The 'Post a picture of your bike' thread

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Falconihlist · #76 Post by **Falconihlist** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 8:41 pm

It's been fun getting the Falco on the road, and it's always fun riding round on it no matter what the weather is. I think even I will have to resort to the car tomorrow once the snow hits, will have to see what the morning brings. Already accumulating a sizeable collection of Mille parts

HowardQ · #77 Post by **HowardQ** » Mon Nov 29, 2010 10:44 pm

Here are the two current bikes in my garage-

First of all the Dark Side, the 2001 Falco that I have owned since August 2004

And then the 2002 Kawasaki ZX-9R F1P that I have owned since January this year.

Tweaker · #78 Post by **Tweaker** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:21 am

Tasty looking ZX there Howard (it goes without saying that the BLACK Falco is tasty)

#79 Post by **mangocrazy** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:53 pm

I've probably got pictures of bikes I've owned going back to the Jurassic period somewhere - but not on this computer...!

However I do have pics of the 4 most recent bikes I've owned, and surprisingly, 3 of them are V-twins... Ok, the first one is a bit of a fib as it's not the actual bike I own. However it did look exactly like this when I bought it secondhand back in 1992 with 600 kilometres on the clock:

I've still got it and cannot ever, EVER imagine parting with it. The next one was the aforementioned TL1000S. Helluva bike, and very handsome in British Racing Green, but the Falco has it beat all ways up. This is me having some fun at Oulton Park on it (photo is a bit pants, as it's a scan of a print):

The VFR and the Falco lolling about eying up the girls outside the gaff in France...

And lastly, the Falco enjoying the shade and the Frenchness of it all in Chartres...

rick · #80 Post by **rick** » Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:16 pm

lovely bikes, especially the falco in the last shot

Falco9 · #81 Post by **Falco9** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 12:37 pm

As I come full circle back to Falco ownership these are the bikes inbetween

My original Falco (now of course with Willopotomas) how she looked back in the day (surprisingly she hasn't changed that much at all in the last few years)

Then the Tuono

The Panzer

HowardQ · #82 Post by **HowardQ** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 12:43 pm

Yeh, love the 851, and the VFR, I had an H Reg one just like that in white some years ago, was a great bike.
As for the Falco, well they're all great.

HowardQ · #83 Post by **HowardQ** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 12:47 pm

Still love your old Falco Rich.
The new one looks a good basis to start on!
The GS has always intrigued me, would like to play on one for a while, and reckon it would grow on me, but as it stands now, I would rather have the Falco and the Kwack and lots of change in the bank.

P.S. Not seen the Tuono picture yet. as can't keep the link up long enough the see it. Doh.

#84 Post by **mangocrazy** » Wed Dec 01, 2010 1:34 pm

HowardQ wrote:Yeh, love the 851, and the VFR, I had an H Reg one just like that in white some years ago, was a great bike.
As for the Falco, well they're all great.

Cheers, Howard. The 851 sticker on the Ducati's tailpiece is actually a bit of a misnomer. It's really an 888, and it's the SP3 version. Ducati stayed with 851 branding for that year, even though it was the bigger (and much more powerful) 888 SP engine. The following year for the SP4 they used 888 stickers instead.

The VFR is a grand old bike. When I get on it, it's like settling into a favourite armchair. It's a bit of a wolf in sheep's clothing, as it has uprated CBR600 wheels to allow fitment of modern tyre sizes, a pair of RC30 forks on the front, an Ohlins at the rear and Brembo calipers and 320mm ventilated discs at the front. It rides like a modern bike in most respects.

I've never owned a bike that's stayed remotely standard...

pat64 · #85 Post by **pat64** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 5:06 pm

A couple of pics
my 02 rsv

,,my 78 Rd400 project,

Samray · #86 Post by **Samray** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 5:24 pm

Another of those rare sunny days up there?
Like your project.

BikerGran · #87 Post by **BikerGran** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:26 pm

Oh yeah you can keep the Italian thing but that little Yam makes me drool! Always wanted one, could never afford one, now I guess I could choose to afford one I couldn't do anything with it!

Just wait till I win the Euromillions - I'm gonna have my own bike museum!

HisNibbs · #88 Post by **HisNibbs** » Fri Mar 18, 2011 11:08 pm

Like the project. Used to race a 'C' I think certainly not an 'E' . Giant killers as I remember. As a tip I recollect they'll run better with the air box and hozes connected as they don't like the filters directly on the carbs like that.

pat64 · #89 Post by **pat64** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:37 am

HisNibbs wrote:Like the project. Used to race a 'C' I think certainly not an 'E' . Giant killers as I remember. As a tip I recollect they'll run better with the air box and hozes connected as they don't like the filters directly on the carbs like that.

They can run good if a balance pipe is fitted between the carb inlet manifolds.

Falconihlist · #90 Post by **Falconihlist** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 8:15 pm

Thought I would put an updated pic up as she is now