Long time........

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TwinNut · #1 Post by **TwinNut** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 12:15 pm

Hey there fellas, how y'all doin??....obviously been away for a while so has anything of interest happened or changed?? I bought a new FZ1-S after the Falco and have spent some time 'sorting' it out with an R1 shock, radial brakes, wavy's, braided hoses, PCIII, MIVV GP, FCE, Airbox, etc etc.......anyway, I recently met up with an old mate who's got a Falco and I had a quick blast on it for old times sake. Sheesh, I'd forgotten how good it was, even in standard trim, and since then I've been hankering to back into the fold but after spending chunks of wedge I haven't got on the FZ1 I'm not too flush now. Also, there's no way I could sell the FZ1, it's just too good (and comfy), so my only option is find a cheap Falco which needs work doin to it. After spending endless hours working on my old Falco I reckon I know it pretty well and it could be my next project so I was hoping you fellas might know of one that might fit the bill. The only criteria i have is that the main chassis elements (frame, forks, wheels) are undamaged and straight and preferably the tank isn't dented.......the search starts here, any help mucho appreciado.......

D-Rider · #2 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 1:34 pm

Hello mate - good to hear from you again.
What've you been up to to get Stevie G in a bit of bother then ??
Great to be top of the pile at Christmas / New Year though !
(sad to say Cov are a bit more frustrating to watch at the moment)

Dunno how much you're looking to spend on a Falco (initially .... we all know it never stops there) but PeteL has been trying to sell his. Not sure whether he's still got it but details are here:
https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.php?t=4098

Hope you find something soon

woodbutcher · #3 Post by **woodbutcher** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:10 pm

Looks like he has already sold it DR it was advertised on pistonheads

Falken · #4 Post by **Falken** » Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:00 pm

Hi TwinNut, have a look on biketrader, there are 10 listed at various prices and condition.
Only 1 on fleabay but damaged repairable.
Hope you get fixed up soon, and get back in the fold.

DavShill · #5 Post by **DavShill** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 6:26 pm

Hi TN - good to hear from you again. As you are still an honourary member of the Falco brethren you are allowed to show us some pics of your new ride... let's have a look then !

TwinNut · #6 Post by **TwinNut** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 2:46 pm

Hi there fellas, thanks for replies. Apologies for the delay but I've been busy tweaking..........here's a pic of my new ride. It's the latest pic i've got but it now has a Sargent seat (comfy), Yamaha Japan screen, wavy discs front and rear, R1 radial master cylinder and an '08 R1 shock. She's putting out around 145bhp (Mivv, PCIII, Pro Airbox, K&N, FCE & all cat's removed) and by the power of grey skull is she quick. She also goes and stops like you wouldn't believe but the bonus is she's very comfy over any distance, also thanks to the Sargent seat which I can't recommend highly enough....Le Mans MotoGP last year was a breeze. Still to come are some Gilles rearsets, SV650 bar risers (1" lower) and 05-06 R1 forks (black) with radial calipers....so still a few quid to spend and I aint got a Falco yet

As to the Falco hunt it's going to take a while but I will get there, I want both bikes in my garage so I've got the best of both......this fella.....http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/ww ... gLetter=02 looks like it's 100% on the money, I'm even diggin Silver, I just aint got that much free at the mo.....looking to sell anything at all I can so I jump back in.

D-R....nice to talk again fella......Gerrard?..ahhhhhhhhhhh, what is he doing?? First time in x-number of years we've been top and he goes and does that, and to a United fan aswell.....just hope he doesn't go down because if he does then there's no way we'll win it, he's just that good for us.

Nooj · #7 Post by **Nooj** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 6:12 pm

Ooooh, dats a nice wun! Mate of mine has a red one, doesn't look as good as yours though.

TwinNut · #8 Post by **TwinNut** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 7:41 pm

Thank you sir. She looks even better now with those wavy's fitted and I'll be be fitting an R1 front end (black tubes) sothe only gold left is the adjusters on the Pazzo's.........the billet LED front flashers made the biggest difference because the standard indicators are HUGE.....but I'm happy with the result so far.

HowardQ · #9 Post by **HowardQ** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:46 pm

Nice to hear from you again mate, FZ1 is looking good!
Bit like your football team!