Falcos in unexpected places...

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Viking · #1 Post by **Viking** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:14 pm

Morning all,

As I mentioned over at the Bar, I just got back from 10 days in Cambodia & Vietnam.

Whilst I was there, I was wondering what it would have been like to ride the Falco through the buzzing hordes of scooters, and pondering what people's reactions would have been.

To my surprise, I was almost run over by a Falco! I was emulating the locals and ignoring the traffic lights, and the Falco was running the light as well. It was the corner of 'Hang Bong' and 'Ly Quoc Su', if it matters.

All I managed to see was the tail section (white with a wide red stripe down the centre), the letters 'SL1000R' proudly displayed, and the rear as it shot off down the street.

Has anyone else seen a Falco in a thoroughly unexpected place?

Cheers,
Viking

joecrx · #2 Post by **joecrx** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:14 am

i saw one in glasgow parked up in saucihall street , it was red , i know its not an unusual place but the only other one i have saw since i got mine 3 years ago,

welcome back

mrapriliafalco · #3 Post by **mrapriliafalco** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:29 am

For The last couple of years I have met a friend of mine to tour Scotland,he invited his mate along who also had a Falco.Looked pretty good the two mighty Falcos together.[/img]

sport53 · #4 Post by **sport53** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:01 am

Well not sure if it would be classed as an unusual place but my Falco lives and rides in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, just across the South China Sea from Vietnam.

My Falco is also often spotted running the red lights with his fireblade mate and the hords of scooters, or Kapchai as they are called here.

D-Rider · #5 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:25 am

sport53 wrote:Well not sure if it would be classed as an unusual place but my Falco lives and rides in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, just across the South China Sea from Vietnam.

My Falco is also often spotted running the red lights with his fireblade mate and the hords of scooters, or Kapchai as they are called here.

Hi and welcome

... can you please make sure that you don't miss the next time you encounter Viking ..........

sport53 · #6 Post by **sport53** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:43 am

Can't help there D-rider, that was a different Falco... mine has never left Malaysia.

D-Rider · #7 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:11 pm

Doh !

Read things too quickly!

However, when Viking next visits where you are .........

Viking · #8 Post by **Viking** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:05 pm

Hmmm.... Me thinks that D-Rider is having a bad day.

Here mate, have another drink or several - all on my tab.

(It's kind of funny actually. I was in KL on Monday night, except I never left the airport.)

D-Rider · #9 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:21 pm

LOL - you're far enough away for me to threaten you in safety! ... though while you've got the bar open I'll withdraw my ill wishes and join you for a jar or two.

What Ausie brews have we got on the go ... can only remember VB from the time I visited that part of the world.

Like you I've visited a number of countries/cities but have just been contained in an airport ... you just feel that you've been there - but not been there at the same time.
Hope you enjoyed your hols.

I've seen quite a few Falcos together (meeting up with people from here) but very few that I didn't expect to see.
I guess the 2 that come to mind was I was followed out of Mallory Park by one on the way home from British Superbikes, the other was coming out of the local B&Q (DIY store). Not very unusual places but just a bit of a surprise.

Falcopops · #10 Post by **Falcopops** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:05 am

D-Rider wrote:LOL - you're far enough away for me to threaten you in safety! ... though while you've got the bar open I'll withdraw my ill wishes and join you for a jar or two.

What Ausie brews have we got on the go ... can only remember VB from the time I visited that part of the world.

Like you I've visited a number of countries/cities but have just been contained in an airport ... you just feel that you've been there - but not been there at the same time.
Hope you enjoyed your hols.

I've seen quite a few Falcos together (meeting up with people from here) but very few that I didn't expect to see.
I guess the 2 that come to mind was I was followed out of Mallory Park by one on the way home from British Superbikes, the other was coming out of the local B&Q (DIY store). Not very unusual places but just a bit of a surprise.

You seem to be forgetting seeing one enter then reappear from a small roadside quarry type thing

That was as an unusual place as I can recall.

D-Rider · #11 Post by **D-Rider** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 1:10 am

Falcopops wrote: You seem to be forgetting seeing one enter then reappear from a small roadside quarry type thing

That was as an unusual place as I can recall.

Yeah that was funny - the Falco MX !

"Whoever it was" was so lucky that they ran out of road in a place conveniently equipped with emergency run-off!