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JeanLucRidehard · #1 Post by **JeanLucRidehard** » Sat Nov 12, 2016 9:10 pm

Hi, my name is Lee aka JeanLucRidehard, going through my DAS, only got mod 2 test left to take, bought a Honda CB650f 2016, for my first bike in 25 years, can't wait to get back into it all again.

Once I have a few months under my belt I will be looking for a low mileage Falco so would welcome any advice or links to bikes for sale, also mates with Blinkey501 for my sins and have spent many many hours talking bikelife.

Ridesafe boys and girls

Cheers

blinkey501 · #2 Post by **blinkey501** » Sat Nov 12, 2016 9:16 pm

JeanLucRidehard wrote:Hi, my name is Lee aka JeanLucRidehard, going through my DAS, only got mod 2 test left to take, bought a Honda CB650f 2016, for my first bike in 25 years, can't wait to get back into it all again.

Once I have a few months under my belt I will be looking for a low mileage Falco so would welcome any advice or links to bikes for sale, also mates with Blinkey501 for my sins and have spent many many hours talking bikelife.

Ridesafe boys and girls

Cheers

Greetings.

Glad you made it onto RS.

The falco is truly an awesome bike, as per our conversations.

Bimble around the forum, check out all the information that is on offer.

If you own or want a falco, all the information is here.

Enjoy your stay geeza.

JeanLucRidehard · #3 Post by **JeanLucRidehard** » Sat Nov 12, 2016 9:22 pm

Thanks Blinkey501, looks like I've got plenty of reading to do

and looks like a wealth of knowledge and support going on too.

D-Rider · #4 Post by **D-Rider** » Sat Nov 12, 2016 10:21 pm

Hi JeanLuc and welcome.

Hope you're enjoying the Honda.

JeanLucRidehard wrote: Once I have a few months under my belt I will be looking for a low mileage Falco

With Falcos being out of production for more than a decade, "low mileage" tends to be a bit of a relative term but they are capable of big miles so not a problem. Overall condition and standard of maintenance is the thing to look for.

Anyway, enjoy the forum

flatlander · #5 Post by **flatlander** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 12:28 am

Welcome skipper can't fault tge folk on here for pointing you in tge right direction but they will also encourage you to buy some luvverly bits and bobs so be warned 😎

JeanLucRidehard · #6 Post by **JeanLucRidehard** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 12:31 pm

Hi D-Rider and thank you

I am indeed although learning quick it's an expensive hobby !!.

Yeah apologies, I meant ideally under 20k miles, but as I understand they are good for 100k miles so will start the hunt shortly.

Totally agree on the condition and standard of maintenance that's the key.

Enjoying it so far my friend, thanks for the post and advice

JeanLucRidehard · #7 Post by **JeanLucRidehard** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 12:35 pm

flatlander wrote:Welcome skipper can't fault tge folk on here for pointing you in tge right direction but they will also encourage you to buy some luvverly bits and bobs so be warned 😎

Hi flatlander

I'm a sucker for bits and bobs so god help me.......

I've already had a list a mile long off Blinkey 501......

But as I've said really like the look of the Falco and I've heard nothing but good reports once the essentials have been upgraded.

Cheers

blinkey501 · #8 Post by **blinkey501** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 6:02 pm

flatlander wrote:Welcome skipper can't fault tge folk on here for pointing you in tge right direction but they will also encourage you to buy some luvverly bits and bobs so be warned 😎

Me ridehard is familiar with the bits required.

He has expensive tastes, and I would imagine he will have one seriously sorted falco.

JeanLucRidehard · #9 Post by **JeanLucRidehard** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 8:38 pm

Blinkey knows the ways of the captain

BikerGran · #10 Post by **BikerGran** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 9:50 pm

Welcome JL!

(well you didn't really expect everyone to type all that did you?)

Gio · #11 Post by **Gio** » Mon Nov 14, 2016 9:37 am

Welcome to the lunatic asylum. Once upon a time I had a Falco, but the clutch eventually gave me a bad left wrist. Was a great bike tho, if a bit to small for me!

JeanLucRidehard · #12 Post by **JeanLucRidehard** » Mon Nov 14, 2016 5:55 pm

BikerGran wrote:Welcome JL!

(well you didn't really expect everyone to type all that did you?)

Hi BikerGran

Hmmm I did think that when I created it

JeanLucRidehard · #13 Post by **JeanLucRidehard** » Mon Nov 14, 2016 5:59 pm

Gio wrote:Welcome to the lunatic asylum. Once upon a time I had a Falco, but the clutch eventually gave me a bad left wrist. Was a great bike tho, if a bit to small for me!

Hi Gio

Thanks for the feedback, how tall are you if you don't mind me asking, I'm 5"10 so hopefully the ride height should be ok, I do have my heart set on the Falco although the other option was the SV1000s, But Blinkey has sold the dream to me so it's his fault if I don't like it......

D-Rider · #14 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Nov 14, 2016 7:46 pm

JeanLucRidehard wrote: Hi Gio
Thanks for the feedback, how tall are you if you don't mind me asking ....

He has been known as Twizzle .... this is a clip of him in action and tells you all about him ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFF26F-C_RQ

We used to have a chap on here called Treetops - he was a good 6ft 7in and he got on with it fine ..... then at the other end of the scale we had Kwackers who had a Mille - and he made Hobbits appear huge.
There aren't many that can't fit on them - particularly with a bit of adjustment on ride-height etc.

You're probably just about right in the middle of the ideal range

BikerGran · #15 Post by **BikerGran** » Mon Nov 14, 2016 11:51 pm

Gio in his tent - well, most of him is.........

Gio Brands by Bobbi White, on Flickr

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