newbie & looking for a Falco

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#31 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:20 am

That's an awful lot of bike for £2k, Dano. You should be walking around with your arm bitten off very soon...

stivesvelo · #32 Post by **stivesvelo** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 11:44 am

Just what I wanted to hear, sounds like they know how to build an engine & used pretty good materials at Rotax.

Don't mind doing the shims, but it does involve some calculations & shuffling of parts which is ok if you've got hold of the shims needed & haven't got a hangover!

I hear that there is also a balance shaft & you need to be careful not to drop bits into the engine!!! (I've managed this in the past with the Laverda, fortunately there was a plate in the sump, with the bit sitting on it), I have heard of other ways of picking thigs up, those telescopic arials with a magnet on the end work well, guess how I know!!

Aladinsaneuk · #33 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:01 pm

I do believe that Rob has bought Dano's falco - so welcome to the fold....

D-Rider · #34 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:10 pm

Hope he knows what he's let himself in for ..... useless Italian junk .....

AS IF !

stivesvelo · #35 Post by **stivesvelo** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:32 pm

Yep, another sucker joins the fold,

I've agreed to buy Dan's bike which looks & sounds good, just need to get up there with the rest of the money, get a battery in, get it mot'd & get it home, brrrrrrr & then I'll be in business.

Hope we get some decent weather this year!

Rob

danowat · #36 Post by **danowat** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:41 pm

sad to see it go, lot of bike you've got there Rob, if you have half the amount of enjoyment out of it I got, you'll be bob on.

I've just PM'd you with a possible solution r.e. delivery.

SLJ82 · #37 Post by **SLJ82** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:45 pm

Congrats Rob - if you hadn't grabbed it I was about an hour behind you! Am sure you'll have a great time on it. Just need to find my own Faloco now - this is the second one I've missed out on in the last couple of weeks - but reckon you have to persevere. So if anyone hears about one for sale, particularly a black and bronze, please PM me.

Cheers guys.

Steve

D-Rider · #38 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:23 pm

Hi Steve - welcome to the forum - I'm sure you'll find one before long

Though if this is what you're after:

SLJ82 wrote:Just need to find my own Faloco now -

I'd be looking ".... down in Acapulco ....."

SLJ82 · #39 Post by **SLJ82** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:34 pm

Andy

Hope that was a typo - maybe my subconscious is trying to tell me something!

Started looking at a few Tuono - but doesn't give me the same tingle if you know what I mean.

Will keep looking...

Cheers

Aladinsaneuk · #40 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:48 pm

there is gio's - good one

likely to be a bit more than dano's though....

one other one from here is on evilbay....

SLJ82 · #41 Post by **SLJ82** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:31 pm

Pray tell more - have pm'd you.

Cheers

Steve

#42 Post by **Kwackerz** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:33 pm

Rob/Dan Im in the middle of you two.. with a bike trailer.. lemme know if you get stuck for transport of said beast from God's own county down to webfoot land..

AJFalco · #43 Post by **AJFalco** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:04 am

I'm going to be selling mine if anyone is after a very low milage one in red. PM me if you want any info

danowat · #44 Post by **danowat** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:32 am

Kwackerz wrote:Rob/Dan Im in the middle of you two.. with a bike trailer.. lemme know if you get stuck for transport of said beast from God's own county down to webfoot land..

That might be an option, a guy at work has offered (not for free obviously!!) to deliver it should the need arise.

HowardQ · #45 Post by **HowardQ** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:09 pm

I do love happy endings!