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Aladinsaneuk · #16 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Apr 25, 2016 8:10 pm

Good news

fatboy · #17 Post by **fatboy** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 6:42 pm

Result !

D-Rider · #18 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 9:20 pm

So you're keeping the Falco then?

HisNibbs · #19 Post by **HisNibbs** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 11:16 am

D-Rider wrote:So you're keeping the Falco then?

For a bit at least. Until next year maybe longer. I was going to buy a new bike and decided that of my current three it would be the Falco that was to be sacrificed. However I had and suppose still have, a little uncertainty as far as work is conscerned. And so having sold off the wheels, then decided that now was not the time to lash out on a new bike, that and with an engine turning up at the right price. So it now looks like the Falco will soon be becoming my daily ride with the Cafe Racer for the sunny days and the RS on the bench getting a new gearbox fitted, hopefully before the current one finaly breaks.

Not sure when I'll get it finished and taxed but I think it is not far away from ready to go.

KitchenSync · #20 Post by **KitchenSync** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 1:35 pm

2003 RSV engine went straight in - and after I'd fixed it things were fine. I didn't have an RSV ecu - but it turned out that my 'big valve' engine had blown up and been rebuilt with small valve heads so it was more or less a Falco engine.

I put a stubby Tuono shifter straight onto the shaft and THAT has been the best thing about the swap - the gearchange is precise with none of that crappy wobbly linkage to get in the way. It still finds a false neutral on the way to fifth when hoofing it, but I guess they all do that. The clutch requires half the effort too.

HisNibbs · #21 Post by **HisNibbs** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 3:43 pm

I have a RSV lever but currently have connected the worn out Falco linkages etc. I will check out using the direct lever, thanks.

KitchenSync · #22 Post by **KitchenSync** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 5:55 pm

Your gearbox will be upside down unless you use the RSV lever

randomsquid · #23 Post by **randomsquid** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 8:22 pm

Somewhere in the shed I have an RSV rear brake master cylinder if you find a need for one.

HisNibbs · #24 Post by **HisNibbs** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 10:10 pm

KitchenSync wrote:Your gearbox will be upside down unless you use the RSV lever

No can just put the arm on the gearchange shaft upside down... However since the lever bearing and linkage is well worn, that is just as sloppy as it was right way up.

HisNibbs · #25 Post by **HisNibbs** » Thu Apr 28, 2016 10:11 pm

randomsquid wrote:Somewhere in the shed I have an RSV rear brake master cylinder if you find a need for one.

Thanks but I can't think of one for now.

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