What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?
- Thread starter CLEMTOG
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Slippery Sam was a production-based bike, did not use a Rob North frame. Mind you the standard frames use lugs and they would certainly be brazed. Not the most modern technology.
bazzee
CLEMTOG
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The Laverda triple frame is made of gas barrel and stick welded, shouldnt be any worries there Paul, at least welds wise, the top tube may have got unbearable hot and expanded createing some issues, because other areas of the frame remained cold, maybe distortion, maybe alignement., maybe heat affected metal
CLEM
CLEM
I shall stay optimistic Clem. If the heat didn't melt alloy, I doubt that the frame suffered.
Just a case of paint stripping.
Paul
pf1
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- Location
- Portsmouth UK
Don't forget to fix the clutch.
Alzero
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- Location
- DaNang Vietnam
If you are worried, send it to a frame shop to be checked and aligned. Is there a Computrack shop to measure it in Europe?
The Sock
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- Location
- London, England
Popped down to The Huntsman, via Ashdown Forest, dodging the potholes. Just Simon and me, again this evening. Guessing Clem's TT bound.
The bloke who invented Computrack,Greg Mc Donald is from Australia and used to race Laverdas for the Oz Distributor. Even though the Company is based in Oz at first you could get it done in Sydney but for years they had no presence here. They now have a Rep in Cessnock NSW and I had my 3c measured about 10 years ago. It came out ok, no work was required. The last I heard Greg was working on Moto 2 Chassic designs.
Jo
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- Cologne, NRW Germany
Exchanged the repaired original speedometer, which had got stuck, for a borrowed one (again) Thanks Juergen! Due to that, tach cable was broken too and replaced by a new one. Throttle handle double secured against twisting on the sleeve (before it was a single secure wire only). Oil changed (is it even allowed to list that as it has to be done so often with Laverdas ...). 
Now I'm waiting for new BT46s, in two weeks it's supposed to go on a fortnight trip.
Now I'm waiting for new BT46s, in two weeks it's supposed to go on a fortnight trip.
I machined some parts- had four blanks sitting on the lathe for 5+ years and thought that today should be the day to finish.
Parts in Process
Parts in Process
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No need, Just a couple of cones on broom handles.
I'm not worried. The bike just fell on its side and slide 5 meters.
Those frames were twisted ex factory any way.
Paul
Alzero
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- DaNang Vietnam
When I owned the Computrack franchise in Los Angeles I measured my RGS and found it to be dead straight, no need for any corrections at all. I have no idea what the earlier models were like as we never got any in the shop to compare.
Tippie
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- Dr?bak, Norway
They were all over the place apparently, but were still miles ahead of oriental builds of the time.
Andy J
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- Isle of Man
Last day of the one way system over the mountain so took advantage of the quieter roads this evening for a couple of brisk ‘laps’ on the ‘should-have-been-a-Jota’. Maybe next year I’ll have a suitable road legal Lav available to repeat the exercise, but, better still, an entry in the Post Classic MGP.
piranha-bro2
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- Melbourne
Quick job to fabricate a selector eccentric screw adjusting kit - can undo the locknut without removing any of the assembly. Alu plate allows me to ref the 'before' and 'after' angle of the slot of the eccentric screw and also makes holding it in pos while tightening the locknut a breeze.
Getting good shifting has been a lot trickier on the Q than on previous Lavs I've done it on. VERY fine change to get good from bad.
Getting good shifting has been a lot trickier on the Q than on previous Lavs I've done it on. VERY fine change to get good from bad.
