Wotcha from deepest Hampshire!

Jester666 · Post by **Jester666** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:19 pm

Just joined the 'Storm club this morning!

1998, Silver, 35k miles, service history to 30k miles, Carbon Can Co stainless cans (LOUD!!

), braided lines, seat cowl, flip screen, heated grips, carbon hugger, crash bungs.

Bit of damage but nothing bad, scuffs and nicks, broken footpeg (Now fixed) dodgy indicators (tomorrows job!).

Got it from the evilBay for Â£940!!

Bit of a bargain!!

I've returned to V twins after a spell on the darkside (IL4s like CBR600FS1, Z750E, FJ1100) as I missed my old SV650s! I'll never tire of the thump thump from the cans!!

Me? Over 40 and living in Hampshire by the sea! I like Rock music and Eccles cakes and my Mum says I'm "special"!!!

The bike is going to be used for everything especially track days!

With broken footpeg on the floor!

Scratches n stuff

Plans? Probably a fireblade front end eventually, more likely Ohlins springs for now, race fairing, damage repair possibly respray black with red decals, SP1 downpipes (they do fit right?) and mostly, HAVE LOUD FUN!!

Cheers, Jester

pinkyfloyd · Post by **pinkyfloyd** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:38 pm

Where in hampshire are you? I'm in portsmouth by the sea. Got me a black one for about the same price. Little bit tatty but going to enjoy making her gleam much to the mrs displeasure

Jester666 · Post by **Jester666** » Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:41 pm

Warsash, but you will find me at Loomies just about every Wednesday from March onwards.

AMCQ46 · Post by **AMCQ46** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:38 am

welcome to the site mate, good introduction, we now know everything about you and your plans for the future, and you have even mastered uploading pictures!!!

pinkyfloyd · Post by **pinkyfloyd** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:43 am

Made it to loomies once on the old gsxr. Might have to make my way up there on the vtr. Want to clean the bugger up first. lol

geodude · Post by **geodude** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 12:53 pm

Welcome to the site. I hail from Hampshire too, but even closer to the sea (near Gunwharf)
I'll probably see you at Loomies throughout the summer months. If you fancy taking your storm on a camping trip and like sheep, you might be interested in May's weekend in wales

http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 14&t=17757

tony.mon · Post by **tony.mon** » Thu Dec 23, 2010 2:58 pm

Hi, welcome, and no, SP1 and 2 pipes don't fit.
Different link pipes.

See you about!

cliveyandrews · Post by **cliveyandrews** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 10:57 am

I'm in Gosport - and do Loomies from time to time - but not when it's farkin' freezing.... Hopefully we'll catch up sometime....

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Post by **sirch345** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 12:04 pm

Welcome to the forum Jester

A nice intro.

You can't argue with that price can you. A lot of bike for the money I'd say.

I don't suppose you have any pic's of the Suzuki GT750 Special

Chris.

Jester666 · Post by **Jester666** » Fri Dec 24, 2010 12:42 pm

sirch345 wrote:I don't suppose you have any pic's of the Suzuki GT750 Special

Chris.

Unfortunately not!! I wrote it off a few weeks after buying it in 1995.

But the spec was: GT750 frame and engine, race pattern gear shift, RD350 tank and seat unit, FZR1000 forks,clip ons, wheels and brakes and the best bit? Chromed Allspeed spannies!!

I managed to write it and nearly wrote off my right shoulder at 50mph when one of the front calipers siezed sending me off road into a mahoosive fence post!

Dislocated collar bone, 4 broken ribs, bruised lung, bruised kidney, black eye, gravel rash (Only a t-shirt on!!!

), a week and a half in hospital, 6 months off work, 2" screw holding my shoulder together and, according to the head of orthopiedics at Kingston Hospital, the worst dislocation of a collar bone he had ever seen!

Oopsy!!

Post by **sirch345** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:47 pm

Jester666 wrote:
sirch345 wrote:I don't suppose you have any pic's of the Suzuki GT750 Special

Chris.
Unfortunately not!! I wrote it off a few weeks after buying it in 1995.

But the spec was: GT750 frame and engine, race pattern gear shift, RD350 tank and seat unit, FZR1000 forks,clip ons, wheels and brakes and the best bit? Chromed Allspeed spannies!!

I managed to write it and nearly wrote off my right shoulder at 50mph when one of the front calipers siezed sending me off road into a mahoosive fence post!

Dislocated collar bone, 4 broken ribs, bruised lung, bruised kidney, black eye, gravel rash (Only a t-shirt on!!! ), a week and a half in hospital, 6 months off work, 2" screw holding my shoulder together and, according to the head of orthopiedics at Kingston Hospital, the worst dislocation of a collar bone he had ever seen!

Oopsy!!

I'm sorry I asked now

, but glad you're still here to tale the tale. It sounds like you were pretty badly smashed up.

Chris.

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