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Newbee

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2024 7:20 pm
by Bobdog
Hello fellow enthusiasts , bobdog here with new to me yellow 98 vtr1000 firestorm . I’m 69 and already did The vfr bar swap . I’ve owned dam near everything , r1, two Fz1, vfr , old bsa , triumphs , Valkyries , gold wings , 4sv650s you get the picture. Always wanted a vtr since one of my friends owned one . What great bike . Found a very clean original owner firestorm in yellow ( faster than red ). 20,000 miles not even a nick on it . After manual cct , tires (dunlop4)vfr bars I’m read to go . Been lurking , reading sight for information and thought I’d join up .first sight I’ve joined since my zrx1200 days 15 years ago . Shout out to all you people whose opinions I’ve been using thanks so much . I may be old but I’m cool old ! Much love to my fellow vtr owners.

Re: Newbee

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2024 7:23 pm
by Bobdog
Also I love my tl125’s

Re: Newbee

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2024 7:31 pm
by haynesjones66
welcome. i'm 64 and i had a TL125 years ago. lovely thing


pete

Re: Newbee

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2024 7:46 pm
by Bobdog
If you’re in Seattle area I’ve got several tl125s and a place to ride them . Always looking for people to keep the trails beet down .

Re: Newbee

Posted: Thu Dec 05, 2024 8:22 pm
by haynesjones66
i'm in wales, uk. bit far maybe!!

Re: Newbee

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 8:54 am
by alanfjones1411
Welcome to the forum bobdog.You are never too old,I still ride and I have just turned 78,but it’s a KTM 250 I bought after I sold my VTR quite recently.The KTM is only used for green laning it’s a bit scarey to ride on the road with the knobbly tyres. :D

Re: Newbee

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 5:22 pm
by Kev L
Welcome to the club Bob 👍

Re: Newbee

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 8:30 pm
by sirch345
Welcome aboard Bob from Seattle :thumbup:

Nice introduction :clap:
It sounds like you found a fine example of a nice low mileage Storm, apart form the colour of course :lol: :lol:

Chris.

Re: Newbee

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 9:12 pm
by Bobdog
So funny , I need yellow to find at bike night 😳must be Easyer to see . Kept getting tickets on my sv650s in yellow . We will see how this goes ? I already got pulled over hour after I bought it . But no ticket, wife and I had a good laugh. And of course I wanted the fastest color !!!

Re: Newbee

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2024 9:32 pm
by sirch345
Bobdog wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 9:12 pm So funny , I need yellow to find at bike night 😳must be Easyer to see . Kept getting tickets on my sv650s in yellow . We will see how this goes ? I already got pulled over hour after I bought it . But no ticket, wife and I had a good laugh. And of course I wanted the fastest color !!!
:lol: :lol: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Chris.

Re: Newbee

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2024 3:40 pm
by AMCQ46
Welcome to the yellow club Bob, good choice :thumbup:

Like you I have a trials bike for the winter riding, although mine is a more modern GasGas