Greetings from St. Petersburg, Russia
Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 12:37 am
Hello, folks. Delighted to be here.
I write to you from the beautiful city of Saint Petersburg, located in Northwest Russia. Am I the first Russian here?
(I probably have to say that I don't bite.
I also try to stay away from politics as far as possible. I love everybody, so I trust there will be no issues. 
)
I have to say, it's so unbelievably awesome that VTR has an active forum dedicated to it, despite the fact that the model was discontinued more than a decade ago. And I have to say, out of all bikes, THAT bike deserves it.
I was seeking for a forum to satisfy my longing for social interaction and bike-related knowledge, but opted against the Superhawk forum, because we don't have many Superhawks here. 95% of VTRs in Russia are Firestorms. I understand that the difference is superficial - fuel tank, gauges, all that. But still.
Now to introductions. I'm 22 years old and I'm a former owner of an incredible '97 yellow Honda VTR1000F Firestorm. Had it last year. It was my third bike (eighth, if you count a bunch of scooters with various engine displacements), and it was the best damn bike I've ever owned. Named it Serena Ryder (hey, man's gotta name his mechanical possessions with a woman's name, or else how would he treat them properly? ). We've spent an amazing riding season together, but then I've fallen on hard times, and I had to sell the bike urgently for a fraction of what it was worth. It was a sad day, and it seems I won't be able to afford a bike at least until 2020. But, on the positive note, I'm going to work hard, and I'm going to buy another Firestorm by 2020. At least I hope so. Because they don't make them like this anymore.
In the meantime, I just want to hang out with like-minded VTR lovers and riders of this esteemed forum, and also stack up on knowledge about the model. I'm especially interested in visual aftermarket modifications, to make my future VTR even more beautiful, cool and special .
Attaching the photos of my previous Firestorm (it was not in extremely good condition when I bought it, please ignore the lack of the belly cowl and rear fender . Also the afwul-fitting aftermarket turning lights.).
Let's be friends?
I write to you from the beautiful city of Saint Petersburg, located in Northwest Russia. Am I the first Russian here?
(I probably have to say that I don't bite.
I also try to stay away from politics as far as possible. I love everybody, so I trust there will be no issues. )I have to say, it's so unbelievably awesome that VTR has an active forum dedicated to it, despite the fact that the model was discontinued more than a decade ago. And I have to say, out of all bikes, THAT bike deserves it.
I was seeking for a forum to satisfy my longing for social interaction and bike-related knowledge, but opted against the Superhawk forum, because we don't have many Superhawks here. 95% of VTRs in Russia are Firestorms. I understand that the difference is superficial - fuel tank, gauges, all that. But still.
Now to introductions. I'm 22 years old and I'm a former owner of an incredible '97 yellow Honda VTR1000F Firestorm. Had it last year. It was my third bike (eighth, if you count a bunch of scooters with various engine displacements), and it was the best damn bike I've ever owned. Named it Serena Ryder (hey, man's gotta name his mechanical possessions with a woman's name, or else how would he treat them properly?
). We've spent an amazing riding season together, but then I've fallen on hard times, and I had to sell the bike urgently for a fraction of what it was worth. It was a sad day, and it seems I won't be able to afford a bike at least until 2020. But, on the positive note, I'm going to work hard, and I'm going to buy another Firestorm by 2020. At least I hope so. Because they don't make them like this anymore. In the meantime, I just want to hang out with like-minded VTR lovers and riders of this esteemed forum, and also stack up on knowledge about the model. I'm especially interested in visual aftermarket modifications, to make my future VTR even more beautiful, cool and special .
Attaching the photos of my previous Firestorm (it was not in extremely good condition when I bought it, please ignore the lack of the belly cowl and rear fender
. Also the afwul-fitting aftermarket turning lights.).Let's be friends?
