New to me VTR1000 arrives tomorrow.

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RobVTwin
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New to me VTR1000 arrives tomorrow.

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2001 stock bike. This is the third Firestorm I've owned. I've already sourced a replacement for the missing belly cowl.

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The new bike joins my '92 900 Superlight (Seen in both sets of clothes), W650 which is now for sale, and my son's Varadero 125 learner bike.

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And a rather special '98 MR2 fitted with 3.0V6 Quad Cam 24V motor.
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love the superlight. my storm arrives week after next, i hope
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My heart flutters when I hear of or see an MR2. 😍πŸ”₯
Nice JDM wheels on the car and both are classic Japanese icons. πŸ‘

Oh nice bike too. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‰πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈπŸ‘
I can see you're a car guy and do hope you're flogging the mid engine beauty around from time to time.
I'm a car guy as well with a suppressed bike guy now coming out with my Hawk/ Storm I purchased a few months back.

Just like my cars I can't keep them stock so the bike fell into the rabbit hole of aftermarket bits and my wallet followed along. 😫😜

Nice ensemble you have there and similar and enjoy the new to you bike. πŸ™πŸ½πŸ‘
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RobVTwin
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You should hear the V6. It sounds fantastic 😎😎 Superior to the original 4 cylinder twin cam 2.0.
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Welcome to the club :thumbup:
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RobVTwin wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:24 pm You should hear the V6. It sounds fantastic 😎😎 Superior to the original 4 cylinder twin cam 2.0.
Oh my. πŸ€”πŸ§
Toyota doesn't make a V6 that I know of so what did you shoe horn in? 🀨
Sorry to be off topic in you're thread. πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈ
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Toyota make several V6’s. Lexus is Toyota’s luxury brand. The engine in my car came from a Lexus RX300 SUV hooked up to the MR2 5 speed gearbox retro fitted with a higher 5th gear. Original suspension has been replaced with fully adjustable BC BR coil overs.
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RobVTwin wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 4:52 am Toyota make several V6’s. Lexus is Toyota’s luxury brand. The engine in my car came from a Lexus RX300 SUV hooked up to the MR2 5 speed gearbox retro fitted with a higher 5th gear. Original suspension has been replaced with fully adjustable BC BR coil overs.
πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈ Yeah I'm not an suv fan so those aren't on the radar including their v6 engines.
Very nice build and glad to see another SW20 being taken care of. πŸ™πŸ½πŸ˜πŸ€Ÿ
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nice collection of vehicles :thumbup:
the older i get,the faster i was :lol:
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I agree a very nice collection you have there 8)
The MR2 V6 must be a handful :D

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She handles beautifully, but careful in the wet with the mid-engine configuration😳😁
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RobVTwin wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:18 pm She handles beautifully, but careful in the wet with the mid-engine configuration😳😁
:thumbup: 8)

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