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Hi all,

New to this site and only back biking since june after 14yrs off and defo making up for those lost years , well anyway the bike i got is an english bike(i'm living in ireland) and well its not standard as you hopefully will see from the pics and am looking to see if anyone recognises my new bike , its a 2001 orange firestorm with a fazer nose fairing and a single micron exhaust ...........

hope to get some helpful info and maybe some tips and help down the road

Alex

Greetings - Have you got any larger pics?

still getting used to this so the pics are sorted now and big sorry bout the earlier 1's

hello and welcome you have your hands full with that one

ha ha ya a little , have changed regulator/rectifier already and getting a replacement stator tomorro morning and also a "new" exhaust cos the micron can seal is broken/worn

hi and welcome
im sure im not the only one thinking it, but i have to say it, that fairing looks very wrong sorry

Well with that colour, and that nose, you arent going to miss it

Have to agree with Mad4it028, its not my cup of tea, but it might be a "marmite" look and as with anything, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Welcome to the forum man, Where bouts are you?
Nice different bike, I reckon the fairing would look better on her if it was closer to the fairing. Only problem w/that is the rad being mounted up there. What are your plans for her?
Oh & if you need any work on your exhaust & your round Dublin, theres a Lad, Gizmo out in City West that does some great work w/stainless
http://www.gizmoexhausts.com/

out of curiosity, will the nosecone sit tighter in to the bike if the rad wasn't in there? Be interested to see how it's mounted if you can stick some more pics up please.....

I'm not one to willingly cause offence or comment on something i dont like,

having said that i dont like it sorry,



Knew i had seen it somewhere as a child

welcome to the forum alex
i admire any thing thats a little bit different from the norm, imho opinion i'd move the rad to the front of the engine and that would help the front fairing sit in a more natural position......

It looks like an alien fly or somthing
(no offense mate)

Not everybodys cup of tea Alex but hey, dosent really matter, its yours, you enjoy it, welcome

no not everyones cup of tea, but wouldnt it be a boring world if everything was all the same

I agree not everyone has the same taste which is a good job. I quite like the Fazer nose fairing, IMHO it fits in with the flat bar conversion. I can see why the fairing sits further forward to accommodate the radiator, and yes it probably would look better closer to the handle bars, but then you would be back with the radiators in their original side positions.

Oops I nearly forgot, welcome aboard Alex

Chris.