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New owner - new rider
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 4:59 am
by TePe
Hello.
Got my first bike ever last friday.
I decided to go with a firestorm after talking to a friend quite a bit over a few bikes.
Anyway, I'm 43, never been on a bike before a nd I absolutely love it.
The sound is amazing.
NOT my favourite colour as I'm an Evertonian.
Fingers crossed for a warm and dry autumn.
Tommy
Sweden
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Re: New owner - new rider
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:04 am
by TePe
It's a 2006 model thats gone 15000 km, aprox. 9320 miles.
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Re: New owner - new rider
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 6:31 am
by TePe
Does anybody know anything about the ccts on theese later models. Mine still has the original.
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Re: New owner - new rider
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 6:32 am
by alanfjones1411
Hello Tommy,welcome to the forum.Lots of advice (and pi55 taking) here from a friendly lot.
If The cct's look to be auto's,so change them for manuals as they can fail whatever mileage is on the bike and destroy the top end of the engine.Instructions how to change them are on forum in the welcome page ithink.
Re: New owner - new rider
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 8:21 am
by AMCQ46
welcome tommy. nice looking bike,
its an impressive 1st roadbike……… but good news is they are fairly easy to ride, but the speed can be deceptive until you need to stop in a hurry
have fun and take care
Re: New owner - new rider
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 8:24 am
by TePe
AMCQ46 wrote:welcome tommy. nice looking bike,
its an impressive 1st roadbike……… but good news is they are fairly easy to ride, but the speed can be deceptive until you need to stop in a hurry
have fun and take care
Thank you and I agree completely about the speed
But I'm a careful driver, (so far) and try to enjoy the surroundings as I go.
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Re: New owner - new rider
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 8:26 am
by TePe
alanfjones1411 wrote:Hello Tommy,welcome to the forum.Lots of advice (and pi55 taking) here from a friendly lot.
If The cct's look to be auto's,so change them for manuals as they can fail whatever mileage is on the bike and destroy the top end of the engine.Instructions how to change them are on forum in the welcome page ithink.
Thank you and I'm on it.
Gonna call the sales rep and see if I can get a contribution to the job.
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Re: New owner - new rider
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:05 am
by nigelrb
Hi Tommy, and welcome.
Looks in great condition. Enjoy.
Re: New owner - new rider
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:22 am
by TePe
nigelrb wrote:Hi Tommy, and welcome.
Looks in great condition. Enjoy.
Thanks and I do
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Re: New owner - new rider
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:30 am
by Nosepicker
Hi and welcome Tommy.
Great looking bike
As said, have fun and take care
Re: New owner - new rider
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 10:07 am
by TePe
Nosepicker wrote:Hi and welcome Tommy.
Great looking bike
As said, have fun and take care
Thanks I will
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Re: New owner - new rider
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 12:37 pm
by fabiostar
welcome along tommy
. you seem to have found a nice clean one, change the ccts tho and enjoy it for the next 20 years
Re: New owner - new rider
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 2:36 pm
by nigelrb
TePe wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:22 am
nigelrb wrote:Hi Tommy, and welcome.
Looks in great condition. Enjoy.
Thanks and I do
Huh? I've had 3 women say 'I do' and the whole 3 of them have fecked off!!
Re: New owner - new rider
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 3:42 pm
by TePe
My garage with my beautiful storm and to the right those beautiful bins
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Re: New owner - new rider
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 7:54 pm
by fabiostar
If The cct's look to be auto's,so change them for manuals as they can fail whatever mileage is on the bike and destroy the top end of the engine.Instructions how to change them are on forum in the welcome page ithink.