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Hi everyone,
I have joined this forum as I recently became a Firestorm owner.

I didn't mean to buy one, it just happened, I was in the right place at the right time......read on.

Three weeks ago I was walking past a local motorbike shop in York and I noticed parked outside a Honda Firestorm, just unloaded from a van, looking like a brand new bike. I got talking to my mate who works there and he said the bike had just being taken in part exchange.

He said it was very low mileage, I asked how low, to which he turned the key to reveal 375 miles from new. How? It was bought new by a well off chap with a big garage. He used it on and off for 3 years and in that time knocked up a huge 85 miles! That's the mileage on the first MOT certificate. It was used now and then over then next couple of years then sat in his garage until a couple of months ago when it was taken to a Honda specialist to be re-commissioned with a view of riding it again, but the owner decided to down-size.

So there I was, a complete bike nut face to face with this drop-dead gorgeous bike. A chance meeting, like meeting a really fit bird in a pub whos giving me the wink, but better! Im sure it would not hang around for long once it got into the showroom. I asked how much it was, then I went home and gave it some thought. The next day it was mine, it was too good to pass on!

Ive not used it as yet, Im still awaiting a reg number as it had a personal plate that the previous owner kept. Its a black FX model registered in 2001. Its all genuine, a UK bike, virtually as new with 375 miles only from new. What a find. Im not sure when I will use it as I have other bikes and a classic car, but Im happy to have it here to admire. Maybe next year. Every day when I get home Im straight into the garage to drool over it......as you fellow 'Storm nuts can imagine!

I live in York and Im regularly at Squires café on my red and black Kawasaki GPZ900R.

Cheers,
Roger

Hello and Welcome, Sounds like you got a gem there

Nice find mate Enjoy the Storm

great find roger.........

welcome, there are a few of the team based near york, but most have sold their storms now

post up photos of the GPz as well, we like old bikes here

AMCQ46 wrote: we like old bikes here.....

and old motorcycles......

Hi! Great find!

Welcome aboard buddy

Will no doubt see you at Squires Cafe

thought i done well but you done better.I bought my storm 4 weeks ago with 4,586 miles on it with mot's to prove.The man i got it from had it from new and spent a lot of money modifying it with fire blade forks,brembo brakes,carbon fibre front mudguard and rear hugger,carbon tech footrests and hangers,HRC magnesium wheels with a 190 rear tyre,seat hump,ohlins suspension,full floating discs and a two brothers hi level exhaust system.He slid on a roundabout and dropped it damaging fairing and exhaust link pipe,he then put it in a garage and said f@#k the motorbikes.I now have it back on the road but still need a link pipe as the one on the bike has a serious flat bit on it (can any one reading this help as two brothers wont unless i buy a complete system).

alanfjones1411 wrote:but still need a link pipe as the one on the bike has a serious flat bit on it (can any one reading this help as two brothers wont unless i buy a complete system).

Contact http://www.mhpexhausts.com to see if it can be repaired or a copy can be fabricated.

Hello and welcome .
If your not going to be using it much do the stopper mod to the ccts or that low mileage engine will go pop !

That's the longest welcome post I've seen for a while welcome to the club. You'll find all the answers you'll need on here somewhere

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welcome along. brilliant find i have to say... but please for the sake of the bike use it . its a sin when bikes like this turn up and end up turning into trailer queens... use it and enjoy a brand new storm....ten years after they stopped selling them

Welcome and what a great find


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Hi Roger,
Welcome ,, by heck you got hold of that quick,, i'd just heard a whisper of it being delivered to transits ,, phoned up because other half was interested in it,, and it was sold already ,, didn't think it would take long

Hope to see you about soon