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sthomson1
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#16 Post by sthomson1 » Fri Sep 19, 2008 2:14 pm

Yes, I bought it from ebay.
To be honest, when i went to collect the bike..i was really disappointed. All the fasteners were rusty, the bike was really dirty, one mirror was missing...it looked a mess.
Once i got it cleaned up, im lovin it. Got ducati monster clutch/brake clamps to mount the mirrors on the renthals..very tidy.

compared to the tl v twin, this engine looks a wee bit more complicated...dry sump and all that :-)

Just repacked the cans (feckin nightmare), and got some baffles to quieten it down a wee bit (are they always this noisy...sets car alarm off on way past)


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#17 Post by sthomson1 » Fri Sep 19, 2008 2:20 pm

Got the belly pan off at the moment.

Has anyone got the fairing lowers (black/grey plastic) I could buy ?

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#18 Post by Fausto » Fri Sep 19, 2008 2:52 pm

Thanks for those pics.

Screen clearance was obviously an issue hence the cut down fairing/screen.
Doesn't look too bad though.

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#19 Post by EdinburghFalco » Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:08 am

ha ha welcome to the noisy world of Falco owneership ... my kids christened my Falco the "beast" soon after I got it when it reduced a 2 year old stand near by to tears when I started her. I also ended up getting accusing looks from a car driver in a petrol station. I was sitting behind his car at the pump while he paid when the vibrations from the Falco set off his car alarm, he came out and gave his rear dumper a good looking at much to the amusement of a crowd of Dutch bikers who were parked up. They gave me a cheer as I left!

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#20 Post by PeteL » Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:29 pm

I like the bars. I know that sinking feeling with ebay purchases, mostly been lucky but have had a couple of bikes roll of the van and I've thought S*it :smt009 However, you soon turn your mind to sorting it out and can begin to enjoy :smt001 I'm also new to the Falco and have had mine for 3-4 weeks. Good luck.....and dont let them coerse you into parting with cash, you can do that all by yourself. Great support and info on here

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#21 Post by joecrx » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:32 pm

welcome sthomson1 , where about in glasgow are you, ?

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