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wayofthedarkhand · #61 Post by **wayofthedarkhand** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 4:09 pm

I haven't owned a black bike since my old GPZ so black certainly appeals to me. The black and bronze isn't bad, black and silver is my favourite.

I'm on the prowl...

Samray · #62 Post by **Samray** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 4:12 pm

A man of taste.

MartDude · #63 Post by **MartDude** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:54 pm

Don't worry about the colour. They're all good.

Except yellow.

wayofthedarkhand · #64 Post by **wayofthedarkhand** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:43 pm

Well my jacket is green.

I don't like red so there's no point me getting one of those.

I could handle the blue, but why settle?

flatlander · #65 Post by **flatlander** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 11:27 pm

Hmnnn worryingly starting to sound like a candidate for yellow

Aladinsaneuk · #66 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 11:41 pm

he can be assimilated

blinkey501 · #67 Post by **blinkey501** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:28 am

black and silver is my favourite.

I'm on the prowl...[/quote]

The silver ones(Mercury grey) don't have much black on them at all.
If it is silver you like willapotamous is selling one https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.php?t=8901
It will probably be very standard now has most of bits have been sold.
I have some and aladinsane has too...
Try and do a deal with him, will is very mechanical minded being a machinist so i would imagine the oil and filter would have been changed regularly.
I have seen this bike at mallory park and it is really nice

ReggieGasket · #68 Post by **ReggieGasket** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:34 am

I compared all the big V twins on fuel when buying my Falco. The Falco has much better mpg than the VTR. On my old 140 mile commute (mostly motorway) I got a genuine 50mpg from the Falco - that's riding with fuel in mind, but crusing at 80-90mpg. Mixed riding will bring it down around 40mpg. By all accounts the VTR is poor on fuel (low 30s). There are very few big bikes that can do a genuine 50mpg. Most owners lie to themselves about mpg. mpg figures are very sensitive to rider and use remember.

wayofthedarkhand · #69 Post by **wayofthedarkhand** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:26 pm

Any thoughts on this?

LINKY

At 15,000 miles, its due a major service in 3,000. States it hasn't been used since 2099 so the tyres might might need replacing.

If it's been stored with fuel in it, then how does that effect things? Obviously with carbs it would have been a problem, but I don't know about FI

I don't know if the Datatool S4000 is an immobiliser as well as an alarm. I have a bad history with immobilisers and had to have the last one removed from my bike, after it failed and left me without transport for a week.

blinkey501 · #70 Post by **blinkey501** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:38 pm

Yes its a very very rare oasis green one, only 5 in the country they look stunning in the flesh....

Believe me i know i have one of the 5
The money they are asking for the bike is very reasonable and if i had the cash it would be sat at the side of my oasis

pete is trying to source all the oasis green ones to meet up in mallory for a photo of these rare and wonderfull bikes in july
Wow i think you would be lucky to pick one of these up again

randomsquid · #71 Post by **randomsquid** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:39 pm

wayofthedarkhand wrote:Any thoughts on this?

You're right the tyres might have gone off, gives you a bit of haggling space. Only real problem is the colour. If you buy it Alad will hassle you to take it and have it photographed. See this thread -

https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.php?t=8984

Aladinsaneuk · #72 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:39 pm

That's the rarest falco of all

Change the fuel

And we know have the elusive 6th that we were not sure existed

Buy it

randomsquid · #73 Post by **randomsquid** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:42 pm

I hate to say I told you so...

wayofthedarkhand · #74 Post by **wayofthedarkhand** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:42 pm

Great!

it's close to me. It's rare, and now i've alerted all you guys to it. I'm doomed - Lol

I'm quite the keen photographer myself, so you can be sure, when I do get a Falco, i'll be posting loads of photos.

blinkey501 · #75 Post by **blinkey501** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:01 pm

If you buy this bike you will find that you have one of the easiest falco's to sell on, has i think they are sought after.

BUY IT BUY IT NOW