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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:26 pm
by nteck uk
It's ok I'm old and restrained. :smt002

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:31 pm
by Samray
nteck uk wrote:It's ok I'm old and restrained. :smt002
So is your hair colour co-ordinated with the silver/grey one then? :smt020

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:04 pm
by nteck uk
What hair lol.
Marriage and a son put paid to it :smt001

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:42 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
restrained..... so , kinky as well then?

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:10 pm
by nteck uk
Well into leather :smt002

Re: NewB

Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:23 am
by irich
nteck uk wrote:Just introducing myself to the site.
From Essex currently have an SV .
Hope to find a nice Falco.
If you are still looking..

https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.php?t=9279

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 4:16 pm
by nteck uk
I was wondering if anyone had owned a millie as well as a Falco.
The RSV is easer to find round these parts and seams to have a sorted suspension system.
There is one within easy distance from me

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:18 pm
by flatlander
Do you really just want to be one of the crowd? That's the equivalent of White stilettoes !
Joking aside I that there a few that have but the only ones I know tend to end up on a tuono or a Falco HONEST

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:45 pm
by HowardQ
Both are great bikes, no question at all.
The Falco is a lot less common, (or much more exclusive), is more comfortable, has a lower seat height and can be made even more comfortable by raising the bars over the top yokes if you want to.
A standard early RSV of similar age to a Falco has same front suspension but better rear, although you will probably pay that much more for it.
Otherwise once the Falco is modded with an RSV rear shock you will not notice any difference in handling. (put on an Ohlins and it should be slightly better than the standard early Mille?)
People often put Mille swing arms on the Falco, but it is for the looks,
not to improve handling, as it doesn't.
The early Mille has slightly more power as standard, but with the normal Falco mods to cans and air box, you won't notice the difference riding, and the Falco probably has a marginally better mid range.
The only way you will notice the difference is by getting an Early RSV-R which was later called the Factory.
So it's mostly down to your choice, if you want a more focussed, more common race rep, go for the standard early Mille, if you want a less common bike with more comfort at a roughly similar price, go for the Falco.
I made my choice more than 7 years ago and have not regretted it for a second.