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I joined for all the useful information after having bought a rolling chassis and about half a dozen boxes of parts.

I joined the forum a few years after buying the bike and then lurked for a few more yrs lifting information out of the workshop section........ because I am an introvert with anti-social tendencies and low tolerance to the usual internet tosspots that you generally find on most Forums.


I didn't do the CCT stoppers till 5yrs ago, motivated by having read too many stories on hear about them going pop!.... So I have ran the bike on the same CCTs for 50,000 miles [1/2 the time unprotected, the last 1/2 protect3ed] and they are still working OK.

But now I think its tough to say which I am more attached to, the Bike or the Forum

grumpyfrog wrote:Tony,
you need to add another option:
"I joined as I am a nutter and had no idea what a CCT was before I joined: thanks for informing me."

I'll vote for that.

same, well except for the nutter bit

Good question Tony

I didn't join for any of the reasons listed.
I was on the Motor Cycle News forum with some of the members who are on here (Stratman, Stormsmasher and Rainmaker, plus others I'm sure) who found out about this forum and suggested I give it try, as not a lot was happening on the MCNews forum at the time.

The rest is history as they say

Chris.

i had used the workshop section a lot and was on storm 5 when i joined but my 1st post was related to a front cct failure. replace with a standard

Looked at the forum before buying the bike to find out it's troubled areas.Bought the bike and went to Moto gp at assen and back to Watford with no probs but put manuals in anyway.I am now waiting for a mosfet r/r to arrive from usa.

MacV2 wrote:I jioned coz I'm lonley & have no freinds...

I now have 4 Storms & a Cave full of bits but still no freinds...

buy more Bacon and have another Garage day

i always wanted a storm so before buying one i joined the forum.
since then im broke.i cant stop touching mine and spending money it doesnt need,i ride around like a Richard, iv started doing track days again and spending more money, iv also turned into a dribbling pervert.(oh wait a min, cancel that)...i also go camping with leather clad men who also ride these dam bikes.

baaastards you are all to blame for this.

More or less.

Front one went, which is how I came by the bike. Joined the forum to pester folks I've never met for information on how to get it back together.

AMCQ46 wrote:I joined the forum a few years after buying the bike and then lurked for a few more yrs lifting information out of the workshop section........ because I am an introvert with anti-social tendencies and low tolerance to the usual internet tosspots that you generally find on most Forums.


I didn't do the CCT stoppers till 5yrs ago, motivated by having read too many stories on hear about them going pop!.... So I have ran the bike on the same CCTs for 50,000 miles [1/2 the time unprotected, the last 1/2 protect3ed] and they are still working OK.

But now I think its tough to say which I am more attached to, the Bike or the Forum

I know this is true coz we live within five miles of each other, an ive never been to his, and hes never been to mine, prob coz im the same as him !
Mine was in a mates garage for several years doing nothing i was bikeless so did a deal, now it takes up most if not all of my free time, i will never sell it, as Kev says "its a keeper" 10 years and 40,000 miles still does it for me

as i will not be able to go to wales meet, i might just have to meet up with you and kev for a ride out that way

you planning any trips to reeky the routes?

AMCQ46 wrote:as i will not be able to go to wales meet, i might just have to meet up with you and kev for a ride out that way

you planning any trips to reeky the routes?

Kev is busy for couple of weeks fixing trains, apparently its Aug is silly season , so probably wont get a decent Wales one in till early Sept, however, your quite welcome to pop in for a cuppa one evening and practice your social skills, or sit in the cave sourounded by bike stuff and talk baldrocks

Im not next Sunday ! ive been given a day off for good behaviour ( only the one mind)

Oh and like Mac I joined the forum coz I have no friends (oh and I bought a Firestorm)

Steve, Kev.....Sunday could be possible for me if you fancy a raiding party into Wales?