Viking's Falco

[Viking]

Hey all,

Allow me to introduce Adrina, my 2004 Falco SL1000R (Hot Red / Diablo Black paint scheme) with the following mods:

- Yellow-spring Mille rear shock (With K&N shock-sock to keep the crap off)
- OZ wheels (powder coated satin black)
- SL Carbon mufflers
- HEL braided brake lines front and rear
- HEL braided clutch line
- MotoPike clutch slave cylinder & Mille sprocket cover
- RSVR mirrors with built-in indicators and 'LittleCheez' adaptor blocks
- Evo tail tidy and aftermarket indicators
- HID headlight
- Headlight protector
- Ventura luggage rack
- Low temperature fan switch
- NWS carbon-fibre rear hugger
- Genuine Renegade airbox kit
- ScottOiler
- GSX-R side-stand
- M&P(??) lowered footpegs
- Wiring mod
- Gabro chip
- Woodcraft clipons
- MorePower's carbon fibre petrol tank

- Old-model open air-boot-thing (to be fitted)



Here's how she used to look, way back in 2006 when I bought her. It used to be a PhotoBucket link, until they annoyed me enough into nuking my account. So now you'll just have to click on this G-Drive link.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WNE_5 ... RptWneeZx5

[falcomunky]

Very nice mate. Always liked that colour scheme. I'm thinking of doing (kinda) the reverse of it: Red tail unit/hump and mid panels.

[Viking]

Come to think of it, it's your rear hugger that's on it!

[falcomunky]

So it is! lol
Forgotten all about that mate!

[Viking]

And here she is today (2016-11-01) - back on the road after a few months sitting in pieces.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2EFSY ... sp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2EFSY ... sp=sharing

[Falcopops]

nice mate. Is that full on carbon everywhere or dipped?

[Viking]

Thanks!

It would be nice/amazing/awesome to have CF everything, but I'm (a) not made of money and (b) CF fairings for the Falco are pure Unobtanium. So it's a wrap-job with a 3D CF-pattern vinyl wrap.

I can heartily recommend that people do NOT follow this path. The contours of the Falco make wrapping it a total, utter nightmare. Save your sanity - don't do it.

[Falcopops]

I'm pretty certain that I've seen all the panels on the Falco in Carbon apart from the rear section.

If you wrapped that yourself I'd question your sanity, patience and motive.

Dipping has to be the way to go

[fatboy]

Viking, that looks better than good !
You must have sworn some, sweated some and smoked a few to get that done !

[D-Rider]

Looking nice.

More carbony than mine - just the mudguard, tank and BST wheels.

Have seen things that are more carbony .... but they were prepared with a match ....

[Viking]

Thanks all.

The wrapping got started in April-ish when I fitted the CF tank and realised that the red/black colours didn't go well with it. (I think my words were "That tank looks bloody amazing, but that red and black scheme is f**king awful...")

Dipping was thought about, but never really took off as a 'serious' contender. In hindsight, We should have gone down that path, as it would have been easier for some parts (side fairings, seat hump), but a total nightmare for the front fairing. (But then again - it wouldn't have been me doing it!!)

It was my house-mate and I that did the wrapping, and there were surprisingly few words spoken... Although we did question my sanity on many occasions!


The next step is to take her to the petrol station and see how much the tank holds, check the tyre pressures, and have a ride.

[mangocrazy]

I think you need to get the swingarm carbon wrapped for the full stealth effect...

[Viking]

I never did fit that 'old' airbox boot with the big inlets. For some reason it's too tall if/when you have a Renegade air inlet system fitted.

Now, if someone has some Renegade high-mount exhaust cans sitting around...