Hi - soon to be a Firestorm owner....

[cliveyandrews]

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

[Jbrebel]

Welcome

Sorry to hear about your accident Glad your on the mend

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

John

[marravtr]

welcome in fella

[cupasoop]

Hello der

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.

[sirch345]

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.

[Jbrebel]

Hello der

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

[cliveyandrews]

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!

[andyh]

Howdy doody mate

[Beamish]

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

[tony.mon]

Hi.
Step right up and chip right in.

[cliveyandrews]

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!

[coledog]

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 !

[sirch345]

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.

[yorkshirepuddin]

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