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Hi, I am pretty central in Derby, be up for a ride sometime if you like? Redline was brilliant to deal with, very helpful and efficient, price was good too. I dealt with Richard. I bought a KTM from AMS about 4 years ago and they were pretty good but they are a long way away in Gloucestershire, Redl...

I see you are near me (Debyshire) who are you dealing with? Redline at Loughborough were fantastic to deal with (thats where I bought mine) I bought a new KTM from Leisuretrail and sadly I found there attitude poor so I deal with Redline now.

Hi Flatline, yes its just if I only have a few hours there would not be much time left. Maybe meet about Sheffield and go for a ride sometime? Ride somewhere in the halfway area? Hairy biker :- Newarks not bad could meet near Mansfield, its just I never have Saturday mornings off. If thats the only ...

Make sure it has aircon!

Hi, stick to big companies like Avis, Europecar, Hertz etc. If the CDW is low pay for it, make sure you walk round and check the car for marks and dents when they hand over and make sure they make a note of the damages etc. Check what fuel level you are supposed to return it with and stick to it oth...

Hi, I tend to work longish hours including every Saturday so getting on some of the forums rideouts have just not happened for me. My mates dont ride bikes or have sold up so struggle to meet up with people for a ride. Just wondering if theres anyone near me who fancies meeting up from time to time ...

I just bought a duke, low ish top speed, no wind protection either so it forces me to ride on windy roads mostly below 70mph. Obviously cant go off road but it does keep the speed lower.

Do you have a vice? If so use a socket to press out the bearing using a vice? Does that make sense?

Well its not for motorways really as no wind protection unless you stick to sensible speeds. It is very easy to ride, handles great and brakes with the abs system are awesome, abs works really well even on gravelly stuff. It has excellent economy - up to 80 mpg apparently, nice quality feel througho...

Hi, finally got round to taking some photos, it's not clean as it's been ridden on and off all week in some wet/muddy weather :) http://img547.imageshack.us/img547/8987/nrsi.jpg http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/7597/q1b4.jpg Really pleased with it, very light and easy to throw around, it feels lik...

Yes its a very under rated bike. Journalists seem only interested in the latest models, the firestorm is a very very good bike.

Thanks guys, yes the back pain was spoiling my riding and putting me off getting on the bike. I was looking at a straight handlebar conversion but decided that the weight was a factor too so it had to go. I will take some pictures and post them soon

Try riding with someone to make it fun or maybe try riding at a time when the roads are quieter? If you go out early in the morning you can have a play when less car drivers are around?

Well I sold my firestorm last week, to a forum guy as it happens, it was a super bike so this isn't a "my new bike is better than a storm" post. My firestorm was awesome but it was making my back problems put me off riding,in fact I did very few miles on the storm because the riding positi...

Driving standards are not as good. Years ago there were lots of traffic police now hardly any, In Derbyshire they are armed response now I think. Nottinghamshire doesnt have traffic either from what I was told. People had a chance of being caught driving badly or running a Red light now its cameras ...