Falco may have to go

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PeteL · #1 Post by **PeteL** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:12 pm

Ok...so I bought the Falco without having first sold my Hornet. Plan was to cover the money spent on the Falco with the hornet sale. Bought the Falco on ebay using my credit card and paypal, thinking that I had a 0% offer till feb 09

Made a mistake, it ended in Sept and my first interest charge was nearly £50.....doooohhhhh!!!!! Turns out there was an offer of 0% til Feb 2009...on money transfers and cheques. Managed to get the interest down to 15% but I will need to sell one of the bikes soon and I think the Falco may sell easier.
Its a 2002 in Blue 25000 miles with a carbon fibre front mudguard, tool kit, service history, manuals, datatool alarm (2 fobs), matching seat hump and rear seat, tyres, chain etc all good.
I'll desperately try to sell the Hornet first but wondered if there would be much interest in the Falco at this time of year??
Wish me luck with the Hornet as I DONT want to sell the Falco

D-Rider · #2 Post by **D-Rider** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:26 pm

Good luck selling the Hornet.

Falcos can be slow sellers - but with another good showing in Rider Power and MCN Bikemart, this may not be such a difficult time.

..... would be a shame though ....

If you do flog it, I guess you can still try to flog the Hornet and pick up another Falco before too long .....

Viffer · #3 Post by **Viffer** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 1:35 pm

Get another credit card, o% transfer outstanding balance, keep bikes, life is so easy. Tee Hee

Nooj · #4 Post by **Nooj** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 3:08 pm

You've more chance of selling the Hairnet as a winter bike. Do what Viffer said though, get another card with a 0% offer on balance transfers.

Virgin are currently doing 0% for 16 months with a one off transfer fee of 2.98%

If you can pay it off sooner, Abbey Zero offers 0% for six months with no transfer fee.

#5 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:00 pm

Hey Pete, we live in the same city, ride the same bike, haven't even met yet and you're talking about selling the Falco...? Say it ain't so.

Surely the Hornet would be the easier bike to sell? It's a Honda, a known quantity for most people and is generally regarded as safe and friendly. Post a few details up on the forum and I'm sure we'll all pass the word round to try and get a sale organised (assuming it's within forum rules, of course).

You can't get away that easily!

PeteL · #6 Post by **PeteL** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:26 pm

may just try to move some money around but the fees for this ie balance transfers etc will probably equate to as much as the interest, or more.
I know Mangocrazy...how did the sidestand project go?? I've gotten used to mine know and just work around it.

Its a Blue 2003 F3 600 Hornet (F3 had the updates in bodywork, midrange power and HISS security system) 34000 (ish) miles new back tyre excellent paintwork, braided lines, genuine Honda screen and genuine Honda heated grips (both fitted as optionals when newly purchased) Partial documented service history, recent full service inc valve clearances. Two original keys and paperwork. It runs and handles flawlessly. Recently scratched the rear panel (one peice) and rather than have it sprayed and risk a mismatch I bought a genuine Honda replacement (factory colour coded) which is still in the box and will be fitted, cost me £108. Front tyre, brakes and chain/sprockets good. MOT and TAX. Parkers puts it at £2,430 for a private sale.
£2150 ono

Nooj · #7 Post by **Nooj** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:29 pm

There is a Honda section to the RiderSite of course, you may find a buyer in there? Then there's the Hornet's Nest, a big-ass Hairnet specific forum.

PeteL · #8 Post by **PeteL** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:47 pm

thanks Nooj will have a look. I am a member of the hornets nest so will try on there too

#9 Post by **mangocrazy** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:04 pm

Hi Pete,

The Suzuki sidestand has turned into a bit of a project... I went to my normal engineering/welding place and they reckoned they couldn't really do what I wanted and referred me to an engineering firm down the road. These people then took about a month to decide they couldn't do it either.

Then I took it to a place where a guy I used to work with now works. They took a look at it and suggested that the best thing would be to cut the mounts off the Aprilia and Suzuki stands and weld the Aprilia mount to the Suzuki stand. Put like that, I couldn't argue, so I let them get on with it.

When I picked it up I found out that they'd welded the bloody thing on the wrong way round. They apologised profusely and proceeded to correct their mistake. When I offered it up to the bike it looked great except that the stand fouls one of the exhaust springs when retracted.

So rather than cutting and shutting the poor thing again I bit the bullet and acquired another Falco and GSXR stand and am going back to my first choice place to get them to try and make one good stand out of the two, with the already modified stand as an example of how not to do it.

At this rate, it'll just about be ready for spring next year...

But before I take it to the welders I'll get some before and after pics for everyone's delectation/amusement.

D-Rider · #10 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:25 pm

The Gixer stand mod really isn't that difficult. I'd be very worried by the abilities of your local welders and engineering works if they're not up to a little job like that!

fastasfcuk · #11 Post by **fastasfcuk** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:05 pm

yeh andy's right that should'nt be a difficult job. if your ever near mansfield i'll do it for you .5 mins should do it. good excuse for a spin.

#12 Post by **mangocrazy** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:31 pm

The Gixer stand mod really isn't that difficult. I'd be very worried by the abilities of your local welders and engineering works if they're not up to a little job like that!

yeh andy's right that should'nt be a difficult job. if your ever near mansfield i'll do it for you .5 mins should do it. good excuse for a spin.

TBH that's what I thought. Did you guys do a mix'n'match of the Falco/GSXR stands, or just modify the GSXR stand?

Aladinsaneuk · #13 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:40 pm

mix and match - gixxer leg falco mount

D-Rider · #14 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:45 pm

Just modified the Gixer stand - drill out the threads for the original bolt weld a nut to the side that was originally the clearance hole. Drill a hole for the peg of the sidestand switch. Remove, reposition and re-weld the peg that the spring clips over.

Splash of paint and job's a goodun.

#15 Post by **mangocrazy** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:57 pm

That's interesting - two different approaches.

Just modified the Gixer stand - drill out the threads for the original bolt weld a nut to the side that was originally the clearance hole. Drill a hole for the peg of the sidestand switch. Remove, reposition and re-weld the peg that the spring clips over.

That was the sequence of jobs that gave all my engineering firms the heeby-jeebies. I imagine finding an M10 x 1.25 nut and then getting it correctly centred would be 'interesting'... Saves cannibalising the original Falco stand, though.

I think I'm still leaning towards the mix & match approach...

As a matter of interest would it be possible to heat up a cast stand like the GSXR one to red-hot with a welding torch and bend the leg a touch? And would that affect the strength of the piece?