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JohnnyB
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Yet another Newbie

Post by JohnnyB »

Hi All,
A guy at work has offered to buy my Hornet so my chance has come to finally get a 'Storm :D
Hopefully I'll be out shopping for one in a few days time.
Apart from the CTC and water leaks, is there anything I should be looking out for on the older models (apart from the usual you'd check out on any bike) ?
Also, what are the tyres of choice for all round use? My commute to work is 25 miles of fast A road and 50 miles of the M4 (yawn) - I only do it one or two days a week but it takes up a good proportion of the mileage that I cover.
All advice much appreciated !

Cheers

John
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Post by VTRgirl »

Hi JohnnyB

You've pretty much covered it all. The Storm's an excellent purchase (as everyone here will agree). You'll love it!

There are a billion threads around on tyres, so not much point going into it again here, but I'm a fan of the Pilot Powers (going to try the Sports next go 'round).

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Welcome aboard JohnnyB :!:

Chris.
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JohnnyB
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Post by JohnnyB »

Thanks guys,

BTW, a perpetual argument in the Hornet forum is which is the fastest colour. What is THE colour Storm to have?
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JohnnyB wrote:Thanks guys,

BTW, a perpetual argument in the Hornet forum is which is the fastest colour. What is THE colour Storm to have?
The answer to that question is the one you like best :!: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by VTRgirl »

That's the politically correct answer, Chris, but nobody cares about that :wink: .

The real answer is yellow (that's the lovely rich golden yellow...).

But you will actually find more threads "the best colour" than you will on tyres, or CCTs or any other single topic...
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Post by thumper »

welcome johnny b i have a sugestion ,

what ever colour your riding gear was with the hornet stick to that :wink:

use the extra money you save not buying new gear on motion lotion and get those miles in 8)

p.s. if its fast you want i hope ya like red :twisted:
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Post by dookie »

Welcome Jonnyb and the obvious answer to the colour question is red of course :wink:
There was a time i used to care
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Post by SILVER ZIPPER »

Hello Johnny b wellcome to the site. :)
AS you can tell from the above post's on colour there's a lot of commoner's on the site. 8O :lol: :lol:
Stand out from the crowd SILVER. 8) 8) 8)
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Post by gcs »

nooooo not again :cry: :cry: :cry:

hello





Of course its....
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hi, welcome on board best to find your own way on tyres suspension set up and the likes as everyone likes diffrent riding styles, and dont worry if yours isnt yellow, im sure people will still like it :lol: enjoy the ride
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olkno9 wrote:hi, welcome on board best to find your own way on tyres suspension set up and the likes as everyone likes diffrent riding styles, and dont worry if yours isnt yellow, im sure people will still like it :lol: enjoy the ride
Go along with that one !!! :D :D
And welcome !!! :D
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:lol: Welcome Aboard :lol:
I'm sure you'd much better streaking up the M4 on a super cool Black one :wink: Just keep an eye out for those pesky yellow ones in the rear view mirror. They won't be able to pass you but they all suffer illusions of grandeur and think they can.
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Hi JohnnyB

Good to see your getting a storm, you'll love it and don't worry about the cct things.
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VTRgirl wrote:That's the politically correct answer, Chris, but nobody cares about that :wink: .
LOL LOL :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Me politically correct :!: :lol: :lol: :lol: I've been called a few things in my time but never that :!: :wink:
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