Newbie from Kent
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 10:16 am
Hi all,
Well after about a 4 year layoff I'm back on a bike due to operation stack! I've put up with 3 weeks of 1/2 hour journeys taking 2 hours but with no end in sight I decided a bike was the way forward as I can't afford a helicopter and didn't want a camper van
Always liked the FireStorm and in a previous life I had a brand spanking new SP2 among other things
There aren't a tremendous amount for sale at any given time it would seem - certainly within reasonable travel distance - but I ended up finding the perfect one for me in the dealers I pretty much used to use for all my bikes previously anyway!
I was thinking deeply about it as compared to a few others - a 900 Hornet, another 90's Blade or possibly a 2003 R6 that caught my eye locally - when they re-introduced Stack at 1pm or so on Wednesday and 45 minutes later I owned this and the owner kindly delivered it to me that very night about 6.30 pm. I should warn you I do look very young in the photos
2003 so the bigger tank I believe, 3,000 miles, fresh MOT and service and a set of brand new Pirelli Angel's in pretty much my favourite colour although I was looking at mostly Yellow one's before I found this.
Ridden it the last couple of days and despite feeling like a bit of a newbie it's starting to come back to me.
Anyway, thanks for letting me in
Cheers,
Phil
Well after about a 4 year layoff I'm back on a bike due to operation stack! I've put up with 3 weeks of 1/2 hour journeys taking 2 hours but with no end in sight I decided a bike was the way forward as I can't afford a helicopter and didn't want a camper van
Always liked the FireStorm and in a previous life I had a brand spanking new SP2 among other things
There aren't a tremendous amount for sale at any given time it would seem - certainly within reasonable travel distance - but I ended up finding the perfect one for me in the dealers I pretty much used to use for all my bikes previously anyway!
I was thinking deeply about it as compared to a few others - a 900 Hornet, another 90's Blade or possibly a 2003 R6 that caught my eye locally - when they re-introduced Stack at 1pm or so on Wednesday and 45 minutes later I owned this and the owner kindly delivered it to me that very night about 6.30 pm. I should warn you I do look very young in the photos
2003 so the bigger tank I believe, 3,000 miles, fresh MOT and service and a set of brand new Pirelli Angel's in pretty much my favourite colour although I was looking at mostly Yellow one's before I found this.
Ridden it the last couple of days and despite feeling like a bit of a newbie it's starting to come back to me.
Anyway, thanks for letting me in
Cheers,
Phil
