63ronin

Hi All

Second post to this forum. Figured I'd add shots of my bike. '98 VTR1000 Firestorm. Bought it new when I still lived in Canada. So I got the Firestorm graphics and not the Superhawk ones in the US.

Has full Moriwaki Ti exhaust. I've been told it sounds great from the back. Also has a Dynojet kit, K&N in the airbox, Spiegler screen, Hurricane bars, Coerce fork brace and sprocket cover.

I just had the water pump seal replaced. Bike sat mostly dormant for two and a bit years while I was working in Australia. I don't think it liked that. But it's all good now.



Close up of one of the end cans.


Got the fork brace off e-bay. Never heard of the company and the item was shipped from Japan. So it was a bit of a crap shoot that turned out quite well.

BBB

Plus you don't need to remove your forks to fit them.

Where did you work in Australia, and what were you doing?

BBB

98VTRrider

I like it! was wondering if I'd ever see another VTR with these pipes on here. I love them too!

63ronin

Actually, I did have to remove the forks in order to get the fork protectors off. The ones that mount to the top of the sliders. But that wasn't too bad of a chore.

I'm an Engineer and design, program, and start up industrial control systems. So I was working on a wastewater treatment plant in a town couple hours east of Melbourne. 2 - 1/2 year (including a few months helping out with a project in Hawaii). Lots of cool bikes in Australia that we don't get here in the good old USA.

First VTR I saw was a Moriwaki race bike. Decided then and there I had to have a yellow one with the pipes. Hey 98VTRrider... how do you like the pistons and cams?

98VTRrider

I love them, last year I rode a 2002 VTR that only had exhaust. Let me tell you this is a whole different bike. I'm still waiting for the PO to send dyno sheets. He said he rode an RC-51 back to back with my bike, and the VTR didn't quite have the top end the RC had, but was close. That's fine for me, because I like being able to cruise more comfortably.

nothing

that sounds like a pretty badass job, so you're a systems engineer? I'm electrical, I love it. Just gotta get myself around the world like you, hah.

Nice bike too, love those cans!! Should have got red I heard they are faster
Welcome back!

L8RGYZ

Looks great! (I miss my v-twin.)

lazn

Welcome!