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My Aprilia Falco

I loved my Suzuki VX800. But the foot-forward position didn't inspire confidence in the twisties, so I reluctantly sold it and bought the Aprilia Falco below. No more feet forward. It's all I expected it to be and more. Love the power and the light weight. Mods the prior owner made include the high-mount Leo Vince titanium exhast, the taller windscreen, and cool little high intensity turn signal lights. Thigs I didn't like about this bike include:

I eventually sold this to a young Navy guy who showed up with a pack of other riders, one who showed me a video of the speedometer on his Hyabusa going to some incredible speed (180 mph?). The guy never registered the Falco after buying it, and I received a registration renewal notice almost a year later. What a schmuck.