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HowardQ · #16 Post by **HowardQ** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:34 pm

It was a nice bike Gio, I have never been particularly attracted to them, but then again, I've never ridden one, so who am I to comment. It was your bike and you loved it, (and paid a lot for it!). Anyway for an "ugly" bike, an awful lot of people with a lot of bike experience rate them very highly, not just the wannabe Ewans. Don't think I've seen anything other than excellent review in any bike mag, and I know they go well cos I've tried shaking a few off and it ain't easy!
Hope you get it sorted quickly with a decent valuation, just stick to your guns mate and don't let the insurance company fob you off.
I assume you're planning to get the same again, if it all goes OK?

Gio · #17 Post by **Gio** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:48 pm

HowardQ wrote:I assume you're planning to get the same again, if it all goes OK?

Ummmm, no

I'm buying Falco9's bike, as for why, well it looks really nice, plus I miss my blackbird (sold last October).

I've also decided I need to ride lots of different bikes, before I become a cripple, so over the next few years I'm going to try a few, then I'll go back to BM when I can't stand the thrill

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I rode a Falco about 3 years ago, it was for sale at a Honda dealers

but it was black and I don't do black, plus I was put off by the history of Aprilia and its mille engine.

#18 Post by **Kwackerz** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:17 pm

By God, I think you've assimilated one of those BMW types..

Bravo! Falconeers.

HowardQ · #19 Post by **HowardQ** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:22 pm

Gio wrote: I'm buying Falco9's bike, as for why, well it looks really nice, plus I miss my blackbird (sold last October).
I rode a Falco about 3 years ago, it was for sale at a Honda dealers but it was black and I don't do black, plus I was put off by the history of Aprilia and its mille engine.

Are you serious?
It's a really nice bike!

What do you mean you don't like BLACK Falcos?

We were doin really well up to there.
Anyway with the money you should get back on the insurance you could buy a Falco and a Blackbird!
Was set on buying a Blackbird before I got the Falco, but got a really nice Falco at a silly price, so kept my old CBR1000F as a winter bike, so I got close to having a Blackbird and a Falco I suppose.
Still like the old Honda, but then get back on the Falco and it makes the Honda and other previous Hondas I've had (VFR, CBR6, CB750 etc.) all seem pretty bland.

#20 Post by **Kwackerz** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:44 pm

Allegedly the Black ones are slowest.

But I guess a Falco bike review will soon prove that wrong.

Unless Gio gets there first...

HowardQ · #21 Post by **HowardQ** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:09 pm

Gio wrote:
HowardQ wrote:OK then here goes, one from the Dark Side -

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r164 ... F90002.jpg
Now thats lovely (sorry to the rest) Black deffo is the best (in acknowledgement to Kwack) non colour for a Falco.

I do get a bit confused tho Gio, I assume you like Falcos in black, but wouldn't like to own one.

I used to have a thing about not buying a black bike, as car drivers might not notice it as easily as a brighter coloured one, but loved the look, so went for it. It's so much more subtle than the multicoloured Jap bikes.
(I can talk from experience, my old CBR is Purple, pinkish red and black !!).
The other thing with the early black ones is the silver frame, which really stands out against the black from the side view, and it looks good.

Oh and by the way Kwacks, it's the black ones that are fast!

Gio · #22 Post by **Gio** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:13 am

Mmmm maybe I said it wrong, by black I mean I don't not like them, just that its not the colour that does anything for me, there's a lot of black bikes down here and they always IMO good the worst, ie owners don't clean 'em.

What I like is blue and white bikes, yellow and then just blue, they look so much more distinctive

I like bikes tho regardless of colour or make, yeah even Harleys

There, have I dug a deep enough hole?

Falcopops · #23 Post by **Falcopops** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:42 am

You'll never fit on a Falco, I don;t think they're designed for 18 footers.

Still, a fine choice my man.

Gio · #24 Post by **Gio** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:02 am

Falcopops wrote:

You'll never fit on a Falco, I don;t think they're designed for 18 footers.

Still, a fine choice my man.

If I can fit a CBR600 I can

I've shrunk an inch only 6' 4.5" now

Fausto · #25 Post by **Fausto** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 4:14 pm

The thing with black is that it's the very devil to keep looking clean. I have to spend 4 times the effort on the Falco (it's black) than on the Bandit (it's silver). It's really quite annoying when, after a long washing / polishing session, you ride up the road and out of nowhere water drops appear all over the tank only to dry leaving white smears.

.........and I am not really a buffing saddo.......honest

Don't buy a black one !

well, not until I sell mine anyway

Gio · #26 Post by **Gio** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 4:53 pm

Well done whoever split it

#27 Post by **Kwackerz** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 4:57 pm

Gio · #28 Post by **Gio** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 4:58 pm

Nice one Tim, it looked awful on that thread

. Made it look like general

#29 Post by **Kwackerz** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:25 pm

Yup, my thoughts exactly! I see we're gonna have to ejimacate these lot about wot does wot and wot goes where...

Gio · #30 Post by **Gio** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:19 pm

Kwackerz wrote:Yup, my thoughts exactly! I see we're gonna have to ejimacate these lot about wot does wot and wot goes where...

I wish you luck then