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k1w1boy · #1 Post by **k1w1boy** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:43 pm

...anyone recommend a low-bullshit Aprilia garage for a mechanically challenged bikerhypochondriac in Essex/East London-ish?

joecrx · #2 Post by **joecrx** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:48 pm

i tend to stay clear , they all rip you off, in some way or form

#3 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:21 pm

Southern Cross Motorcycles. Theyre based in Kilburn

Ask for Don (Who happens to be a Kiwi..)

Mention that you were sent by RiderSite

I will lay my good (?) name against the fact He wont rip you off. Gio knows him personally as do quite a few people on RiderSite/Aprilia RiderSite

See this thread too

https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.php?t=736

k1w1boy · #4 Post by **k1w1boy** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:38 am

Kwackerz wrote:Southern Cross Motorcycles. Theyre based in Kilburn

Ask for Don (Who happens to be a Kiwi..)

Mention that you were sent by RiderSite

I will lay my good (?) name against the fact He wont rip you off. Gio knows him personally as do quite a few people on RiderSite/Aprilia RiderSite

See this thread too

https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.php?t=736

cool - I will check them out. Still getting used to all the funky noises (the engine seems quite chattery when idling which makes me think tappetts/valve clearances but the dealer I bought it from did the 29k service prior to purchase) which may or may not be normal on the Falc'.

joecrx · #5 Post by **joecrx** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:55 am

i get a slightrattle when the clutch is disengaged in neutrel

minime · #6 Post by **minime** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:33 am

joecrx wrote:i get a slightrattle when the clutch is disengaged in neutrel

Same here, I get some serious noise/rattle in neutral with clutch disengaged.
I was told y many not to worry, so i try not to...

minime · #7 Post by **minime** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:34 am

k1w1boy wrote:
Kwackerz wrote:Southern Cross Motorcycles. Theyre based in Kilburn

Ask for Don (Who happens to be a Kiwi..)

Mention that you were sent by RiderSite

I will lay my good (?) name against the fact He wont rip you off. Gio knows him personally as do quite a few people on RiderSite/Aprilia RiderSite

See this thread too

https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.php?t=736
cool - I will check them out. Still getting used to all the funky noises (the engine seems quite chattery when idling which makes me think tappetts/valve clearances but the dealer I bought it from did the 29k service prior to purchase) which may or may not be normal on the Falc'.

I can't recall anybody ever mentioned that valves clearance was offspec.
These engineg are pretty solid. Just the clutch is a bit rattly...

back_marker · #8 Post by **back_marker** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:33 pm

k1w1boy wrote:
cool - I will check them out. Still getting used to all the funky noises (the engine seems quite chattery when idling which makes me think tappetts/valve clearances but the dealer I bought it from did the 29k service prior to purchase) which may or may not be normal on the Falc'.

Just get some non-standard exhausts and you don't notice any more

Changed mine back for the MOT the other day and thought something was going seriously wrong with the bike until I realised it's always done that.

k1w1boy · #9 Post by **k1w1boy** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:04 pm

minime wrote:
k1w1boy wrote:
Kwackerz wrote:Southern Cross Motorcycles. Theyre based in Kilburn

Ask for Don (Who happens to be a Kiwi..)

Mention that you were sent by RiderSite

I will lay my good (?) name against the fact He wont rip you off. Gio knows him personally as do quite a few people on RiderSite/Aprilia RiderSite

See this thread too

https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.php?t=736
cool - I will check them out. Still getting used to all the funky noises (the engine seems quite chattery when idling which makes me think tappetts/valve clearances but the dealer I bought it from did the 29k service prior to purchase) which may or may not be normal on the Falc'.
I can't recall anybody ever mentioned that valves clearance was offspec.
These engineg are pretty solid. Just the clutch is a bit rattly...

I was told that the valve clearances needed checking every 9k miles on the Falco so I asked the dealer I bought it from to check them as part of the pre-purchase check. I have noisy pipes but really am a bit of a worrier when it comes to engine noises. I once bought a lemon of a Pegaso that was noisy when you hit the kill switch. On a ride up to Scotland from London - at Motherwell - I could barely get it started and struggled to Edinburgh where I found out that the noise had been my starter coil or something killing itself... had to push start the beggar at every fuel stop on the way home. Got over my fear of solo bumpstarting on that trip - no mean feat for an average heighter like me leaping side saddle on to the high and wide Pegaso to crank it.

Gio · #10 Post by **Gio** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:03 pm

I'll vouch for Don and his boys as Qwack says. He's a great guy and he sorted out the suspension for me when I took it for nothing (I'm not a fat boy like Falco9 was

)

The bikes got to go there soon for a service anyway (only did 2500 last year) I'll see if I can scrounge it off my son for the day lol.