Blue 03 Falco for sale

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#1 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sat Aug 13, 2016 10:01 am

As certain eagle-eyed members have noticed, my blue Falco is up for sale on a well-known internet auction site. Here's the link:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201644752757

I'll post up the pics I've loaded on ebay here tomorrow, when I'm back in Sheffield, Basically I've found that having 2 Falcos isn't working for me; I'd be better off with a completely different second bike, I think.

Also, as those of you with a long memory will remember, I inadvertently rode the bike through an acid spill in France last year, and it's taken me this long to restore it to its former condition. The bike has been stripped back to just engine and frame and anything that was acid-affected has either been polished, painted or replaced.

However now I just don't have the desire to ride it; I don't know why. Plus I've lost the use of a lockup garage I have rented for decades and I simply have to cut down on the number of bikes I have. Two have already gone (a pair of old 60s Hondas) and the blue Falco is next. It was getting unmanageable and this has forced me to be a bit more realistic.

If anyone is interested in buying direct and cutting out the eBay middleman, then it's yours for £1700.

But the red Falco is staying. That's a keeper.

nicketynoo · #2 Post by **nicketynoo** » Sat Aug 13, 2016 8:06 pm

350 LC ????????? 😄

#3 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sat Aug 13, 2016 11:25 pm

Don't worry, Nick. Still in my collection, and not leaving any time soon. In fact once the blue Falco is gone and a few other annoying jobs are cleared up, Ill be turning my attention to it...

#4 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 8:56 pm

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These are the same pics that I've upoaded to eBay, but available in higher resolution and easier viewing.

fatboy · #5 Post by **fatboy** » Mon Aug 15, 2016 6:39 pm

Yep, the pics are far better on here !
That is really tidy overall and after your French acid trip, you have done a helluva lot of remedial work.
Hope you get a good sale

#6 Post by **mangocrazy** » Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:55 pm

Cheers Paul - over the winter it was stripped back to just the frame and engine, pretty much. Everything else was off and getting cleaned up. Thankfully I bought an Abba SkyLift last year, and it really proved its worth on that job. Wouldn't have liked to have tried it without something like that to help.

#7 Post by **mangocrazy** » Thu Aug 25, 2016 6:18 pm

Well, my baby's gone...

But on the upside, I'm confident the bike's gone to a good home and someone who will look after it. Steve from Barnsley is the new owner and he has excellent pedigree, having previously owned a TL1000S. I've told him about this site, so hopefully he'll be along sometime soon.

fatboy · #8 Post by **fatboy** » Fri Aug 26, 2016 4:38 pm

Well that man just got himself one tidy Falco,as you say he has some pedigree but now he has been introduced to the the real thing !
If you have groomed him Graham, all the better

Glad it went to a good home