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

Did some TLC today:
Checked primary chain tension, retightened head, checked valves play & timing chain, mounted convex grip rubbers, greased swingarm.

Some of the valves had a tad too much play (0.05mm) - but that's still ok - especially since I couldn't load the camshafts as I wanted. On occasion I've to build myself a tool to be able to do this ...

Cheers,
Jo
 
... a week to go on the job and then home! I haven't even taken a ride (yet) this summer, so maybe the Norton will head out first (kick & go) but after the top-end on the Jota I've still got to do the carbs, which is just a re-jet back to spec. and a sync.

I'm expecting the fixes to lead to big smiles!
 
and to continue .. pipes and carbs. to go, oiled up and very close.

For discussion (if interested) the bike runs a 3 to 1 with a fairly short, baffled, megaphone style pipe but I couldn't find an earlier post about the optimum 'exit' dimensions from the extractors. Was it 50mm? I'm contemplating a Yoshi. Termi. or similar carbon muffler. No idea yet as to what its' IN dimension might be ..... but looking for comments on the extractors for the moment. The EXIT I have to work with is 63mm (reduced to 50mm).
 
Jo said:
Did some TLC today:
Checked primary chain tension, retightened head, checked valves play & timing chain, mounted convex grip rubbers, greased swingarm.

Some of the valves had a tad too much play (0.05mm) - but that's still ok - especially since I couldn't load the camshafts as I wanted. On occasion I've to build myself a tool to be able to do this ...

Cheers,
Jo
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I just recently did the same thing, I got all the valves spot on but one exhaust was 0.05mm loose, I guess a little loose is better than tight
 
Pulled into local filling station to check tire pressure.
One triple already there, the other pulled up a minute later.
None of us knew each other.
 

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After restarting the 750 S Formula this year, I had only parked it in the garage and not really given it the love and care it deserves. Yesterday, my son said: "I am going to clean my Ducati. You want to join me?". Thought I should and rolled the Formula asside of his nice 695 Dark (Monster).

Started by polishing the frame and recognized I will need much more time than him. Frame came out nicely, even if not perfect (did not remove the fairing completely, so...). Just when I thought I am done with polishing and can start to wash it now, I recognized that the swing-arm should also get some love... to do that properly though, you need to take the exhausts off, remove the rear wheel, the footrest assembly etc. - nothing I wanted to do yesterday, especially not on the gras in my garden... 1000 SFC still on the bike lift, I decided that is the next thing to do when I have more time.

So - washed the bike properly, removed all the left-overs of killed Moskitos and flies, cleaned the everything I could reach to and polished some marks off the "tank" (airbox-cover). what a beauty still, 21 years after she left the factory...

put her back into the garage and the "LAVERDA" bike cover over it... Good night, little one. Rest until we find time for the next ride... soon I hope...
 
Been looking for an effective rust prevention for my spokes. Rear ones are prone to rusting at each end. (I don't mind them dirty etc but hate it when rust forms) Front ones are pretty good as they still have at least some of the original coating.
Anyway, have now tried "Penetrol" which is a penetrating Primer Oil usually used as a mixer with paint but has recommendations for applying direct to bare metal.
Looks pretty effective at this stage but I guess time will tell. No doubt the coating will get knocked around and will need recoating, but will be interesting to see how long it lasts...............
 
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