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Hey Guys

Joined the forum to get some research under my belt and really learn what all these firestorms are about. Planning on buying on in january as I aim to track the bike for a full year, making the best budget changes as possible and really getting some laptimes down on it before racing it in 2014.

Bit of history about myself;

Im Matty, Im 20 years old.

Raced a pit bike in supermoto when i was 13 to get me used to gears and angles of lean and so on, been brought up around bikes so i know a thing or too by now haha. At the age of 15 going on to 16 I saved my money and bought myself a race prepped Kawasaki KR1s, what a bike, i absolutley loved that bike, it never let me down, it really taught me about corner speed and deep late braking, unfortunatley I couldnt afford to race it that year

With that at 17 I had an rs125 tuono for the road , again another great bike, such good fun and really good condition. After a year i was about to turn 18 so I traded the Kr1s for a mint condition 99 zx6r. Got on with this bike really well, again took it to the track on my 3rd day of riding, took its restrictors out and went to cadwell. this bike was fanatastic did another 3 trackdays and I was really flying.

So i though right come on gets some money together lets go racing. best budget option Thundersport 500, all equal cb500's going at it.

Sold the zx6r to fund it, first 5 rounds i went from 30th, (40 on a grid) and after 5 rounds I was knocking on the door of top tens, i was really flying now, got to grips with the bike but was losing alot of time due to being 6ft 1 and everyone just seemed to be so much smaller.

After the 5 rounds i entered I needed to race again but cheaper still. Kept the 500 and my sponsor kindly loaned me his daytona 675 triumph triple challenge ex race bike. After alot of testing in the wet at cadwell I got my times down to 1.49 dead in the wet after never ridden a 600 in the wet on a trackday. the 500 I was doing 1 min 55's in the wet.

1st round comes along of 2012, first race 675, warmup was 5th fastest. was happy, so away we go on the warm up lap, i arent doing anything major at the goose neck, probs doing 110 leading upto it, down to about 90 and before i know it the back end came around, Hello Mr highside and there we go, 20 years old, mulled bike which cost 2 grand to fix and gave it back and a crack in my pelvis.

AFter playing 14 years of rugby i feel im pretty hardy, 1 hour passes i come out the med centre, gave them they old silly talk, im fine trust me and stuff, dont dare cut my leathers haha but thanks.

I hobble away just with the aid of my dad. Asks if I wanted to race the 500 or go home.....

stuff going home, put the cb500 on 2nd against sv650's and a few 600 steelies. well chuffed. finished the day with 3 podiums and unfortunatley had to be lifted off my bike at the end of the day.

Went to hospital to confirm it had a hairline crack, it was black blue and huge and couldnt walk for a week haha.
And im still clearing debt until january then all the fun starts again

So thats a bit about me, I look forward to chatting with everyone and hopefully buying someones bike and bits

Thanks

Matty

welcome to the forum matty
thats a very interesting intro buddy, hows the injuries now?
have a good read up and when you look for a storm in the new year, just make sure you fix the few weaknesses it has, nothing major really goes wrong with these.....

Welcome to the madhouse.

We have a member here who's already racing in the thunderbikes. If your ever at Brands I may come along and give you some support.



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Greetings

Interesting history and plans - at your age a 250 was about my limit!

Even though you haven't got your storm quite yet, Steve6088 has a race fairing and assorted gubbins for sale.

http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 0&p=224430

Welcome aboard Matty, a very interesting intro

Chris.

Welcome to the forum Matty, you've packed quite a lot in to your time haven't you! Hope you heal well enough to make January. The VTR's a nice bike fella.

Hi there & welcome. Depending what you are wanting to do with your racing the large 1000's have a hard time keeping up with the more nimble & light 650's & 750s. Dont get me wrong the Storm is a great bike but may need alot of moding to get it to handle as you would like it to, especially if it is a stock bike.

I hope you get a Firestorm and race it.

You've come to the right place for research, you will find out everything you need to know here and a very honest appraisal of the bike's strengths and weaknesses.

Welcome to the forum.

welcome to the forum mate,sounds like you have been busy past few years,storms are quicker than you might think,these big twins are seriously good fun and grip like a b***tard on good tyres,racing one is the dream of most members on here i would think,pretty cheap to fix and tune.all the best buddy.ady f selby n.yorks

Welcome along, you are passionate about your racing so good on you

Look up the 1771 race team on the net and see what they have done to their storms to race in thunder sport, and good luck

Hello and welcome .

Thank you for all the postive welcomes you guys I really do appreciate it

I would love to race a storm, on mega budget. I see the team 1771 are doing goof at thunderbikes and I know I can lap quick around cadwell, its just weather it can handle being put up against sp1s and rsv's and gsxr 750s and so on as in 2014 I hope to race back at thundersport in golden era. And like I say its all about budget, I want to race a cheap grand bike that I can slightly mod , mods that really count and that's it

welcome in mate. good luck with whatever you do and keep shiny side up

Thanks lumpy,il do my best ;D if you aren't crashing you aren't trying haha. Well il be doing trackdays all year to get myself set up and upto pace. Wether I take the storm route or the gsxr I hope everyone will be interested and can make a few etc

Hi Matty

A firestorm won't stand a chance, I did a couple of meetings on my old one back in 2000 (still hold a Lydden race speed record on it )I'd just come from five years on SS600 bikes so was well upto pace, but up against a gsxr750/rsv etc it just wouldn't be good enough unless you spend lots on it, eg you'd need it to be pushing 130rwhp (big £££'s) a slipper clutch, complete suspension rework and some weight lose i reckon. Even then you will probably run into ground clearance issues with the front downpipe, i nearly wore through mine in only 2 meets, wasn't too bad on a fairly flat track but you'd have trouble at the bombhole at snett, entering clearways, brands. Lydden, but i doubt you'll go there, maybe charlies2 at cadwell. I could go on.....

I'd say best bet is a GSXR750Y or K1 or an Early Aprillia RSVMilleR, you'll pick them up if your lucky for under £2k then spend £500 on suspension and off you go, then tweak it as you have more dosh...Good luck with it. I'm having more fun than ever racing in Post Classic these days