firestorm??

Originally Posted by mototech

have to agree noone can call an sv1000 a girls bike!! tl1000 engine

Parked up near a tl-s today....

...and fell in love all over again

Came with suzuki heavy duty steering damper too!

Matt

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

Parked up near a tl-s today....

...and fell in love all over again

Came with suzuki heavy duty steering damper too!

Matt

monster bike indeed!! ive just shortened the cans on my sv1000 its loud with the baffles in and with them out its pure evilllll,

yeah ,your all prob right about the 'girls bike'thing ,,,,so,,,,,,an sv 1000 is on my list too but there few and far between ,,,well up my way at least ,

might be selling mine soonies

Originally Posted by jim@55

any body know any links to a vtr 1000 owners club forum or anything like that ,,just gen talk im after (whats the ins group ,whats it like ??)i want another twin but the 650 was running out of steam quite a lot and i dont like the 1000 version ,so a firestorm it is then ,quite good bikes by all accounts ,my cbr is very fast but its the noise i miss ,il4 ,its just not the same

I owned a Forestorm for about 18 months, and whilst I don't regret buying it, I don't regret selling it either. I rode a nice example a few weeks ago and was bored with it within 10 miles - they really do lack any form of character.

the man has got a point honda are very good at making bikes ride so well that they are left somewhat lacking in character!! still miss my silver missile though

If you fancy a 1000cc twin, then have a look at Aprilia RSV and Falco. You get a lot of bike for not much money, you can get an '04 Falco for around £3k. Dealers may be asking £4k but they aren't shifting at all, private sale is even worse! I've had mine for sale for 2 years and had very little serious interest. If you do look at a Falco, bear in mind the rear shock is crap, but the Mille Factory unit fits straight on(can be bought off e-bay for about £250) An RSV will cost about £4.5k for an '05 model and that's the kitted "factory" spec. For bonkers riding look at a Tuono, they are seriously mental!

I've had my Falco for 2 1/2 years and the only thing to fail was the speedo sender after the first few weeks. Build quality is superb, looks are great (except the "quirky" Falco) and they are fairly comfy for longer distances. And they go like **** off a shovel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i've always had a soft spot for Firestorms and tbh i was a bit disappointed when i rode a friends bike recently - though it's nice to have the twin it just lacked excitement, and wasn't anywhere close to my gixxer 600. Also the v limited tank range is really annoying!

Far be it for me to criticize a Honda, but...

The VTR is very old now, and it shows. Ride it hard and you may get 80 to the tank.

All the rest is typical Honda (which is good).

Originally Posted by jim@55

possibly an sv 1000 ,but the honda build is prefferable than the suzuki way i.e rubbish.the firestorms are cheap as chips as well dare i say it ,,,the sv has a bit of a rep as a ,,,,girls bike ,there ive said it..its not my perception of it (ive had one rem)but the firestorms got a btr name for it self ,,and back to the price thing ,used sv10000s are quite dear compared back to back with a firestorm but in saying that u never know ,,,its gonna b a twin anyway

Wow! I bet that has some torque!!