What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?

No mention of the riders name, he or she must be very experienced to dial in the suspension so well. So many good changes so quickly. Mmm, I hope my guess turns out to be true.
 
Re SSB battery - ditto from me. Was very impressed when I saw the voltmeter and pushed it - just for fun. Voltage hasn't dropped and been sitting for 5 months waiting for a bike to put it in!
 
The Mule is screaming, Red. Sounding very dangerous - in all the right ways. Let's keep fingers crossed for clean travel and no lockdowns or border closures. We will need a name for the new pilot - eventually!! Sounds like they have some decent experience with race setup - always valuable!
 
Went for a spin after striping the carbs, finally running cleanly for abut 50 miles and then died. After cooling off it restated but was struggling, dodgy ignition I think. It didnt make it home so I pushed the last 5 miles and ordered a Redax/Sachse 320 watt charging/ignition system from Keith. Slight oil weep from the head but now I have 200 miles on it so will re-torque it and hope it will dissapear.
 

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Spyder31 said:
Went for a spin after striping the carbs, finally running cleanly for abut 50 miles and then died. After cooling off it restated but was struggling, dodgy ignition I think. It didnt make it home so I pushed the last 5 miles and ordered a Redax/Sachse 320 watt charging/ignition system from Keith. Slight oil weep from the head but now I have 200 miles on it so will re-torque it and hope it will dissapear.
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Sounds like a dud coil.

Paul
 
Seems very common for any 180 triple to suffer age-related elec/ignition probs - would it be wise when restoring any bike of the era to simply replace the whole kit and caboodle? I'd be a lot happier with Paul's points and the big Bosch SF coils if i was heading into the bush.
 
So have been spending my wet weekend digging out helicoils as some genius decided that it would be a good idea to fix the stripped cam bolts on the RGS with bleeding helicoils dam that sucks was hoping for one more year of trips before a rebuild.. oh and the new shed to be completed... . grr now the holes are too dam big for time serts so have had to order some big serts as forgot to replace last time I had to fix someone else’s F up but that wasn’t on my bike.
Ffs hope that they get here in time otherwise will need a plan B for the Gambier trip. Or plan C or D
Plan B, put on the Corsa head have sitting here
Plan C take another 120
Plan D take a 180
 

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Today I accompanied my Beemer mate to take some pictures of his R25 (build year 1955) – which he wants to sell:

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The R25 was the only concession of his parents when he became 18, he much more squinted for an RD350 at that time. He changed to a R75/5 with 20 (which he still owns) - but maybe he will start searching for an RD350 when his R25 is gone.



You may ask, what this has got to do with Laverda. Well, the Laverda took me and my camera there:

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:D

Cheers
Jo
 
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