I've only gone and bought.....

[GregD-UK]

[Falco9]

Woo Hoo - go Rich If you run true to form, it won't be long before it's up in the hall of fame. You know where I am if the lectricery is an issue.

Cheers Dave, I'd like to get it looking, going & handling right but first I've got to get it started

I'm going to order a new battery (is the YTX14-BS the correct battery?? same as the Caponord I'm told) follow the re-set instructions from Datatool and see what happens

Thanks again to all for the welcome back messages

Wish I'd thought of the "One day I might buy another Falco" eventuality before selling all those Aprilia bits

F9

[D-Rider]

The YTX14BS is the standard fit job.

I've gone for the YTZ14 as it has a better CCA rating (cold start current).
It's physically a but shorter but nothing that a few assorted bits of timber can't solve in filling the gaps.

[Falco9]

The YTX14BS is the standard fit job.

I've gone for the YTZ14 as it has a better CCA rating (cold start current).
It's physically a but shorter but nothing that a few assorted bits of timber can't solve in filling the gaps.

Cheers Andy, much appreciated


F9

[D-Rider]

The YTX14BS is the standard fit job.

I've gone for the YTZ14 as it has a better CCA rating (cold start current).
It's physically a but shorter but nothing that a few assorted bits of timber can't solve in filling the gaps.

Cheers Andy, much appreciated


F9

No problem Rich - more details in this thread ..... yeah it's a bit of a long thread ...

https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.ph ... hlight=ytz

[MartDude]

Well done, that man!

[mangocrazy]

Hi Rich, If you want the ultimate 'grunt' option, I think this is the kiddie:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT

It does come at a price, though... (£87 + p&p). I think that will be going in when mine finally gives up the ghost.

[DavShill]

Hi Rich and welcome back. I look forward to seeing the next incarnation. You still keeping the GS?

[D-Rider]

Hi Rich, If you want the ultimate 'grunt' option, I think this is the kiddie:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT

It does come at a price, though... (£87 + p&p). I think that will be going in when mine finally gives up the ghost.

Looks like it:

• YTX14 ..... 200CCA
  YTZ14 ..... 230CCA
  YTX14H ... 240CCA

That said I don't think I'd have paid the extra for the YTX14H over the YTZ14 when I changed mine for the difference in CCA of those two batteries.

Next time however, I may be persuaded to go for one of those ultra lightweight Lithium Ion jobs - they have a staggering CCA - the downside being a much lower capacity - so if it doesn't fire first time you might not have much left to have another go.

[roosterNI]

dont want to hi jack your thread but has anyone cut the alarm system out of there loom, i'm thinking about doing it, looks pretty simply wired, i've had a few problems with mine, left me starting the bike by shorting out starter relay with a pair of pliers to get home one day, that kind of annoyed me.

[Kwackerz]

But if you have done it.. and have hints for rooster on how to do it, send them by PM!

I had a simple time uninstalling my Datatool from my Triumph. Was fairly simple and required nothing past a specially set up plug. Wont go further detail, but it was fairly simple on that bike.

What alarm is it? If you shorted the starter relay to start it, I'd imagine it's not a mega expensive jobbie with immobilisation?

[roosterNI]

it was the datatool alarm, what happened was one of the chips in the printed circuit board had started to crack the soldered legs, so the ignition would turn on and the alarm would go on and off but the starter wouldn't engage, so the alarm was off but it wouldn't allow starter signal through, that was a pain to find, and dont really trust it, it once started going off by itself in the middle of the night, would turn alarm off then it would self activate and go off again, had to open alarm box and disconnect speaker, was moisture in box. bloody crap!!

[Viking]

Looks like it:

• YTX14 ..... 200CCA
  YTZ14 ..... 230CCA
  YTX14H ... 240CCA

Thanks for that D-Rider. Seeing how I'm in the market for a new battery, those numbers will come in very handy!

[Falco9]

I ended up buying the Bosch battery from Halfords as my son works there, so far its performing fine

Yesterday I finally got a chance to start the cleaing process staring with a major de-grease of the engine , swinging arm, linkages etc.... 1ltr of Gunk, a lot of brushing and agitating later and the pressure washer revealed a Falco in pretty good condition

I then set about replacing the front camcover gasket as I'm sure thats the cause of the oil all over the front of the engine. what a PITA!!!!! as Rick has mentioned in his thread its just soooooo time consuming. I hoped I wouldn't have to take the throttle bodies off but I did.

I've had to order 3 replacment cam cover bolts as they are made of cheese and I was sure that second time around the allen heads would round out, I also picked up 2 more cam cover gaskets from fleabay (2nd hand but they could be good spares if the original doesn't seal) I'm surprised at how unfinished the top of the cyclinder heads are, I thought they would be machined, but no just a casting finish, no wonder the rubber gasket is so thick!

Fitted the new indicators and starting stripping the brakes down. I can't see any other real issues so its just just down to time & effort from here on in I reckon

F9