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Tonyunn · #1 Post by **Tonyunn** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:01 pm

Apart from a place of work what does "Factory" mean, does it have some kind of signicance in Italian.

just wondered as it is on the bike as part of the logo etc.

flatlander · #2 Post by **flatlander** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:12 pm

it doesn't in Spanish

not really just means authentic if anything AFAIK

Samray · #3 Post by **Samray** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:13 pm

It is an abbreviation of manufactory, an establishment where 'stuff' is manufactured.

MartDude · #4 Post by **MartDude** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:14 pm

Usually means a few extra bits of bling over the base model

Tonyunn · #5 Post by **Tonyunn** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:14 pm

Cheers for that, understand now.

Aladinsaneuk · #6 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:01 pm

And the factory sticker on the falco's means nothing btw - standard bike

D-Rider · #7 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:12 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:And the factory sticker on the falco's means nothing btw - standard bike

What "Factory" sticker on a Falco?

I can't be sure that I remember in detail all of the decals for all of the Falco model years but I really can't remember a "Factory" sticker.

Aladinsaneuk · #8 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:16 pm

Not common in Europe but some in USA had a factory sticker
I think some surfaced in oz as well
Iirc it was on the rear cowl....

D-Rider · #9 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:44 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:Not common in Europe but some in USA had a factory sticker
I think some surfaced in oz as well
Iirc it was on the rear cowl....

Ahem .... Nursie ..... I think you've been at the medicine cabinet again .....

The sticker you are thinking of is the "R" that turned the SL1000 into the SLR1000 .....

Aladinsaneuk · #10 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:07 pm

Could well be right... R and factory.... Yep

D-Rider · #11 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:10 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:Could well be right... R and factory.... Yep

No .... just "R"

Not "Factory"

#12 Post by **mangocrazy** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:21 pm

Haha... 'R' on a Falco is just Aprilia's way of making inadequate Yanks feel better about themselves.

'Factory' does not apply to Falcos ex-factory (pardon the pun); full stop. What has probably happened is a previous owner has decided to add the RSV Mille 'Factory' decal to your Falco when the bike (or part of it) was being resprayed. At the time the 'Factory' RSV model was the hot ticket, so the previous owner probably fancied basking in the reflected glow...

Tonyunn · #13 Post by **Tonyunn** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:36 pm

Probably what happened, I have not seen two Falcos with the same set of decals, seems everyone makes small changes to their machine.

D-Rider · #14 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:46 pm

Nice garden BTW

#15 Post by **mangocrazy** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:05 pm

It is a very fine looking bike, irrespective of decals. Best blue example I've seen, and by quite a long way.