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

Lee87H said:
2000 M2 Cyclone, stock fork, believe it's a Showa, seems to work well
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Do you know what size staunchions it takes? they look large - I ask because I have a set of Paioli 46mm, which were used on Bimotas and I think are the same as Showas from an SV1000 Suzuki - and I want to be able to source some info and parts for them. They aren't very common. Mine have rebound damping adjustment in the fork caps, but the threaded hole where I would expect to find compression damping is empty (threaded plug only).
 
piranha-bro2 said:
Do you know what size staunchions it takes? they look large - I ask because I have a set of Paioli 46mm, which were used on Bimotas and I think are the same as Showas from an SV1000 Suzuki - and I want to be able to source some info and parts for them. They aren't very common. Mine have rebound damping adjustment in the fork caps, but the threaded hole where I would expect to find compression damping is empty (threaded plug only).
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Do I have a deal for you ........... what do you want? Send me a diagram and I'll help you out.

My 46mm SV1000 forks are about to be removed for another pair I bought. They were never the same after the fire, so I'll have a few parts available.
 
chrisk said:
Do I have a deal for you ........... what do you want? Send me a diagram and I'll help you out.

My 46mm SV1000 forks are about to be removed for another pair I bought. They were never the same after the fire, so I'll have a few parts available.
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Shit eh!! Wasn’t expecting that. I’m hoping that the SV variety have interchangeable parts and that I can retrofit the compression damping assembly in the threaded holes at the bottom of the legs - mine is just a blank bolt (no damping adjustment stuff inside). Maybe I can't retrofit - dunno. I'll take a pic or look for a diagram - and do some seArches on SV1000 forks.
 
piranha-bro2 said:
I can't quite picture in my head how it works, Thomas.
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Step 1 = change one old bearing against a new one (new one are oversized)
Step 2 = fix both rods firmly to the cylinder-studs (picture A)
Step 3 = Guide a reamer, which is guided with a conical sleeve, through the old connecting rod bearing and rub the new bearing until the correct final dimension is reached e.g. to +/- 0 bolt diameter. (The cutting knife can be continuously adjusted in the diameter.) = picture B
Step 4 = When one side is finished, the other bearing comes on.
Step 5 = when finished be happy, open a bottle of beer and finish it.

picture A picture B
fixed rods.JPG Reibahle.JPG

Thomas aus LAU

p.s. turn the reamer only clockwise, never in the other direction!!!
 
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piranha-bro2 said:
Shit eh!! Wasn’t expecting that. I’m hoping that the SV variety have interchangeable parts and that I can retrofit the compression damping assembly in the threaded holes at the bottom of the legs - mine is just a blank bolt (no damping adjustment stuff inside). Maybe I can't retrofit - dunno. I'll take a pic or look for a diagram - and do some seArches on SV1000 forks.
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I have a diagram somewhere, will did it out.
 
Thomas - Is that reamer the type originally used for reaming car steering kingpin bushes ?
They have to be in alignment and are usually done with a piloted reamer like you're using.

It's not a common job now as this type of front axle is found on older Vintage cars.
The reamers are not common now either.
 
Going camping this weekend, so decided to modify an old Ventura rack Iv'e had lying around for years off another bike,
to carry tent and stuff.
Re-worked and custom fit the 2 bottom mounting pieces to the Jota frame. Looks like it was made for it now.
Will be a happy camper in a couple of days.:)
 

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Ok, the one on my mates bike would easily bend if you gave it a gentle push at the top of the loop,it had zero bracing. No filit in the corners even.His definitely needed modifying for strength.
 
Vince said:
His rack was ok, the bag loop was the issue.
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I have not done anything to the bag loop, just standard, and I have put some effort into bending it
but it wont budge. Maybe your friend just ended up with an inferior one. This one is as strong as, can't imagine how it could possibly bend.
Just sayin.
 
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