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Aladinsaneuk · #31 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 4:49 pm

just to add

i like and rate the condo road attacks on the falco - good mileage and good grip in the wet and dry

BUT

please do research tyre pressures here - do not - as a general rule, go for the official aprilia recommended pressures... - 36/42 is a generally accepted starting point for many - some run on less than that.....

oh - the 520 option is not often done

wayofthedarkhand · #32 Post by **wayofthedarkhand** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 4:51 pm

I usually run 36 front and 42 in the rear. Have done for years.

I think it's what most people recommend.

I probably won't need C&S for a long time, but when I do, i'd certainly consider a 520 conversion.

Aladinsaneuk · #33 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:45 pm

Hmmmm

I think even the Mille owners only go for 520 on track bikes

Not sure if I am correct but the torque the rotax puts out may eat the 520 bits....

MartDude · #34 Post by **MartDude** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:49 pm

Jadaris wrote:Welcome aboard the green crew

I'm another Oasis Green owner, hopefully see you at some of the meets so we can get the greenies lined up together

What, a bogey contest?

The Oasis Greens - The Bogey Bikes!

MartDude · #35 Post by **MartDude** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:52 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:Hmmmm

I think even the Mille owners only go for 520 on track bikes

Not sure if I am correct but the torque the rotax puts out may eat the 520 bits....

Similar discussion a while back on a Futura forum - consensus was that 520 probably isn't a good idea - won't last.

If you need to lose some weight, a good dump usually works for me

flatlander · #36 Post by **flatlander** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:57 pm

I loved the old R1 advert of the bike outside a burger bar with a sign saying full English brekkie and the tag line
We shaved another 4kg off the bike .... What for ?

wayofthedarkhand · #37 Post by **wayofthedarkhand** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:08 pm

MartDude wrote:
Similar discussion a while back on a Futura forum - consensus was that 520 probably isn't a good idea - won't last.

If you need to lose some weight, a good dump usually works for me

People go 520 on the ZX9R and that makes quite a bit more power and torque than the Falco. A quality 520 chain is going to be better than a middle of the road 530 chain.

Anyway, it's moot as I don't need a chain or sprockets.

Though whats this about dropping to a 15t front? I'll be doing longer distance rides, and usually people go the other way for touring.

Aladinsaneuk · #38 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:30 pm

As I said in my text

Ride it for a while and see... Some people find the 15 helps while commuting in town - personally I did not do it... But I have a Ducati sport so I learnt to slip the clutch like a pro!

MartDude · #39 Post by **MartDude** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:39 pm

Going to a 15-t front definitely made the Futura easier in town traffic. And, perhaps slightly bizarrely, it improved the fuel consumption slightly - I'd guess through being able to get into a higher gear sooner, and hold a higher gear for longer. I know the Fut is quite different to the Falco (heavier, less power, bit more torque, engine's set up differently - softer cams, different ECU, different fuelling etc etc) but it's still a big grunty V2, so my comments should be applicable to a degree.

Aladinsaneuk · #40 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 6:54 pm

I still think, and this applies to any and all who are new to the falco fold, put a few hundred miles on the bike the see what needs adjusting or changing

For me the ONLY exception to that is the sidestand... Change it straight away!

wayofthedarkhand · #41 Post by **wayofthedarkhand** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 8:42 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:I still think, and this applies to any and all who are new to the falco fold, put a few hundred miles on the bike the see what needs adjusting or changing

That's true for any new purchase

wayofthedarkhand · #42 Post by **wayofthedarkhand** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:47 pm

CBR1000RR5 side stand and spring ordered - £68

What do i need to fit it? I imagine that being European, the bolts are all different and my toolset is geared towards Japanese bikes

#43 Post by **Kwackerz** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:42 pm

wayofthedarkhand wrote: What do i need to fit it? I imagine that being European, the bolts are all different and my toolset is geared towards Japanese bikes

Yes.. when you rap your knuckles when a spanner slips (shouldve used a ring spanner..) you have to swear in broken Italian not broken Japanese

Other than that, sizes shouldnt be much different.. 10mm is 10mm is 10mm.. etc

If this were a BSA Bantam, I'd say otherwise..

wayofthedarkhand · #44 Post by **wayofthedarkhand** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:46 pm

Kwackerz wrote:
Yes.. when you rap your knuckles when a spanner slips (shouldve used a ring spanner..) you have to swear in broken Italian not broken Japanese

Other than that, sizes shouldnt be much different.. 10mm is 10mm is 10mm.. etc

If this were a BSA Bantam, I'd say otherwise..

Hmm I speak more Japanese than Italian.

Ok. I thought it might all be torx, or hex or something like that.

D-Rider · #45 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:42 pm

My old Hondas always required 10/12/14 mm spanners. The Falco seems to go for 11mm and 13mm etc .... so same thread types but different spanners get pressed into service.