The Moto-Guzzi Nuovo Falcone VOC

Hey Oliver , i had a similar issue with mine years ago , starting and running fine  but would have to back off the throttle and feather it as you say to gain a bit more speed ,but once i had come to terms with the relatively slow  top speed  i found  i was quite happy plodding along and just enjoy the views!  It got worse on a longer ride  once ,and it seemed to be running a bit smokey , it was  just a matter of stopping and readjusting the  idle  screw on the carb .I think the machine vibrates that much it was  winding that adjustment  screw out  just a tiny amount as i travelled along . It certainly improved  by winding it back to run a little leaner ... all the best  with yours  and  safe travels . Ric

Hi John

Ive also got a  70 NF from the yugo army . It was imported to uk  with tonnes of other military surplus in 2008 , Ive since moved back to NZ and its still a sweet runner..no major  work required thus far .  fork seals and control cables needed replacement  but not hard to track down  those sorts of things . Panniers ,leg sheilds , screens are much harder to find .this forum  has helped me alot  and as jake says, the paul  friday  resources  are the place to start . Sure theres not heaps of traffic here but there are lots of guys  way  more clever than i am with engineering  that can  help  get the bike sorted. Im interested that a load of bikes  ended up in Aussie , i had not heard of that  story , do you know any details ?  Ive heard theres another bike in Auckland , a mate even claims to have seen and heard it ! but    most people i  speak too at rallies  have never seen one  so it does get a fair bit of attention .
cheers
Ric

Hi Bill
Side cars  sound  very cool , any chance of some pictures ? 
Ric  Nz

Hi
Does anyone know the official size / thickness of  new brake pads to use as a comparison to the used ones on my bike ? The riders manual says  replace pads once you have run out of thread on the adjustment wheel  but i am after  the actual pad thickness to show they are within normal range . I just don't know what  is the actual range  they should be in ?  They do  work fine  and pull the  beast up  relatively  well , its never really going that  fast anyway !
any  ideas
Ric

Hi
You could go for the real thing and get the tin panniers  made  for the NF.... check the photos  from this guy , theres at least one original  box i can see , make him an offer .

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C515126#

I like the black shirt , whatever colour border  is decided  i would like  1 x M  thanks  ,  and Banquo  i don't think mighty man looks girly generally, i just meant his tight  jeans  look like a girl  because  he has  no  bollocks  in them , he  looks anatomically  correct  everywhere else !

Hi Kym

On mine the  bottom rocker  is  the main light switch    so,   off , park light  and  full     ,The top rocker is   high /low  beam  from  left  to  right  postions
hope this helps
Ric

Hi  i replaced  the plug  when i first  got the bike  in 2012  with  BP6ES  from NGK  and have had no problems until recently   about 2000 kilometers  later.  Was having problems  starting   , checking  the plug  showed  it pretty  sooty  and wet  so i thought i  had a  carb  over choking issue  , something i had dealt with before  by  replaced the   choke cable  but  i replaced the  plug  again  and  it  starts  first  time .  A mate  suggested that  just might be the life span  of  the plug  ... hard to say   but i now have another  spare  in the  side box  at all time .
cheer
Ric