Big Grin's and Beer's All Round!

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Willopotomas · #1 Post by **Willopotomas** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:39 pm

Today will be one of those day's I saw as never happening. One of those day's where you look so far and so forward to, you think it'll never happen.

Well.. It has!

I'm pretty certain the majority of you (two of you in particular) will recognise her. But I think this should see me well and truly in the "Falco Club" lol

Beers all round!

Samray · #2 Post by **Samray** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:41 pm

I'll drink to that.

Aladinsaneuk · #3 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:25 pm

welcome

may i suggest that some black rattle cans would help with the speed?

and magners please :)

paddyz1 · #4 Post by **paddyz1** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:49 pm

If i am correct then i sold them cans to the previous owner

D-Rider · #5 Post by **D-Rider** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:53 pm

Seem to remember sitting on a bike just like that with a bottle of Hobgoblin in my hand just an hour or two ago ..... go on then .... I'll have another .....

DavShill · #6 Post by **DavShill** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 4:57 pm

Well done mate - look after her she's got a great pedigree. Ah make mine a pint of pedigree please.

HisNibbs · #7 Post by **HisNibbs** » Sat Jul 31, 2010 6:55 pm

That does look familiar...

A pint of 'bling' please, you've got plenty to spare.

HowardQ · #8 Post by **HowardQ** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 7:40 pm

Another bike that needed to stay on the forum!
Hope you enjoy it mate ................
sure you will be doing very soon!

Some things really are worth waiting for.

Willopotomas · #9 Post by **Willopotomas** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 7:54 pm

Slowly but surely honing in the suspension settings. Gone from a 6'4" skinny bloke to a 5'11" fat bloke.. no wonder it's skipping and sliding all over the place.. but in a straight line.. phwoar!! gimme gimme!

D-Rider · #10 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:00 pm

..... and don't forget, people, that Will comes from the same city as "Coventry's Cal Crutchlow". A style involving sliding it about big-time is only to be expected !

..... though I don't think that Cal is either the height of Gio or the girth of Will ...

HowardQ · #11 Post by **HowardQ** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:03 pm

You'll probably know all this already..... from the owner before Gio!

https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.php?t=239

Willopotomas · #12 Post by **Willopotomas** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:13 pm

Blimey.. Didn't realise it had that much done! Doesn't leave a lot for me to do..

Wavey disk's gone.. Dunno where.. No idea what the gearing like now.. Although it wont take much to have a look. The braided brake and clutch lines are very very good.. the 2-1 LeoVince system is now a 2-2 renegade. The LeoVince end can, Millie oil tank and link pipes are in a box of spares.. May sell these as a set as I'm not overly fond of the 2-1 look on the Falco. Suits the Millie, just not the Falco.

Re-valved forks (by reactive suspension, best mod done!) no idea if that's still the case
Mille steering damper yep
Blue wheels (Ford Focus Blue) yep
D/Bubble screen (currently blue but I also have a black one) black fitted
Middle panels, bellypan and rear light surround painted to match original silver. (Honda Goldwing colour!!) Not sure if that's still the case, but is all silver..lol..
All alloy parts mirror polished oh yes
Radiator & oil cooler guards not looked
Pifkee BellyPan Skidmarx now i think
Pifkee Crash Bungs bungs on it, but not Pifkee
MPL pre-load adjusters no idea
Renegade airkit yeup
SL Carbon chip Not looked, but have standard PA08 in a box
Barnett clutch no idea..lol..
Wavey rear disc (1 off custom made) Gone
16-43 Gearing (Renthal & Talon sprockets) No idea
Ohlins AP840 rear shock with remote pre-load.. oh yes!
EBC Double H pads probably
HEL Brake hoses (Red) yep
Mille braided clutch hose yep
Mille swinging arm conversion yep
Mille oil tank / oil cooler Falco oil tank, not sure about the cooler
Mille Exhaust system with Titanium LeoVince Can (removable baffle) now renegade 2-2 high level
Mikeo's smoked rear lens with Nooj's LED rear light conversion fitted yep.. and works very well

kiwi_rsvr · #13 Post by **kiwi_rsvr** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 6:54 am

I'm liking that rather alot. I am making a bit of a guess here but assume that the Falco is a "softer" Mille ?

Tweaker · #14 Post by **Tweaker** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:59 am

Congrats on the new ride Will. You've got a very well sorted bike there

Rich (F9) is meticulous with his engineering and it shows.

#15 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:46 am

kiwi_rsvr wrote:I'm liking that rather alot. I am making a bit of a guess here but assume that the Falco is a "softer" Mille ?

In original form, Yes, pretty much. Mille with Touring ability. A very overlooked bike considering what it can do.

In modded form (like above) they'll quite happily scratch round the outside of a Mille on track, using the more forgiving set up to grab the edge over the sportsbike. Ive seen it done more than once at Brands.

With full pannier luggage fitted...

And a topbox..