Oh joy, a reply! I was starting to worry this forum was dead
Thanks mango. I see now that the forks already protrude through the top yoke a few notches, so as you say it's just a couple notches more, not a huge amount.
I'm new to the Falco. I picked one up a little while ago, bit of an impulse buy (seemed cheap) and didn't see it in the flesh before it got delivered. Bodywork looked good, mileage around 24k and it had an MOT, but it came with no service history and when I got the V5 I was disappointed to find it's had a lot of owners. Far from ideal, a bit of worry did set in.
First priority was to check it over mechanically to see if it's a keeper before spending the money on doing a full service, general tidy up and some upgrades. First step yesterday was to strip it down and check the valve clearances - I've got one slightly tight intake valve but the rest are good, and luckily the tight one is on the rear cylinder. I also checked the compression and both cylinders are good. Happy with that, and slightly relieved!
Will continue the project as time allows. Though will be nice to get it rideable asap, haven't ridden it at all yet!
Perhaps I'll start my own thread if there's still a few of you knocking about on here. I'm gonna have plenty of questions.