Potential new bike

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blinkey501 · #1 Post by **blinkey501** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 9:57 am

Apart from the colour what do you think. I may be doing a deal for one of the falco's.
The mille is a 2000 bike with 16.000 miles on the clock.

blinkey501 · #2 Post by **blinkey501** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 9:58 am

Oh and yes. There will be nothing for sale from this bike if I buy it !!!!!

D-Rider · #3 Post by **D-Rider** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 10:09 am

So you've gone from creating a museum of every colour of Falco to building a collection of every Aprilia ever produced ...... ?

blinkey501 · #4 Post by **blinkey501** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 10:22 am

D-Rider wrote:So you've gone from creating a museum of every colour of Falco to building a collection of every Aprilia ever produced ...... ?

Mmmm. I never thought of that. But yes it looks like it

#5 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:37 am

Superb bike, but I don't think the styling has aged as well as the Falco. Makes sense for you though; you would have the Supersports, Sports Light and Sports Tourer versions of the V990 motor of a certain era. Should cater for most eventualities... the only problem would be deciding which one to use.

Oh yes, and I really like the colour.

#6 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:41 am

blinkey501 wrote:Oh and yes. There will be nothing for sale from this bike if I buy it !!!!!

Unless I'm mistaken, that model wouldn't have the bits that the vultures circle for anyway; OZ wheels, 4 pad calipers and Ohlins forks/shock. I'd be tempted to hang out for the 'R' version to get the full-fat experience.

robbier6 · #7 Post by **robbier6** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 3:08 pm

very nice mate...but which falco is going?

Aladinsaneuk · #8 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 3:30 pm

looks tidy

I see the undercoat has been done - decided on a top coat colour yet?

blinkey501 · #9 Post by **blinkey501** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 3:31 pm

robbier6 wrote:very nice mate...but which falco is going?

The oasis. Just waiting from another forum member to get back to me. He is trying to sell his bike and maybe interested in mine.

randomsquid · #10 Post by **randomsquid** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 8:07 pm

I prefer those to the ones with the big gap under the seat. But the later ones did come with some very pretty bits, like those clocks that don't look like an alarm radio.

#11 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 8:53 pm

randomsquid wrote: like those clocks that don't look like an alarm radio.

Nice one - that's the best description I've heard of the Falco/Mille clocks. I knew they reminded me of something, just couldn't think what...

robbier6 · #12 Post by **robbier6** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 8:39 am

so when do you get an RS250

. now thats an aprilia id like alot.

blinkey501 · #13 Post by **blinkey501** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:59 am

robbier6 wrote:so when do you get an RS250 . now thats an aprilia id like alot.

i would love an RS 250. They seem to be going through the roof. You could pick one up fir 1500 quid four to five years ago!!!!!

falcomunky · #14 Post by **falcomunky** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 8:10 pm

Nice looking bike Blink.

Always loved the arse on that model.

Anyone know if its a doo-able swap onto the Falco, and if so has anyone got pics/know where to look for em?...

blinkey501 · #15 Post by **blinkey501** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 8:21 pm

falcomunky wrote:Nice looking bike Blink.
Always loved the arse on that model.
Anyone know if its a doo-able swap onto the Falco, and if so has anyone got pics/know where to look for em?...

I have seen it attempted. The battery has to be moved and the leads extended, the mille subframe has to be altered and the under tray off the mille has to be used. Although after all of this, the side panels don't line up. Maybe with a mille tank it would look ok.
Personally I thought what I had seen it looked shite!!!!!!!!