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Aladinsane's Falco - work in progress
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:17 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
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.....
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:35 pm
by Fausto
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.
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:05 pm
by HisNibbs
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......
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:32 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
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 :)
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:38 pm
by falcomunky
Indeedy and you have a fine example there Sir...
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:18 pm
by HowardQ
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
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:36 pm
by Falco9
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
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:30 pm
by D-Rider
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 ??
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:34 pm
by Kwackerz
No, that's just Falcos with the lightweight pink detailed wheels.. all to do with unsprung weight apparently..
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:17 pm
by bigun
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!
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:46 pm
by Kwackerz
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!
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:41 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
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...
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:13 pm
by Kwackerz
Put a Massey Ferguson badge on the front n back and drive it round Ipswich.
Guaranteed to sell inside of 30 minutes
Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:58 pm
by Aladinsaneuk
but, unfortunately would be stolen in under 15 minutes
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:14 am
by Fausto
Aladinsaneuk wrote:but, unfortunately would be stolen in under 15 minutes
unfortunately ???