Subject: Corsica
Author: Patrick Hayes
Date: Jun 5, 2002, 8:47 AM
Post ID: 1710379012
We are all finally together touring Corsica by Falcone. (We represent Italy,
Switzerland, England, and me fom California, USA) Most of us met in Pisa
and Gordon DeLaMare arrived separately to Corsica from England. the weather
is kind of iffy for the whole week. Yesterday we had one Falcone bind a
valve in its guide which caused it to rap the piston gently. No damage done.
Freed up once it cooled off and its on the road again after an oil change.
Today Gordon has a leaking carb float and Rossi has sheared a flywheel key
and spun the flywheel on the crankshaft. He will hand fabricate a new
woodruff key and be running again shortly.
I'm gradually being poisoned a bit. We have 22 Falconi in line and when you
ride at the rear on long grades you ingest quite a variety of concoctions and
concentrations of lead substitute that they pour into the tanks. Makes it a
bit tough to smell the flowers as you ride by. Ah, but the sound at the back
of this line is quite incredible. Ciao, amici.
Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA