Quite a mixed set of circumstances have lead me to this forum, but I can say I've very glad to be on here... long and short of it....
Someone kindly pulled out of a junction on me on by beloved '01 600 Hornet (Which I never thought I'd part with), and what looked like a pretty undamaged bike after a low speed impact (15/20mph), I thought I'd get it checked out all the same.... turns out the frame was bent ...Write-off:-( ......
Picture of the Hornet:
Upside.... the insurance company gave me a cheque for £2850!
Nipped down to my local Bike shop in Macclesfield, but there was nothing to tickle my fancy.... so I stopped by to my local mechanics on the way home to see if they'd restored any bike recently.... no joy, but about 30 minutes before I got there the son of the owner had put an advert in the windshield of his 2000 VTR FIrestorm....
Not knowing that much about them he gave me the low down, I liked what I heard and told him I'd take it off him! it was up for £2100 so I'd even banked a few notes in the process...!!
Needles to say I'm Very happy with the bike, after only 3 days riding on it so far I seem to have got into the groove with it quite nicely :-)
One very happy Firestorm Owner.
As you can see there isn't a mark on it. The history is that the guy who I bought it off picked it up about 4 years ago after the previous owner had dropped it and broken the fairing. as far I I know from there, he got a new set of plastics and chose to re-spray in pearlesent white instead of the stock Blue that it was.
as far as other mods done, its got:
1. Scorpion cans on it
2. Stiffened front suspension
3. Both Cam Chain tensioners done
4. Heated grips
5. Refurbed Wheels
Real Head turner, sounds like thunder and well chuffed with it!
welcome Aboard 
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