Aladinsane's Falco - work in progress

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Aladinsaneuk · #1 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:17 pm

Finally decided to do some cleaning etc on the old Falco and took the opportunity to consider removing some decals - so here we go then

This is the front view, complete with double bubble screen and black fairing screws.

Now I am thinking that this would look a lot tidier:

thoughts on that please :)

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side on -

and again once the lion's head has been removed - also note the Disaster Area Logo - am not to sure about that tbh but....

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Finally - the shot that byclists get to see as every other bugger is in front of me! Note the bling rear tail light.....

Fausto · #2 Post by **Fausto** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:35 pm

I would definately scrap the stickers - all of them. I'm not even a fan of the blue bits or the SL1000 Falco stickers. One day I'll get round to removing them all - leaving only the tank Aprilia.

HisNibbs · #3 Post by **HisNibbs** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:05 pm

Despite having a few sricker's on mine I agree with fausto.
I also don't like the disaster area bit. On a positive note sticker's a side, it looks pretty nice to me. I especialy like the balck fairing screws and the dark sides on the front Conti......

Aladinsaneuk · #4 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:32 pm

having had a guiness or two, the lion stickers and the T logo have fallen off

I want to keep the blue bits - they work well with the exhausts

agreed on the disaster area log - it won't work

I have also kept the logos on top of the tank - they sort of work as they are only visible from certain angles.

This winters project is too lose the indicators - along with a few other things that I have in my minds eye

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I have to be honest - not just mine, but all the falcos, my god it is a beautiful bike :)

falcomunky · #5 Post by **falcomunky** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:38 pm

Indeedy and you have a fine example there Sir...

HowardQ · #6 Post by **HowardQ** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:18 pm

It looks pretty good to me Pete

But I might be slightly biased, can't think why.
Kept the blue bits on mine and have just kept the small Aprilia Racing stickers on the belly pan since rebuild.

Take a ride on the Dark side

Falco9 · #7 Post by **Falco9** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:36 pm

I'd paint it silver!

It'd be quicker for a start (lol)

Looks great, I'd loose a few of the stickers but Black is always at it's best when clean and uncluttered

F9

D-Rider · #8 Post by **D-Rider** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:30 pm

Falco9 wrote:I'd paint it silver!

It'd be quicker for a start (lol)

Looks great, I'd loose a few of the stickers but Black is always at it's best when clean and uncluttered

F9

Silver - aren't they more difficult to keep the right-way-up ??

#9 Post by **Kwackerz** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:34 pm

No, that's just Falcos with the lightweight pink detailed wheels.. all to do with unsprung weight apparently..

bigun · #10 Post by **bigun** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:17 pm

Lose the stickers m8. I got rid of the standard sl1000 and rear stickers and just have some on the lower half of the bike (k&n that sort of thing) which help break up the bottom half of the bike. Losing the standard big ugly stickers made a huge change.

Bike looks nice tho and the swingarm just makes it that much better.

While yr at it tho, take the bonnet scoop off the rover!

#11 Post by **Kwackerz** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:46 pm

It's not just ANY Rover!

https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.php?t=1288

That's a half Ducati's worth of bonnet scoop on that there Rover!

Aladinsaneuk · #12 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:41 pm

nod

is worth about 2 k - and people keep wanting to drive it - personally i think my penis is not that small but some poor youngster will buy it soon....

it is fast...

#13 Post by **Kwackerz** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:13 pm

Put a Massey Ferguson badge on the front n back and drive it round Ipswich.

Guaranteed to sell inside of 30 minutes

Aladinsaneuk · #14 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:58 pm

but, unfortunately would be stolen in under 15 minutes

Fausto · #15 Post by **Fausto** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:14 am

Aladinsaneuk wrote:but, unfortunately would be stolen in under 15 minutes

unfortunately ???