Post by rossnall on Jan 19, 2018 17:36:55 GMT 10
Hi guys, I joined the other day as I had seen a nice looking Storm that day for sale at a reasonable price and have been reading up on the ins and outs of ownership.
Well, I took it for a run yesterday after work and fell in love!
I'm returning after about 13 years off the bike with only a couple of short rides in that time so I took it pretty easily only taking it up to about 5 grand once but just rode that torque.
My last bike was an '82 GS850G, old school I4 that I crashed the day before my engagement party and worried a few people!
So, I finally got a clear ok from the MoF and can pick it up next week! Very excited!
It won't be a daily, maybe ride to work once or twice a week. The kid's activities won't allow a daily.
Planning on mcct's fairly soon and the forks seemed pretty soft as dived a fair bit under braking. Other than that maybe some cans in the near future, more for the sound than anything else, along with jetting to match and maybe some suspension adjusting/fettling to suit my weight. I'm never going to be Marquez so not looking to chase down anything, just cruise at my own pace and enjoy. Will take me a little while to get some confidence back anyway.
Anywho, seems like plenty of knowledge on here so expect some questions and keep the info coming!
Well, I took it for a run yesterday after work and fell in love!
I'm returning after about 13 years off the bike with only a couple of short rides in that time so I took it pretty easily only taking it up to about 5 grand once but just rode that torque.
My last bike was an '82 GS850G, old school I4 that I crashed the day before my engagement party and worried a few people!
So, I finally got a clear ok from the MoF and can pick it up next week! Very excited!
It won't be a daily, maybe ride to work once or twice a week. The kid's activities won't allow a daily.
Planning on mcct's fairly soon and the forks seemed pretty soft as dived a fair bit under braking. Other than that maybe some cans in the near future, more for the sound than anything else, along with jetting to match and maybe some suspension adjusting/fettling to suit my weight. I'm never going to be Marquez so not looking to chase down anything, just cruise at my own pace and enjoy. Will take me a little while to get some confidence back anyway.
Anywho, seems like plenty of knowledge on here so expect some questions and keep the info coming!
