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carnage · #1 Post by **carnage** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:58 am

Hi All , some have already given me a greeting in the classifieds but I thought id introduce myself here and stick the card behind the bar ...knock ya selves out.
Just relieved myself of my precious gsx1400 which over the past 4 years has removed from a vast amount of cash to get looking the way I wanted and opted for a Falco as her replacement, big thanks to Aladin and a few others for top tips thus far ...feel free to offer up any more that come to mind.

cheers

carnage

Aladinsaneuk · #2 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 6:26 am

welcome

robbier6 · #3 Post by **robbier6** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:43 am

welcome, i hope you've got deep pockets as the falco is a dream to modify.
so far ive done:
open airbox + PCIII
fuel cans
tail tidy + small indicators
white spring shock of a mille
double bubble screen.

still to do...
flat bar conversion
refurb said shock/replace with ohlins nitron maxton etc
fit mille swinging arm
lightweight wheels

......and so the list goes on

but it is good fun, and the guys here are top class

Falco Frank · #4 Post by **Falco Frank** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:28 am

Welcome & thanks for the drinks!

Yesterday i saw a 1967 bottle of Sirius Whisky for 'only' £3500, £175 a glass lol.

Just the one single then eh?

My falco tips, buy the very best battery you can afford, starter & relay will both thank you. I also did the easier parts of the charging mod and saw an improvement.

Cheers, Frank

carnage · #5 Post by **carnage** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 1:40 pm

iconic944ss wrote:Welcome & thanks for the drinks!

Yesterday i saw a 1967 bottle of Sirius Whisky for 'only' £3500, £175 a glass lol.

Just the one single then eh?

Cheers, Frank

id be interested to hear what some of the mods achieve before doing them or are some of them purely for looks?

as for a single of that lighter fuel ...at them prices your gonna be lucky to sniff at a dry cork .....im from chavham remember and I have an aprilia to fund

NickyT · #6 Post by **NickyT** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 1:52 pm

Hello

Mine (a 2005) has the following:

K&N filter
Evo airbox kit
GPR cans
Forza chip to suit the above 3 items
Skidmarx belly pan
Ohlins remote reservoir rear shock (pukka, no RSV-R tat

)
Rebuilt front forks (Marzocchis) with heavier oil & reduced air gap
1T smaller front sprocket
Dunlop Sportsmarts

So the only cosmetic mod is the belly pan. I'd quite like some black levers, but no rush. All the other mods work and made a genuine difference.

NickyT · #7 Post by **NickyT** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 1:53 pm

Oh, for whoever wants a 'bar conversion, I have a mint LSL top yoke & risers plus Renthal bars all for sale. My bike came with them fitted.

Aladinsaneuk · #8 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:13 pm

Only mod purely for looks is Mille swing arm

As well as above consider front fork service

I have done a few things to my falco....

D-Rider · #9 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 3:08 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:Only mod purely for looks is Mille swing arm

As well as above consider front fork service

I have done a few things to my falco....

You mean the swingingarm mod to clear the 2 into 1 exhaust mod.

Purely for looks?

Now the clear or smoked tail light lenses and the replacement indicators and the belly pans ..... etc etc .... now they are harder to justify on any grounds other than looks

Aladinsaneuk · #10 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 4:27 pm

but mine are black / smoked, so they are there fore a performance mod as we all know that black is faster....

and good point re the mille swing arm - but many who have done it, have done it purely for aesthetics..... i did mine initially only for the look..... other stuff then happened!

SL,STEVE · #11 Post by **SL,STEVE** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:14 pm

Welcome carnage. I am new myself and the guys on here couldnt be more helpful and welcoming, especially aladinsane and blinky, top geezers!!!

Aladinsaneuk · #12 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:21 pm

And I am the one with the full head of hair....

D-Rider · #13 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:23 pm

SL,STEVE wrote:Welcome carnage. I am new myself and the guys on here couldnt be more helpful and welcoming,

What's gone wrong chaps? we're coming across as helpful and welcoming!

SL,STEVE wrote: especially aladinsane and blinky, top geezers!!!

Abraham Lincoln wrote:You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.

blinkey501 · #14 Post by **blinkey501** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:36 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:And I am the one with the full head of hair....

HowardQ · #15 Post by **HowardQ** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:24 pm

Welcome to the site.

We occasionally have carnage on here, so why not all the time.