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bigbadjonno
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Hello all. I've just bought a nice shiny Storm after far too many years of no bike. I couldn't possibly go another summer with no bike, so I find myself the proud owner of a very nice (hopefully) 03 Storm in shiny blue.
I previously owned a black 2000 Storm W158 RHT so big shout to whoever is enjoying her these days :thumbup:

Previous others include a 600 Fazer and Blackbird - but never managed to satisfy the need for a big thumper.

The only plans I have for the moment are for some shouty cans and enjoy the new ride as much as time allows!
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Greetings,

Please put manual CCTs to the top of your priority list if they haven't already been done!
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bigbadjonno
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Thanks Wicky :thumbup:
I believe it's had recent CCT's alas not the manual ones. I'll deffo be getting them in before long.
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Welcome to the forum.

Plus one on what Wicky said. Someone bought theirs a couple of weeks ago. Today he had a cct failure. If he'd fitted the manuals it wouldn't have happened. Poor fella.
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Nice looking bike mate, another member for the Brotherhood of blue. Well done on your excellent taste, bias, me surely not! :)
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Welcome aboard Jonno :thumbup:

Your new bike looks good :D

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Welcome in...yep get those CCT's sorted ASAP as Wicky said a lad over on one of the Farcebarf pages had his go yesterday leaving him stranded at the side of the road...he had a set sitting on his workbench waiting to be fitted...Now his looking for a new front head...

Oh BTW as a discription I can live with the shiny bit but there is no such thing as a nice blue Storm... :lol:

Ignor Kev he has dementia... :crazy:


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Welcome to the club... Get to a workshop day and fix the ccts there if you are not confident to do them your self
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bigbadjonno
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Thanks Guys, look forward to getting to a workshop day. Perfectly capable of doing the CCT's, but having 15 month old apprentice takes up a lot of time :wink:
I'm in Bridgend, South Wales.

Going to be building some form of secure home for the bike too, what's the thieving scumbag rates like on bikes these days??? Is the Firestorm desirable to undesirables?
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Hello and welcome to the forum.Get those cct's done asap. :thumbup: :wave:
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Haha! Fear not, there'll be a wheelie bin photoshoot coming very soon.
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welcome along sir. clean looking storm :thumbup:
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Welcome to the forum
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welcome in ,that is a lovely example of the premier colour firestorm :thumbup: .

I don't think they are top of the list for proper scum bike thieves but are probably about as good as it gets for your sh1tbag joyrider. :(.
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Welcome to the forum. Taking from experience get the ccts done asap I have a ruined engine because mine failed
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