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Hi all,

Only had my Storm a month after a 7 year gap (kids). Based near Perth, Scotland. Last bike was a GSXR-750, so the Storm is just a wee bit different! Only had a few short rides due to the weather (I did say I'm in Scotland). My Storm is a 99, in Red (I've already gathered that's the fastest colour). She has a set of Black Widow cans - mega loud with the baffles out! Done 19k miles.

Knew there were a few things to sort on the bike. Just fitted a full Venhill braided hose kit (white), couple of bulbs out, indicators flashing too fast (aftermarkets indicators, but not LED). Just need some TLC and a good bit of elbow grease to clean her up. Brake calipers were filthy and needed a good service. Its getting there.

Can't wait to get out on it over the summer. The sound is ridiculous, and the torque is insane. It's so easy to ride. And too easy to ride fast. No waiting on a narrow power band like an IL4.

Hopefully there are some other Scottish members on here I can meet up with.

Regards,
Mark

Welcome Mark, Perth boy living in Fife here. I have a fast red one too.

Welcome to the club mate. Enjoy your new purchase but read the workshop section and be aware of the problem areas with the Storm.

Kev L wrote:Welcome to the club mate. Enjoy your new purchase but read the workshop section and be aware of the problem areas with the Storm.

What, anywhere south of Glasgow?

And welcome

Welcome Mark, we will be having a meet up in SW Scotland end of July, see if you can come down to that to meet some more Stormers, and finally understand that red is NOT the fastest colour

Welcome to the mad hoose

What she said ^^^^^^

AMCQ46 wrote:Welcome Mark, we will be having a meet up in SW Scotland end of July, see if you can come down to that to meet some more Stormers, and finally understand that red is NOT the fastest colour

what date is the Scottish shin dig

Thanks for the welcomes guys. Done a ton of reading on the Storm already (and before I bought one), so I'm up to speed with the quirks/issues. Forgot to mention mine already had APE MCCT fitted by a previous owner, so that's one issue taken care of. The regulator looks original though, so that'll need replaced at some point too.

Would be good to meet up - let me know when/where.

Regards,
Mark

Jazzscot wrote:Welcome Mark, Perth boy living in Fife here. I have a fast red one too.

Hey mate, good to hear there's some local guys on here. I'm actually in Bridge of Earn so we're close by. Hopefully meet up at some point

You can come to the summer biker BBQ at mine

Heya Welcome to the forums

macdee wrote:What she said ^^^^^^

Oi!!

Welcome to the forum dude.

Welcome to the forum, I'm another newbie, but found the forum really useful so far, Enjoy!

Hello and welcome