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Word query
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:01 pm
by Tonyunn
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.
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:12 pm
by flatlander
it doesn't in Spanish
not really just means authentic if anything AFAIK
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:13 pm
by Samray
It is an abbreviation of manufactory, an establishment where 'stuff' is manufactured.
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:14 pm
by MartDude
Usually means a few extra bits of bling over the base model
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:14 pm
by Tonyunn
Cheers for that, understand now.
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:01 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
And the factory sticker on the falco's means nothing btw - standard bike
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:12 pm
by D-Rider
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.
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:16 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
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....
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:44 pm
by D-Rider
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 .....
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:07 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
Could well be right... R and factory.... Yep
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:10 pm
by D-Rider
Aladinsaneuk wrote:Could well be right... R and factory.... Yep
No .... just "R"
Not "Factory"
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:21 pm
by mangocrazy
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...
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:36 pm
by Tonyunn
Probably what happened, I have not seen two Falcos with the same set of decals, seems everyone makes small changes to their machine.
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:46 pm
by D-Rider
Nice garden BTW
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:05 pm
by mangocrazy
It is a very fine looking bike, irrespective of decals. Best blue example I've seen, and by quite a long way.