Falco newbie
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 2:32 pm
Hi all. Thought I'd say hello and how pleased I am to have finally found a good Falco resource. Lots of reading here. 
Anyway, just treated myself to an '04 Falco with some tasteful and well thought out mods. It has a Mille R Ohlins shock, rebuilt by Revs last year. They've fettled the forks too, not sure what they've done exactly but it feels nice and plush. It has an aftermarket clutch slave cylinder, Gabro eprom and Blue Flame cans as well as a few other little touches.
This isn't my first Aprilia though, used to have a Mille which I used as a track bike for a couple of years. It was very much a tool for the job, nothing fancy - just some suspension upgrades, GPR damper and an Arrow 2-2 system. How loud!?
Sold that and did a bit of endurance racing with Hottrax on 600s but I only do trackdays for fun now. I was rubbish at racing so don't think I'm blowing my own trumpet.
Still have the R6 I raced.
Never really seen the point of proper sportsbikes on the road though. Too uncomfortable and too much like hard work. I've always preferred 'sporty' road bikes so the Falco definitely fits the bill.
I can tell you're probably
now, so I'll leave it at that. I'm off to digest some of the information you chaps have posted here.
Cheers.
Anyway, just treated myself to an '04 Falco with some tasteful and well thought out mods. It has a Mille R Ohlins shock, rebuilt by Revs last year. They've fettled the forks too, not sure what they've done exactly but it feels nice and plush. It has an aftermarket clutch slave cylinder, Gabro eprom and Blue Flame cans as well as a few other little touches.
This isn't my first Aprilia though, used to have a Mille which I used as a track bike for a couple of years. It was very much a tool for the job, nothing fancy - just some suspension upgrades, GPR damper and an Arrow 2-2 system. How loud!?
Sold that and did a bit of endurance racing with Hottrax on 600s but I only do trackdays for fun now. I was rubbish at racing so don't think I'm blowing my own trumpet.
Still have the R6 I raced.
Never really seen the point of proper sportsbikes on the road though. Too uncomfortable and too much like hard work. I've always preferred 'sporty' road bikes so the Falco definitely fits the bill.
I can tell you're probably
now, so I'll leave it at that. I'm off to digest some of the information you chaps have posted here.Cheers.
welcome
