Falco parts for sale.

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flatlander · #16 Post by **flatlander** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:41 pm

I already looked ages ago and TBH I saw your post last night and was tempted but until I clear my bits out ooh err I need to be controlled .... Cue the squid ;)

#17 Post by **Kwackerz** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 1:11 pm

Top job! parcel arrived today with the Airkit, Chip and Snorkel in it.

Thanks very much!

Aladinsaneuk · #18 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 1:27 pm

a snorkel

the swamps that deep in your part of the fens?

(Having said that, anything above knee height for the rest of us will give you problems so......)

wookie · #19 Post by **wookie** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:23 pm

Top job! parcel arrived today with the Airkit, Chip and Snorkel in it.

Glad everything arrived ok.

Happy diving (umm riding)

#20 Post by **Kwackerz** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:08 pm

Chip fitted, Airkit and inlet snorkel fitted, bike run up. All is fiiine and dandy.

Will take it for a run out tomorrow as I need to change the 3 suspension bolts that ive been meaning to change for a month now.. and they do need changing! So test flight has been delayed. all looks promising though. Well packaged too, I meant to add. Ta very much

struv · #21 Post by **struv** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 6:00 pm

whats with the rsv inlet is it an improvement does it offer more flow than the falco one

#22 Post by **Kwackerz** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 6:13 pm

On the RSV.. mine.. its (early RSV inlet) much better flowing than the latter mine has fitted as standard,
Not sure about the Falco but id expect something similar

wookie · #23 Post by **wookie** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:45 am

The exhaust and performance kit has now been sold.

Just the helibars and sidetand left.

Steve

paddyz1 · #24 Post by **paddyz1** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 11:32 am

Why the snorkel with the rene airkit? I just took mine out as i did not see the point of having one.

#25 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 11:46 am

paddyz1 wrote:Why the snorkel with the rene airkit? I just took mine out as i did not see the point of having one.

It..

a. helps smooth the flow of the clean air entering the chamber above the plate.. air drawn in (on rsv at least) comes in thru the frame and is directed via the snorkel up into the air chamber (above the plate..underside of tank..throttle body area)
Without it clean air would drawn in thru the frame but be turbulent due to battering about the throttle bodies and engine under the plate before being drawn up into the chamber.. and therefore possibly less efficient in the way the engine is supplied with air; as the Kawa boys like to say, it's all to do with the ram air effect.. (more at higher speeds possibly)

b. without it it would be drawing in more warm air from around the rads/front header, especially at slower speeds.. which affects volumetric efficiency and all that sort of malarkey.. probably not much, but it does. (more at lower speeds possibly)

Aladinsaneuk · #26 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 6:18 pm

i experimented with out the snorkals and the bike does seem to run better with them in place - hard to describe but just how it felt

paddyz1 · #27 Post by **paddyz1** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 6:53 pm

Kwackerz wrote:
paddyz1 wrote:Why the snorkel with the rene airkit? I just took mine out as i did not see the point of having one.

It..

a. helps smooth the flow of the clean air entering the chamber above the plate.. air drawn in (on rsv at least) comes in thru the frame and is directed via the snorkel up into the air chamber (above the plate..underside of tank..throttle body area)
Without it clean air would drawn in thru the frame but be turbulent due to battering about the throttle bodies and engine under the plate before being drawn up into the chamber.. and therefore possibly less efficient in the way the engine is supplied with air; as the Kawa boys like to say, it's all to do with the ram air effect..
(more at higher speeds possibly)

b. without it it would be drawing in more warm air from around the rads/front header, especially at slower speeds.. which affects volumetric efficiency and all that sort of malarkey.. probably not much, but it does. (more at lower speeds possibly)

I have a problem with the highlighted red bits. The air filter cancels out the turbulance and you can't get a ram air effect with a rene airkit. If it did get any pressure you would have to be doing some serious speed taking into account the amount the engine is sucking in and how much air is passing by the air filter and escaping. I think i could fart more pressure lol

I understand on the RSV about clean air etc due to the way everything is enclosed but the Falco has more open areas to let cooled air though.
Just my humble opinion. Sorry to go off topic in the for sale thread

#28 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 7:04 pm

Lol I know we dont get ram air, despite what some on AF1 seem to think, hence quoted as 'kawa boys'.. I was more trying to say a smoother more controlled and directed airflow.. like you get with a kawasaki ram air set up, it's channelled into the airbox
The airfilter will cancel out a certain amount of fluctuations, yes, but you will still get a much more erratic air delivery to the filter in the first place than having it channelled to it

#29 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 7:11 pm

Just to bring the topic back on track as it did slide somewhat:

wookie wrote:The exhaust and performance kit has now been sold.

Just the helibars and sidetand left.

Steve

wookie · #30 Post by **wookie** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:59 am

Helibars and Sidestand now on Ebay.

Helibars
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330798907288

Sidestand
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330798965611