2005 vtr

mercury · Post by **mercury** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 9:12 pm

Now U know how collin edwards feels with f***ing HONDA

Fireman on a Storm · Post by **Fireman on a Storm** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 10:20 pm

I take it you have seen this weeks MCN.

Are you all ready for the massive update list for the 2005 VTR 1000 Firestorm.

DIFFERENT COLOUR PAINT ON THE FORK LEGS.

I have waited so long for all the up dates that were going to happen to the firestorm.

What a relief they are all here now

So Suzuki have ducked up the wonderfull TL1000s with a very poor selling SV1000

And now!!

Honda have done duck all to update the Firestorm

cupasoop · Post by **cupasoop** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 10:54 pm

Ooohhh, better start saving my pennies now

stevieVTR · Post by **stevieVTR** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 11:10 pm

...don`t forget the matt black paint. Saw one in Verona 2 weeks ago and it looked shite. Goes OK on the Monster but not on a 1/2 faired bike-just looks cheap!
Actually, looks bloody good on all Italian bikes particularly the RSVR Mille Haga rep!!
(Hope I have some money left from my house sale.......)

eddievtr · Post by **eddievtr** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 10:11 am

Pity about that, you'd think Honda would at least have beefed up the forks a bit

Waaimz · Post by **Waaimz** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:50 pm

...don`t forget the matt black paint. Saw one in Verona 2 weeks ago and it looked shite. Goes OK on the Monster but not on a 1/2 faired bike-just looks cheap!

I love the matt black paint!!
I just got mine 2 months ago, fitted it with SilMotor carbon exhausts (Italian brand) and it looks great!!

The only things left to do is fix that suspension and maybe put on a 15 tooth sprocket

Waaimz · Post by **Waaimz** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 3:16 pm

I just washed it once...very carefully with hot water and a little bit of detergent
I don't thing polishing it would be a good idea

Waaimz · Post by **Waaimz** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 3:32 pm

I just checked with a friend at Honda Europe (located in Belgium) and he recons that there will be no major changes made to the storm before 2007!!
Except maybe the colour of the fork legs

bluesman · Post by **bluesman** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 4:10 pm

I noticed you are in Belgium ? I am working here too. Living near Tervuren, in Vossem!
Sorry - my Flemish are horrible, as I am not belgian actually, work here for lat 3.5 years for an international IT company...so I better stick to English.

BTW - my dealer (Honda Borremans) said just same thing. No change for next 2 years unless big plans will change.

essexbloke · Post by **essexbloke** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 8:00 am

I saw mcn too, gutted, i thought there were all sorts of changes afoot....

mind you the new SP2 looks mighty handsome

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 4:33 pm

Is this last weeks MCN... the one I didn't buy

Oh well, they seem to make up most of their stories anyway.

If my experience of trying to sell my 2002 storm is anything to go by then there isn't much point choppoing it in unless you p/x at the dealer. Had it for sale in the classifieds for months and no serious offers

tattie · Post by **tattie** » Sun Sep 12, 2004 6:50 pm

I think they are missing out on an opportunity to make a good bike that bit better (suspension sort out) and possibly a sharper looking fairing.
Mind you I didn't expect them to change the engine as they would lose out on the big bucks they are making on the cct's

Cheers

A.M.

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Hey, you are in Belgium too?