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Old 01-05-09, 08:05 AM   #44
dyzio
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Default Re: Honda VTR1000 Firestorm, what are they like?

I take it you have a curvy, then the Falco will be a bit less comfortable (for a 173cm rider). But still ok,
I commute on mine and there's a fair bit of stops involved so I'm getting about 100-110 miles from a tank (reserve light leaves you with around 4L left) that's about 33mpg.
A nice twisty run the other weekend gave me 140 miles (41mpg) I don't know how Gr33k does it, maybe his is set up better or we use different mpg calculators
Get a proper test run, you'll see.
The other thing is, make sure it's set up properly. When I got mine it was set up for 2 and giving me a sore back after 10 miles :/

Places worth looking are:
http://www.ridersite.ws/rs/viewforum.php?f=20
http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/f...splay.php?f=60

There are often nice SL's going for silly money...

Good luck
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