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coinneach
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New owner scotland

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Picked up a 2000 firestorm last month ,red in colour 26k miles,cracking bike happy now im back on two cylinders
The ride home in the dark/rain was interesting it handled like a pig turns out front tyre pressure 22 psi,that sorted it handles like a dream
Been lurking about for a few weeks great site with good info
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lumpyv
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Re: New owner scotland

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welcome in mate, looks like a bit of Scottish weather there when you took the photo :thumbup:
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simo
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Re: New owner scotland

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Hi and welcome to the FAST RED Club :biggrin That bike looks familiar?
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AMCQ46
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Re: New owner scotland

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Welcome to the club, enjoy yourself with the bike :thumbup:

Which end of Scotland are you from? I am trying to lure the southern boys up to Gallaway for some good roads next summer.
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darkember
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Hi there & welcome
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Kev L
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Re: New owner scotland

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I was expecting Alec Salmond when I read the title of your post!! Welcome to the club fella get a few mods into it and a bit of blue paint and you'll have a very nice bike!!!! :lol:
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Flatline
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Welcome aboard buddy
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VTRDark
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Welcome to the forum.

Stick around here and you can't go wrong, plenty of advice and guidance and members willing to help out.

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agentpineapple
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welcome to the nut house buddy..... :thumbup:
HEY YOU GUYS!!!!!!
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lloydie
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Re: New owner scotland

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looks like you have got yourself a very nice red one :thumbup:

hello and welcome :wave:
coinneach
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Re: New owner scotland

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Cheers guys,bikes a minter just needs the rear caliper looking at, brake dragging slightly and sort the poor front brakes
a few mods to it already screen, hugger and scorpion cans
im looking to add seat cowl,undertray and a bellypan to it just the usual stuff
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BigVeeGrin
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Re: New owner scotland

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lloydiecbr wrote:looks like you have got yourself a very nice red one :thumbup:

hello and welcome :wave:
Welcome aboard sir

Lloydie - there are red ones, good nick red ones, tidy red ones, but never,ever, very nice red ones. Remember the natural order, black is best etc etc

Coinneach - as Al said where you from, as he is tempting us softies north and over the border next year :D
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lloydie
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I know i know i must have drank too much again :oops:
and i was at the mushrooms :crazy:

We all know black is fastest and the best . but they won't admit it will they :roll:
coinneach
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Re: New owner scotland

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BigVeeGrin wrote:Coinneach - as Al said where you from, as he is tempting us softies north and over the border next year :D
im way up north ,inverness area,always up for a run south though!
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Re: New owner scotland

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Welcome aboard coinneach :thumbup:

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