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Howdy All ....

well i am afraid to say that i have left the fold a little - my new stead is .....(drum roll Drum Roll)

An Aprilia SL 1000 Falco !!!!! :smt049:smt049:smt049

What can i say - sorry all - well at least i stuck with a twin - because as we all know - Twins are much more fun (especially blon..... eh-hum - U rated Forum Michael.... U Rated Forum)

So - i will endeavor to get some pics up soon - she's a looker.

The nickname i have given her is the Balrog - not very Feminine ladylike sexy etc. etc. but you'll understand #1) if you have ever seen LOTR The Fellowship of the Ring and #2) should you ever hear it LOL

So why a Falco - well up to 3-weeks ago i have never heard of one - a mate pointed out their existence to me (Cheers Andy [REDK1]) and having read the Greeks run-down of the Falco how could i resist....

And What a bargain-ous buy too £3.1K for a 2003 plate with 8K miles (on the nose) Twin Carbon Devil Racers (that do their best to re-arrange my innards every time i start her), Penske Rear Shock, Chipped, Modded AirBox (for even more noise LOL) and apparently there are also some Stiffer springs in the forks - don't know what yet - but i guess it won't take much to find out .... :cool::cool:

All in all i am very VERY excited about this bike -

and yes i KNOW this Thread is useless without pics - so gimme a few and i shall hopefully provide some eye-candy

TTFN

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Oh you sod, I want one of them! I was in the same position as you, I hadn't really seen one in the flesh until a month ago, but then I saw and heard one at a bike night and they are awesome! And so cheap too. As you said, £3K for one with low miles, and extras, or down to £1600 for high miles bog standard! What is your insurance quote if you don't mind me asking? Mine was £900 fully comp, £360 TPFT. I am so tempted, gis a go!

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OOh come to the TVSF meet at the Shire on Tuesday, its close to you!

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I can do Tuesday - will grab my buddy Andy too (RedK1) on the forum as he live in Oxford

Insurance - i topped up my policy for the remainder of the year in full - cost me an additional £290 until end of October ontop of the £250 i have already paid for the SV... so in truth .... i have no idea

i suspect it will be in the £1k region - only been riding since October so i suspect that has a lot to do with the cost LOL

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Hey if he lives in Oxford, tell him to get in touch with me and Philbut, there are a few of us that meet up there. Will be good to check out the bike on Tuesday!

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Well here are some pics for those folks interested

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OK - well one pic - given that this wonderful forum only allows 125K JPG upload :confused:

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great and even that didn't work

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wow that is sooooo cool mike, i don't think i like you any more ;) i also only saw one in the flesh just the other day at work for the 1st time. i'm looking to go to the shire on tuesday too, so hopefully will see it then.

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LOVELY bike!!! *slobber* I want that one....