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#1 Post by Paulm » Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:12 am

Hi all,well had the Falco 2 mounths now,read all about the sidestand,but hay as long as im carful should be fine. Fisrt came the gales,then came the phone call at work from the mrs,"Your bikes laying on the drive with its wheels in the air".The moral of this tale being. :smt018 Short ya side stand out before you go spending all ya money on shinney new venom end cans.DAM :smt010
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#2 Post by HisNibbs » Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:18 am

Ouch.
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#3 Post by joecrx » Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:21 am

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#4 Post by GregD-UK » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:03 pm

Hi all,

We feel for you fella, but, we are all guilty of not doing what is best sometimes :smt012 A hard lesson too learn...

Hope not too much damage :smt010
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#5 Post by D-Rider » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:17 pm

Sorry you've had to find out the hard way - hope the damage isn't too bad and you get it fixed without much bother ....



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#6 Post by Paulm » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:49 pm

Damage, there lies another tale,my drive is 100ft long,99ft 8inches consist of soft grass banks the other 4 inches are a wooden post,So wre did the bike land :smt013 .The post dented and cracked nose fairing.Shiney new end cans were ok.Anyway one can up on ebay next day in Red (by far the best colour)so snapped that up and new middle fairing £200 quid.Can any body advise on fairing swop, anything to know or is it straightforward enough.
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#7 Post by D-Rider » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:55 pm

Taking the fairings off is relatively quick and easy - just make sure you undo all the bolts, note which go where and undo the connectors for indicators and headlamp.

Start from the bottom and work up - reverse for re-fitting.
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#8 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:14 pm

anyone else notice young mr grace always like to start at the bottom.... sort of like a bad swiss tony....


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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#9 Post by Chabby » Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:10 pm

Is it because I'm running the standard shock that I've NEVER had an issue with the sidestand :smt017
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#10 Post by D-Rider » Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:41 pm

Doubt it - mine felt very precarious on the Aprilia stand with the standard shock.
Always had to find a piece of ground/road sloping the right way.
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#11 Post by Paulm » Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:23 pm

Mine too still has the standard shock,i was thinking it had something to do with fitting new venon cans 3 hours before it blow over, had something to do with it.But this my have more to do with sods law rather then any law of physics. :smt087
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#12 Post by ReggieGasket » Fri Nov 27, 2009 7:26 pm

At least you didn't knock it over. I nudged my CB500 forward the other day knowling it was silly and watched it crash over in slow mo :smt013

Did the same thing a year or two ago too. Never learn....

Hope that make syou feel better; probably not :smt001
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#13 Post by Kwackerz » Sat Nov 28, 2009 12:05 am

Chabby wrote:Is it because I'm running the standard shock that I've NEVER had an issue with the sidestand :smt017

Is your bike an import? like a US version?
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#14 Post by Chabby » Sat Nov 28, 2009 1:33 pm

Nope - bog standard, first registered in Edinburgh.

I've never understood all the posts about the sidestand.

I've been on ferries several times and never had a problem
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#15 Post by fastasfcuk » Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:34 pm

Chabby wrote:Nope - bog standard, first registered in Edinburgh.

I've never understood all the posts about the sidestand.

I've been on ferries several times and never had a problem
i,ve never had a problem with the side stand either,but then again mine is the us version.
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