The dealer’sview:
John Fallon of Made
in Italy Motorcycles
ThestrangethingabouttheApriliaMoto6.5is
thatyoucanneverpredictdemandforthem.We
oncesoldthree,bang,bang,bang,one afterthe
other to totallyunrelatedcustomers, andthen
anothertimeaperfectly decentonewill justsit
hereforages. Theyareactuallyreallysolid
machinesandoneofourcustomerswho has
racedDucatisfor30yearsownsoneas a
day-to-dayrideand absolutelyloves it.We
serviceand preparethemreadytosellthem on,
then neverhearfromtheownersagain,which
mustshowhowlittlegoeswrongwiththem.
Serviceitemsare readilyavailablesolong-term
ownershipshouldn’tbeanissue.OnethingI’d
notrecommendis buyingaroughexample;you
couldbesearchingforpartsforages, endup
payingafortune andstill nothaveadecent
example attheendofit.Price-wisetheyseemto
movewell enough at anythingbetween£4 00 0-
£5 00 0andforthat moneyyouarebuying a
fundamentallysolid machine.If youdon’t likethe
stylingyouwon’tevenbeinterestedinkicking
thetyres,but iftheaestheticsworkforyouthen
it’s aditsadamnamnfifinneebikebikefortforthehemonmoneyey.It's svelte...
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