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Cunning plan

#1 Post by Big_AL » Wed May 14, 2008 2:34 pm

The bike is off to the dealer to try and figure out the problems I've been having with it recently and before I drop it off I just had a cunning thought!

The Falco has an electronic dash as you all know which has a Vmax function that stores the bikes top speed since reset. Obviously Mine has malfunctioned because it reads a completely illegal speed which I could not have obtained on the public road since I always keep to the posted speed limit.

Anyways, we all know what goes on at these dealers so I figured it'll be interesting to reset this figure as I drop the bike off and see what it reads when I get the bike back. The mechanic may be savvy to this and reset it but it might be interesting to see what speed they reach whilst diagnosing /road testing the bike :-)

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#2 Post by Fausto » Wed May 14, 2008 3:16 pm

Yes indeed. Keep us posted.

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#3 Post by joecrx » Wed May 14, 2008 5:16 pm

good idea, take the mileage to and you can work out his average speed, and just wait till the speeding ticket come in

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#4 Post by minime » Wed May 14, 2008 8:48 pm

joecrx wrote:good idea, take the mileage to and you can work out his average speed, and just wait till the speeding ticket come in
Avg. speed wont work m8... :smt002

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#5 Post by Fausto » Thu May 15, 2008 7:44 am

Can't you just read the average speed off the dash like you can the max.?

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#6 Post by fastasfcuk » Thu May 15, 2008 9:36 am

grrrr i hate that when customers reset there trip meters to zero to see if i've used there car when it's in for repair, or tipex the wheel nuts to see if i've removed the wheels. mistrust or what. :smt013

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#7 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Thu May 15, 2008 9:46 am

fair point, but I know a mille owner who had his bike serviced every 6 months and was always billed for new spark plugs, and they were a few quid each time

after the 5th service at maxcough he could not get it in there for the sixth service before he had a big trip.

He took it elsewhere and was surprised when the mechanic handed him the original aprilia branded plugs after the service.....


Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...


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#8 Post by Big_AL » Thu May 15, 2008 11:35 am

The issue of trust for me is simple, I don't trust anynoe unless they've earn't it. The number of times I've been ripped off (including attempts) it's no wonder i feel this way. I don't know the mechanics (never met them) at this dealership, they may well be very professional and treat the customers property with the utmost respect but i've met the other kind which is why i generally expect the worst :-(

To be fair, i'm only doing this for a bit of fun. I don't care what speed they achieve, as long as they find and fix the problem. I don't imagine they can thrash it anymore than i do on a regular basis. Bikes are made to be thrashed :-)

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Re: Cunning plan

#9 Post by HowardQ » Thu May 15, 2008 12:25 pm

Big_AL wrote:The bike is off to the dealer to try and figure out the problems I've been having with it recently and before I drop it off I just had a cunning thought!

The Falco has an electronic dash as you all know which has a Vmax function that stores the bikes top speed since reset. Obviously Mine has malfunctioned because it reads a completely illegal speed which I could not have obtained on the public road since I always keep to the posted speed limit.
AL just a quick thought on you original comment about the VMAX speed.
If you have been having trouble with the dash resetting, are you sure your VMAX speed is not showing in Klicks. It reverts back to KPH after a dash reset, will auto change back when you change the normal speed setting to MPH.
Then again, it does looks really cool when you show people the VMAX and it is showing 200 plus.
Who needs a ZZR14 or a new Busa. :smt003

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#10 Post by Big_AL » Thu May 15, 2008 2:15 pm

Oh no, the naughty speed was in mph. Never had a dash reset problem.

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#11 Post by Big_AL » Tue May 20, 2008 11:48 am

I reckon they're really loving (or hating) my bike right now as they've had it since last Thursday and still haven't figured out the problem :smt009

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#12 Post by Big_AL » Thu May 29, 2008 7:36 pm

Well I got the bike back and.........


They did about 60 miles with a top speed of 131 mph!

Any speeding tickets and I'll be pointing in their direction. That is of course unless the dealers have a rolling road / dyno?

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#13 Post by Samray » Thu May 29, 2008 7:42 pm

:smt005

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#14 Post by scorpio24v » Fri May 30, 2008 4:59 pm

but have they fixed it?

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#15 Post by joecrx » Fri May 30, 2008 5:39 pm

yes ? have they fixed it

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