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Viking
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by Viking » Wed Aug 20, 2014 12:32 am
OMFG. An 1103cc big bore kit for a Falco.
Now I know what I want for Christmas...
It's the V-twin thing. There's just something about it that inline-4s don't have at all, and V-4s don't have enough of.
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by fatboy » Wed Aug 20, 2014 6:51 pm
WOW ! I'd like some Spoonvalley treatment. Now I'll just pick those lottery numbers...
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by Dalemac » Wed Aug 20, 2014 6:58 pm
fatboy wrote:WOW ! I'd like some Spoonvalley treatment. Now I'll just pick those lottery numbers...
You'll need around 5k to make it happen. I think i priced it up last time they were mentioned and it was something like £3k for the parts. You'd need 600 for VAT and probably a nice pricey sum for shipping.
Obviously you would want someone like Griff to do the work and get it all set up on a dyno properly. Power commander or a customisable chip with a unique map would be required if not already fitted.
It would be more cost effective to just buy a more powerful bike, but I would do it if I had money coming out of my ears (sadly though, I don't).
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by D-Rider » Wed Aug 20, 2014 9:37 pm
Griff will fit you one of his 1060 kits for a lot less than your estimates of the 1127 kit Dale
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by Viking » Wed Aug 20, 2014 11:45 pm
Along with their super-charger kit? Now we are definitely in loony-land!
All so utterly impractical for the riding that I do...
All so utterly desirable...
It's the V-twin thing. There's just something about it that inline-4s don't have at all, and V-4s don't have enough of.
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by Dalemac » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:01 pm
D-Rider wrote:Griff will fit you one of his 1060 kits for a lot less than your estimates of the 1127 kit Dale
But why go to the trouble for only a 60cc improvement? may as well go the full 127

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by D-Rider » Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:29 pm
Dalemac wrote:D-Rider wrote:Griff will fit you one of his 1060 kits for a lot less than your estimates of the 1127 kit Dale
But why go to the trouble for only a 60cc improvement? may as well go the full 127

..... because I think most people will be looking at performance gains against price rather than capacity gains against price .....
Both options are out there, people can decide for themselves whether they go for on or other or neither.
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by Dalemac » Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:36 pm
D-Rider wrote:Both options are out there, people can decide for themselves whether they go for on or other or neither.
Don't we usually tell people to get their credit cards out when they sign up to the forum and have just bought a falco?

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by D-Rider » Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:53 pm
Dalemac wrote:D-Rider wrote:Both options are out there, people can decide for themselves whether they go for on or other or neither.
Don't we usually tell people to get their credit cards out when they sign up to the forum and have just bought a falco?

Some do - I don't think I've ever felt the need to say that ..... they'll find out soon enough

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