but the urge to give it some is pretty strong !!!!, looking forward to it
2 words for you.....
MAN UP!
Re: First ride on a VTR 1000 Firestorm !
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:15 am
by arnie
pinkyfloyd wrote:arnie wrote:I will be easing myself in gently , but the urge to give it some is pretty strong !!!!, looking forward to it
2 words for you.....
MAN UP!
OK.
Re: First ride on a VTR 1000 Firestorm !
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:32 am
by arnie
Still quite a bit to do, but I am gonna ride it now and strip it down in the winter ...
Re: First ride on a VTR 1000 Firestorm !
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 7:40 am
by gordthebiker
I think the reg plate on the silver car in the background says 'CCT', think it's a message to change your cam chain tensioners?
Re: First ride on a VTR 1000 Firestorm !
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 7:56 am
by arnie
Close mate its CDT ... a message from the other side
Re: First ride on a VTR 1000 Firestorm !
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 1:29 pm
by MJONESY
I have been trying to decide what to do with my bike when i get round to the respray, when i saw the picture of yours i really liked the graphics on it, so i hope you dont mind but i have stolen your picture and had a play on photoshop, anyway nice bike and thanks for the idea lol.
Re: First ride on a VTR 1000 Firestorm !
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 1:52 pm
by arnie
No problem mate, I have the lowers too. Not on yet waiting for some SS bolts...
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 93#p153193
