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New owner, new to the site saying, er, hello?

#1 Post by jjdugen » Wed Jun 28, 2017 7:19 am

Hi all.
I'm a dyed in the wool IL4 man, owned Fireblades since God made the earth. Friend bought a Cagiva V Raptor, had a few goes, quite liked the experience.
This Falco came up locally, one, fastidious, owner, all the right mods, Mille rear shock, uprated clutch save cylinder, uprated battery, airbox done, Paoli lookalike levers, even has a steering damper, 28,000 miles, sounds sweet and runs fine.
Been ploughing through the posts while I waited for my membership confirmation to arrive, lots of useful info and enough to scare me witless, time will tell whether I am a convert..... So far, my impressions are definitely very positive.
Wait for the deluge of newbie questions!

Cheers
CBR900RR-T, Cagiva V-Raptor, Falco. I iike 'em cheap, old, but good!
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#2 Post by D-Rider » Wed Jun 28, 2017 7:50 am

Hi and welcome

Yep, the v-twin is different to an i-4 but once you're on the same wavelength you can easily become hooked.

Enjoy
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#3 Post by DavShill » Wed Jun 28, 2017 3:31 pm

Welcome :smt006
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#4 Post by NeverNeutral » Wed Jun 28, 2017 3:34 pm

Hi JJ,

Welcome to the forum - I've only just joined myself! I love the VTwin experience myself, having tried most other configurations, VTwin just has it all for my purposes at least! Sounds like you have got yourself a sorted Falco! I wish the previous owner of mine had ridden and maintained it more / as much as yours!

Cheers,

NN
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Owned Bikes: 2x Aprilia SL1000 FALCO, VFR1200F, Suzuki GSXR750, Yamaha FZR600, CBR600F, Kawasaki ZZR250 & KMX125, Yamaha TZR125 & Honda CD125
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#5 Post by fatboy » Wed Jun 28, 2017 6:08 pm

HI, welcome.
You new members need to know now you're here nothing will ever be the same again :smt003
Cleverly disguised as an adult !
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#6 Post by blinkey501 » Wed Jun 28, 2017 8:28 pm

Welcome to all the new members.

Inline 4's have no soul. I love the grunt of the v twin and also own a 900 triple.

I can't see myself going back to IL4s any time soon.
Tolerance will be our undoing.
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#7 Post by Willopotomas » Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:01 pm

Owdo. :smt006
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#8 Post by flatlander » Thu Jun 29, 2017 10:39 pm

Hi folks i hope you learn to love a great unrecognised success in terms of bike design
For the avoidance of doubt and for the benefit of my wife, not everything I may say here will be absolutely true I may on ocassion embellish a little for effect.
That said when it comes to motorbikes, I like to ride side saddle with a nice frock
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