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Fausto · #1 Post by **Fausto** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 2:46 pm

.....to my Falco.

I delivered it to it's new owner last week. A friend bought it so it's staying local and I'll be seeing lots of it although I'm not sure that's a good thing.

Had to let it go in the end as I haven't had the time to do it justice recently and was shocked to see how few miles I'd put on last year. I still have the DRz and am looking around vaguely for a replacement for the Falco.

Anyway thanks to you all for the help and advice and I'll be dropping in occasionally to see what's going on.

Ta Ta

D-Rider · #2 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:02 pm

A sad day .... but glad you'll be sticking around.
You're always welcome.

Samray · #3 Post by **Samray** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:49 pm

Wot e sed.

Don't be a stranger.

Aladinsaneuk · #4 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 5:59 pm

please pass on our details to the new owner - so to speak

be safe paul and keep in touch :)

GregD-UK · #5 Post by **GregD-UK** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:10 pm

Hi all,

Sorry you had to let it go

Again, drop in, you never know, you might buy it back after it rumbles past you frequently

Safe riding fella...

HowardQ · #6 Post by **HowardQ** » Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:52 pm

Sad it had to go Paul.
As others have said, keep in touch now and then, you know you will always be welcome.

Fausto · #7 Post by **Fausto** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 2:48 pm

Thanks guys.

Yes I'm not sure how I'll feel when I see it roaring past me. I have linked him to the site so he may well sign up.

And because he may well be looking in I won't say anything about the fact that he already let the battery go flat and has apparently covered it in stickers and removed the baffles

I must learn to let it go

I'll let you all know if I get anything else - been looking very closely at Cagiva Raptors recently

DavShill · #8 Post by **DavShill** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:05 pm

Good luck Paul and stick around and let us know what you end up with.

snapdragon · #9 Post by **snapdragon** » Wed May 05, 2010 9:19 am

Might just be a Raptor

Fausto · #10 Post by **Fausto** » Wed May 05, 2010 6:49 pm

Ah yes....... indeed it is.

I just bought a 53 Raptor 1000. Snapdragon spotted me when I joined the Raptor Chapter. Bizarrely a mate just bought one too so one minute you never saw one and the next there are 2 buzzing round.

I will get a feel for the new beast and then borrow my old Falco and perhaps try and write up a comparison - wary of the sometime hostility between Falco and SV riders.

HisNibbs · #11 Post by **HisNibbs** » Wed May 05, 2010 7:21 pm

Falco to Raptor, why?

snapdragon · #12 Post by **snapdragon** » Wed May 05, 2010 8:40 pm

Fausto wrote:.. wary of the sometime hostility between Falco and SV riders.

No hostility from Raptor riders, there's so few of us we need all the friends we can get

Fausto · #13 Post by **Fausto** » Wed May 05, 2010 8:48 pm

HisNibbs wrote:Falco to Raptor, why?

It wasn't quite that straightforward. I'd had the Falco 4 years and was no longer riding it enough to do it justice. I was also finding it increasingly uncomfortable on my wrists the less I rode it. So when I had an opportunity to sell it I did.

The replacement bike had to be a V twin but also a more upright riding position. I'd been looking at all sorts like Tuono, Monster, Naked SV and Raptor. It was the Raptor that I found first at the right price/condition.

Lots more comfortable on short rides (up to 100 miles) but I suspect I will be wishing I still had the Falco for longer trips. Time will tell...

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