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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2016 8:37 am
Hi guys, great site you have here 
Been looking for a Firestorm for sometime now (months) and struggled to find a really clean one with documented service history, not been down the road, a lot seem to fallen into rough hands as the prices have fallen. My list was shorter than most, it had to be a late 'Phase 1' in Jerez Blue with the Silver wheels as this was the first combo that caught my eye with the VTR's back in Spain.
My first V twin, although I've owned owned over forty bikes, new, old and classic, from sports bikes, oldball stuff, track day bikes, enduro, MX and trials. I mainly now do track days and trials, rarely ride on the roads as my wife isn't too happy in this respect, too much history there.
With me bikes bikes come & go, some in matter of days, or in the case of a ZX6-R only fourteen hours, nothing wrong with it as such just didn't like it and knew I never would.
It takes something quite 'unique' to impress me in my old age. I'm totally blown away by the Firestorm, I keep sneaking back just to look at her, or start her, addictive, such a change from what I'm used to and what's not to love. Amazing power delivery, excellent balance, carries it's weight well, great handling, simply a stunning ride & an old school hooligan in a Saville Row suit.
I don't find the suspension overly soft as often quoted, compliant yes, balanced yes, well damped yes, overly sprung no, unless or course someone has upgraded it, maybe I hit the sweetspot in my weight?
She looks all standard bar a few sympathetic upgrades.
For what I paid for it she was silly cheap.
One question though....where is the idle speed adjuster? Its going to be somewhere obvious as always but...
Been looking for a Firestorm for sometime now (months) and struggled to find a really clean one with documented service history, not been down the road, a lot seem to fallen into rough hands as the prices have fallen. My list was shorter than most, it had to be a late 'Phase 1' in Jerez Blue with the Silver wheels as this was the first combo that caught my eye with the VTR's back in Spain.
My first V twin, although I've owned owned over forty bikes, new, old and classic, from sports bikes, oldball stuff, track day bikes, enduro, MX and trials. I mainly now do track days and trials, rarely ride on the roads as my wife isn't too happy in this respect, too much history there.
With me bikes bikes come & go, some in matter of days, or in the case of a ZX6-R only fourteen hours, nothing wrong with it as such just didn't like it and knew I never would.
It takes something quite 'unique' to impress me in my old age. I'm totally blown away by the Firestorm, I keep sneaking back just to look at her, or start her, addictive, such a change from what I'm used to and what's not to love. Amazing power delivery, excellent balance, carries it's weight well, great handling, simply a stunning ride & an old school hooligan in a Saville Row suit.
I don't find the suspension overly soft as often quoted, compliant yes, balanced yes, well damped yes, overly sprung no, unless or course someone has upgraded it, maybe I hit the sweetspot in my weight?
She looks all standard bar a few sympathetic upgrades.
For what I paid for it she was silly cheap.
One question though....where is the idle speed adjuster? Its going to be somewhere obvious as always but...
it sounds like you have found yourself a nice clean and tidy bike there going by what your wanted list had on it 
