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Hi guys, just introducing meself, I don't have me Firestorm yet - but hoping I will in the next few weeks...

To cut a long story short - I'm waiting on a compo cheque after breaking my back after crashing my ZX7R into a bus that pulled out in front of me..... No witnesses, so I got a crap settlement, and a lot of debt while I waited to get it.

So - with a budget of £3k, and the need to ride something that won't cripple me anymore than I am (2 vertebrae removed, and a Titanium cage in it's place, plate in me arm and a dodgy spleen) the Firestorm will be my choice... (mid divorce too - and my girlfriend lives 150 miles away)

I'm hoping for an Orange paintjob, if not yellow - and it will get b8stard loud exhausts, pref hi level....

Hopefully as I learn some about the bike I can offer contributions back to the group...
(I know what gives I mod the ZX7R group, http://redmonkey.com/7r - and being the owner of a 1977 Suzuki GT550B I own and run the website and forum there too http://www.gt550.com )

Cheers
S&F

Welcome

Sorry to hear about your accident Glad your on the mend

Look forward at having a scan over your website. Nice one.

John

welcome in fella

Hello der

FirestormMike wrote:3K will buy you a very nice storm if you look around.

Naaa, 2 grand max and another grand on new shock, forks sorted and pipes.

Welcome aboard cliveyandrews

It sounds like you're very fortunate to still be with us.
I enjoyed having a scan through the gallery on your GT550 forum. Some crackin strokers there. I still remember what they sound like

Chris.

cupasoop wrote:Hello der

FirestormMike wrote:3K will buy you a very nice storm if you look around.

Naaa, 2 grand max and another grand on new shock, forks sorted and pipes.

Padgets have that lovely teal 02 reag for a shade under 6g

Thanks for the welcomes Guys,

I'll add an Avatar soon enough (my ani gif is just too big, and no Storm yet...)

Some good posts and tech tips too!

Howdy doody mate

Welcome buddy, sounds like you are coming to the end of what must have been a tough time. Enjoy the forum mate.

Hi.
Step right up and chip right in.

Thanks guys - I got a 2000 model, in Orange, with the Hi-Level pipes (but I am after another set to shorten!) - I will be converting the headlamp to HID too....

Oooow, the fun of fettling!

glad to hear you scored the bike you were after it took me 11 years to get my butt off a zxr750 and onto a firestorm o what a feeling !

cliveyandrews wrote:Thanks guys - I got a 2000 model, in Orange, with the Hi-Level pipes (but I am after another set to shorten!) - I will be converting the headlamp to HID too....

Oooow, the fun of fettling!

Pleased too hear you've got yourself a Firestorm now
Nothing like a good bit of fettling I agree

Chris.

welcome mate, Im sure i will see you around, i live not too far from Portsdown Hill, i ride each day to Southampton and back for work.

enjoy the vtr