Falcos do recover from winter storage

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Falcos do recover from winter storage

#1 Post by Tonyunn » Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:14 pm

For anyone new to the site or anyone needing cheering up here is a good news bit.

Last started the bike on January the 5th, yesterday the weather was good and all of the salt from around here has been washed away so I rolled out the bike.

As apprehensive as anyone else would be I hit the starter, she fired up instantly and as I listened hard there were no miss fires or pops from anywhere, the new exhaust system does not draw stares from pedestrians so it most be OK and to be honest once you moving you can't really hear it.

So your Falco will start and the grin factor will return and it will be a good summer.
This was this morning, no leaks, no drama.

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Re: Falcos do recover from winter storage

#2 Post by randomsquid » Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:27 pm

Tonyunn wrote:
So your Falco will start and the grin factor will return and it will be a good summer.
Smashing! Mine isn't going to start though. The battery is on top of the tumble drier and there's no petrol in it.
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Re: Falcos do recover from winter storage

#3 Post by mangocrazy » Tue Mar 17, 2015 7:33 pm

randomsquid wrote:
Tonyunn wrote:
So your Falco will start and the grin factor will return and it will be a good summer.
Smashing! Mine isn't going to start though. The battery is on top of the tumble drier and there's no petrol in it.
That's never going to work. Didn't your mum ever tell you that to set a tumble-drier on fire you need a spark and petrol?

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#4 Post by Tonyunn » Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:18 am

Speaking of batteries I have to say that the Moto Batt I got has proved to be very good at holding its charge.
As for petrol after reading the site I will now on only put in the full fat petrol in, I know it costs a bit more but if it helps the tank swell issue then I am willing to pay the difference.
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#5 Post by D-Rider » Wed Mar 18, 2015 10:37 am

Tonyunn wrote: As for petrol after reading the site I will now on only put in the full fat petrol in, I know it costs a bit more but if it helps the tank swell issue then I am willing to pay the difference.
I've been doing that for a while .... it seems to improve mpg a bit and although I may be imagining it, I think the bike runs a bit sweeter with it .... though once the swelling tank issue is sorted, I'll probably go back to the regular stuff.
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Re: Falcos do recover from winter storage

#6 Post by randomsquid » Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:03 pm

mangocrazy wrote:
randomsquid wrote:
Tonyunn wrote:
So your Falco will start and the grin factor will return and it will be a good summer.
Smashing! Mine isn't going to start though. The battery is on top of the tumble drier and there's no petrol in it.
That's never going to work. Didn't your mum ever tell you that to set a tumble-drier on fire you need a spark and petrol?
That explains why it wouldn't go then. I t confused me as it seemed to be turning over really quickly but not going bang. :smt002
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#7 Post by randomsquid » Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:07 pm

Tonyunn wrote:Speaking of batteries I have to say that the Moto Batt I got has proved to be very good at holding its charge.
I've got a shiny new one waiting to go on, I rate them, had one on the kwak and it was golden. I had a dynavolt on both bikes and they were good for cranking but both crapped out without warning at about the three year mark.
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Re: Falcos do recover from winter storage

#8 Post by nicketynoo » Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:27 pm

randomsquid wrote:
Smashing! Mine isn't going to start though. The battery is on top of the tumble drier and there's no petrol in it.
What you've got a tumble dryer that runs on petrol? And that also charges batteries whilst drying your clothes! Cool :smt007
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Re: Falcos do recover from winter storage

#9 Post by randomsquid » Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:48 pm

nicketynoo wrote:
randomsquid wrote:
Smashing! Mine isn't going to start though. The battery is on top of the tumble drier and there's no petrol in it.
What you've got a tumble dryer that runs on petrol? And that also charges batteries whilst drying your clothes! Cool :smt007
Only now the battery is on - the Faclo - started straight up, MOT in the morning I think and I didn't need all those fingernails anyway. One of the calipers seem to be binding a bit but I think I know a way to cure that. :smt002
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