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recently, a new member appeared here, and told us that he liked his bikes standard













even by our standards, this was quick

Nice work Pete. I may well be dipping my toe into the dark waters of modification, having always prefered standard bikes

welcome aboard PeteL - now, lets all sit down, and discuss your budget....


:)

It was noted!

New Falco Owner's Checklist;

[x] Falco
[x] Paypal Account
[x] Credit Card
[x] Debit Card
[x] Source of Income/ Rich Wife/Girlfriend/Boyfriend/ Understanding Bank Manager

I think that covers it? Maybe D-R should do a Newbie intro for the Falco forum?

very funny guys Merely showing an appreciation of other peoples hard work and recognising that modification can be done in a tastefull manner.
For the record I've 3 kids under 5 = skint, sorry not true just found a 20p piece down the side of the couch when looking for my most recent copy of standard bikes monthly

PeteL wrote: For the record I've 3 kids under 5 = skint, sorry not true just found a 20p piece down the side of the couch when looking for my most recent copy of standard bikes monthly

Yeah I had 3 kids under 5 (they're a bit older now).
Fortunately we worked out what was causing it - not so fortunately, the wife then put a stop to it.

whens your birthday? That always works for me

well -= i have a 14 month old son so I know how it feels....

many of our mods, I think, are cheap - or so worthwhile they have to be done

{brings out d riders list}

first - side stand - just do it - vtr, gixxer or yank flavour aprilia one - ebay is your friend!

second - rear shock - assorted options, white spring original mille is cheapest - just ensure it is in fair condition - not much wonga off ebay


third - just imagine..... :)

indicators, personal choices time - i prefer to be subtle with mine
led tail lights and clear/smoked rear lens.... hensteeth time
pc3/evo airboxes etc - probably an expensive luxury... but they are good
exhausts - ditch the stock cans- poor sound and damned heavy to boot - second hand set from 100 quid on fleabay - fuel pipes are cheapest to buy new though - renegade pipes are rarer!
hid headlight conversion - cheap at about 40 quid
wiring mod - cheap, some swear by it
optimate - some rate them
scottoiler - mixed thoughts, i rate mine, but i am cheap
tyres - personal choice time - but most here will give a good balanced view
handlebar alterations - can be expensive, though some cheapskates just move the bars above the triple yoke
double bubble screen - some like, some hate
two into one exhaust conversions... why? because i had too.....
oil tanks for above - don't get me started!
radiator covers - make your own for 15 quid....
bellypan - some like, some don't....


just a few thoughts :)

hence the finances gag, even sounds expensive. Probably most likely to start with a functional mod, like the sidestant, already getting on my ti*s after a few days. I guess thats when I flail frantically, finding no grip in desperately worn shoes, on the slippery slop to fully fledged modsville.
Which sidestant will do the job best...oh....and look ok?

Before long you'll be just like the rest of us - claiming all sorts of things are "functional" just to give the required level of justification and credibility

Hi Pete, this is the link that D-Rider sent me when I asked the same question:

http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/show ... hp?t=71492

That thread is full of information (and pictures). I'm trying it with a K7/K8 GSXR1000 stand (which is of all cast construction), but most people have used the K1/K2/K3/K4 stands I think.

Anyone tried the 'new design' aprilia stand on e-bay?

Seem to remember someone did but the welding failed or something (could have been a one off problem - or even me remembering wrong ....)

This was my reply to the same question a couple of months ago, I have one fitted on my Falco -


https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.ph ... ght=#29023

Only got a couple of photos, one with the original stand and one with the new one off ebay.
As stated in the thread it does stick out a bit when folded up, but could easily be modded by grinding off the stop a bit, but I aint got around to trying it yet!
Somebody on here certainly had a problem with the welding, but not found the post yet.
Have checked the welding on mine and it looks OK, and it's still working fine.