hi all - noob here

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herbacious · #1 Post by **herbacious** » Mon May 17, 2010 1:49 pm

Hi everyone

just bought my falco on saturday - then did 200 miles on it riding it home via the lakes and the dales :D

its pretty standard apart from some road legal cans, only done 9 thousand miles since 2001

going to be taking it round europe in a few weeks so its going to get a whole lot more miles!

Samray · #2 Post by **Samray** » Mon May 17, 2010 1:54 pm

Hi Herby, welcome aboard.

FlyingKiwi · #3 Post by **FlyingKiwi** » Mon May 17, 2010 2:24 pm

Hi and welcome. Where are you off to. I'm heading to the Alps mid June

herbacious · #4 Post by **herbacious** » Mon May 17, 2010 3:16 pm

2 weeks portsmouth to santander ferry and then to the alps via the pyrynees

can't wait!

fastasfcuk · #5 Post by **fastasfcuk** » Mon May 17, 2010 4:41 pm

welcome herby.is this your first v twin.

hornetrider · #6 Post by **hornetrider** » Mon May 17, 2010 5:01 pm

herbacious wrote:2 weeks portsmouth to santander ferry and then to the alps via the pyrynees

can't wait!

I did the same in August - the Pyrenees are AMAZING! Good luck for the trip!

Olig7475 · #7 Post by **Olig7475** » Mon May 17, 2010 5:04 pm

Lets see some pics then herby, standard ones are VERY rare round these parts.

Oh by the way, a very warm welcome.

HisNibbs · #8 Post by **HisNibbs** » Mon May 17, 2010 6:28 pm

Welcome and that sounds a mighty fine way to kick off your relationship.

D-Rider · #9 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon May 17, 2010 7:24 pm

Hi and welcome

Aladinsaneuk · #10 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon May 17, 2010 8:39 pm

whats a standard one precious??

and welcome - whats your credit rating like??

herbacious · #11 Post by **herbacious** » Mon May 17, 2010 9:06 pm

this is mine
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWNX:IT

none of my own pics as yet..

owned an SV650 a few years ago, been riding a 95 Triumph Trident Sprint for the last couple of years - keeping it for day to day use actually.. its my car I suppose :)

I think 3 cylinders is my max

D-Rider · #12 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon May 17, 2010 9:14 pm

Looks nice - and those fire-red ones look even better in reality - the pictures never quite do them justice.

Judging from the ebay listing, the former owner seems to be enjoying life under the "care in the community" initiative:

The former owner wrote:The reason i am selling is that i now bought a Harley, and the Aprillia is not getting used.

.... barking ..... completely barking ......

herbacious · #13 Post by **herbacious** » Mon May 17, 2010 9:18 pm

lol yeah well who better to buy a bike off though than someone who has bought a harley instead :)

D-Rider · #14 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon May 17, 2010 9:22 pm

Yep ..... now gone to a far more deserving home

herbacious · #15 Post by **herbacious** » Mon May 17, 2010 9:36 pm

hornetrider wrote: I did the same in August - the Pyrenees are AMAZING! Good luck for the trip!

any tips on places to visit etc?

im not sure whether we should adopt a strategy of blasting along for a few hundred miles every few days between campsites and then ditching luggage and scratching around for a few days.. or go for the more constant tour and avoid any motorways etc as much as possible camping somewhere else every night..

might stay at the occasional hotel to wash my pants