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Pleased to meet you..

#1 Post by SimonDk » Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:06 pm

Presenting my '00 Falco with 28000 km (17 k miles) on it, bought this May.

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We've already been to the beach together - if you squint real hard I bet you can see Britain in the distance! :smt002

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Falco status: Imported to Denmark from Poland. Seems to have suffered a RH side slide in it's past, slight scuff marks on case, and a few dings on rear cowl. The mirror rattles slightly in it's housing - fix? Have added the charging wire mod, now getting >14V on battery. Side stand I believe is stock, but angle doesn't seem too bad to me.
Plan to: Sevice/clean clutch slave, replace brake fluid, fork oil, side stand with VFR or Blackbird item.
Hope to find used upgrade shock - this one is advertised as '05 RSVR, is seller right? (means no good).

WTB pillion seat...
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#2 Post by D-Rider » Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:52 pm

Hello again ... I've just welcomed you in the bar :smt003

The shock you mention is probably not the one to go for. In the past everyone has said they don't work on the Falco but I have seen more recent suggestions that it might.

That said, I'd stick on the safe side and get one from a Gen1 Mille or Tuono with the linkages from the same bike.


I guess you have had to pay Denmark's incredibly high tax on the bike :smt009
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#3 Post by flatlander » Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:11 pm

Well either you have a full and incredibly neat garage or your bike has invited friends round for tea :smt002
Welcome and what the old fella (drider) said about the shock he's right you know :smt003
For the avoidance of doubt and for the benefit of my wife, not everything I may say here will be absolutely true I may on ocassion embellish a little for effect.
That said when it comes to motorbikes, I like to ride side saddle with a nice frock
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#4 Post by Chabby » Wed Jun 06, 2012 5:23 pm

You are Tony Blair and I claim my £10!
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#5 Post by MartDude » Wed Jun 06, 2012 5:45 pm

Chabby wrote:You are Tony Blair and I claim my £10!
Play fair - he's not been on here long enough yet to be insulting him like that :smt002
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#6 Post by slickliner6 » Wed Jun 06, 2012 6:02 pm

Hello and welcome :smt006
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#7 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Wed Jun 06, 2012 6:13 pm

As badger pubes said - probably best to leave it alone

(are there badgers in Denmark?)

Have a look around here for pointers and there is a list on af1 of what fits and what is needed

I suspect German eBay may be a good place to start....


Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...

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#8 Post by SimonDk » Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:46 pm

Thanks everyone..

The Blair comment I've actually heard once before! :) but the £10 reference I don't get..

The full and incredibly neat garage is sadly not mine, but belongs to the guy I bought the Falco from. He had traded several pallets of bike equipment and spare parts for nine bikes. Most of them '70-'80ies items that he went about restoring before selling off. Including two XJ Turbos! Talk about a mad idea..

No usable shocks on ebay.de atm.

Yes badgers in Denmark. And high tax on motor vehicles. That said, I'm actually quite pleased with the valuation I got on this one - compared to what my money could have gotten me, it's a small bargain.
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#9 Post by flatlander » Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:27 pm

Tony Blair !? Steady on old chap that's a bit strong ;)
For the avoidance of doubt and for the benefit of my wife, not everything I may say here will be absolutely true I may on ocassion embellish a little for effect.
That said when it comes to motorbikes, I like to ride side saddle with a nice frock
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#10 Post by blinkey501 » Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:26 pm

:smt006 :smt006 :smt006 Hello again :smt002
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#11 Post by HisNibbs » Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:53 pm

Welcome. :smt006
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#12 Post by MartDude » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:23 pm

SimonDk wrote: but the £10 reference I don't get..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobby_Lud
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#13 Post by flatlander » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:30 pm

Meet Mart He's ir librarian like in Harry Potter well they're the same age different magic just watch out if he offers to share his pipe ;)
For the avoidance of doubt and for the benefit of my wife, not everything I may say here will be absolutely true I may on ocassion embellish a little for effect.
That said when it comes to motorbikes, I like to ride side saddle with a nice frock
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#14 Post by Shetland Woody » Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:56 pm

Welcome :smt006, fine looking machine :smt001 looks well looked after.
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