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Aladinsaneuk · #16 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 6:33 am

agree on sidestand - just do it!
(firestorm or gixxer stand, or american stand or one of the stands that has been modded from evilbay)

re the saddle - peel back the side of the seat, approx 3 inches from the back edge and you will be able to see a bolt head - it is a size 8 and i suggest a sockect and extension to get at it - but go get the manual as andy says

does sound like an evo air box mod - treat yourself to a large tub of vaseline..... you will need it

ignore what the tyre pressures are according to the manual btw - for pretty much everything bar the michelins go 36/42....

oh - and pictures please!

EdinburghFalco · #17 Post by **EdinburghFalco** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:07 am

Welcome to the best riders group I have known

barking frog · #18 Post by **barking frog** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:13 am

Thanks to D-rider for the link and to Martin for posting the manuals, very useful.

Sidestand mod not done yet, so thats the first job to do.

"I'll have to have a look soon and see what else has been done and where else we can spend your money for you."
Please have a look to make sure everything s the way it should be.

"You may realise you've bought a great bike ... you may not yet realise that you've bought a never ending project ..... "

just the same as owning Land Rovers then.

D-Rider · #19 Post by **D-Rider** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:01 pm

barking frog wrote: just the same as owning Land Rovers then.

Except fewer Falcos are used for the "School Run" and probably more Falcos have actually been off road .... well I remember Dale (Falcopops) had an off road excursion once .....

loafersmate · #20 Post by **loafersmate** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:36 pm

As a fellow ex landie owner, yes there are a lot of similarities!!

welcome and shame you didn't get a red un'!

Falcoholic · #21 Post by **Falcoholic** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:02 pm

Welcome Frog dude.

I agree you have got the best colour.

mrapriliafalco · #22 Post by **mrapriliafalco** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:33 pm

The Side stand is fine,Own a 748 then I reckon your agree

D-Rider · #23 Post by **D-Rider** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:17 pm

mrapriliafalco wrote:The Side stand is fine,Own a 748 then I reckon your agree

.... methinks mrapriliafalco has shares in a motorcycle plastics repair and painting business .....

mrapriliafalco · #24 Post by **mrapriliafalco** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:26 pm

I really cant see a problem,like I said its upright yeah and it makes you double check but I had mine out all over the bad winds and I was concerned as I have confidence in it (just

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D-Rider · #25 Post by **D-Rider** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:38 pm

I think that's it though - mine never fell over with the original stand but I never had confidence in it and always had to find a parking place with the right slope so that it sat right. With a different stand such considerations are a thing of the past and I don't have to bother.

mrapriliafalco · #26 Post by **mrapriliafalco** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 3:44 pm

You tend to worry about any bike when left, I think one of the main problems is that it costs so much to repair THAT US fALCO OWNERS take extra care.
Aprilia should be arrested for daylight robbery on the price of parts and fairings

barking frog · #27 Post by **barking frog** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:37 am

O.K guys as requested a couple of pics of the new ride, about 10 minutes before it let me down

Thanks yet again go to D-Rider for the help, shorting out the sidestand switch.

Samray · #28 Post by **Samray** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:40 am

Very smart.

Aladinsaneuk · #29 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 6:25 am

nice - the shock has already been done, and my those indicators are unusual for this forum :)

good to see the black falco numbers are growing

mrapriliafalco · #30 Post by **mrapriliafalco** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:14 am

FORZA ROSSO