What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?
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hooksey
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- Vic , Australia
Nice, Corn for lunch......?
Yes, but you just missed the flying chicken breast
chrisk
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- Brisbane, Australia
Thnx, Harris Laverda 500 (580 bigbore, mine) and GTL-C (corse, Will’s). Nice day with only 3 Laverda’s on the track.
Dellortoman
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- Tasmania, Australia
Not today, but a few days ago. Brought it home from my mate Hal's place (forum member Aldo). For a while now he'd been giving me a hard time about never cleaning the bike. I can't remember the last time it had a wash. It would be several years ago at least. I'm not the sort of bloke who cleans bikes. So long as they're clean on the inside and the external dirt isn't causing any problems, I'm happy. Anyway, he offered to give it a clean for me, so I trailered it to his place and left it with him for a couple of weeks.
Here are before and after photos. Sorry, they're not from the same angle. I didn't plan to do this before and after thing. But Hal did such a nice job of cleaning and detailing that I thought he deserved some credit. I dunno how he got the oily grunge out from between the cooling fins and off the engine, but the bike's cleaner than it's ever been during my ownership of it.
It's a pity Hal couldn't polish the cracks out of the side covers. When I bought the bike the side covers were pretty tatty. Cracked and missing a prong or two. That was one of the first repair jobs I did on the bike. Missing prongs replaced inside, cracks glued and reinforced inside with fibre epoxy. So they're good and solid now, but the old cracks in the paint are still visible.
Now all you sharp-eyed buggers can start commenting on all the things that are wrong with the bike.
Here are before and after photos. Sorry, they're not from the same angle. I didn't plan to do this before and after thing. But Hal did such a nice job of cleaning and detailing that I thought he deserved some credit. I dunno how he got the oily grunge out from between the cooling fins and off the engine, but the bike's cleaner than it's ever been during my ownership of it.
It's a pity Hal couldn't polish the cracks out of the side covers. When I bought the bike the side covers were pretty tatty. Cracked and missing a prong or two. That was one of the first repair jobs I did on the bike. Missing prongs replaced inside, cracks glued and reinforced inside with fibre epoxy. So they're good and solid now, but the old cracks in the paint are still visible.
Now all you sharp-eyed buggers can start commenting on all the things that are wrong with the bike.
Whats he like at polishing Atlas Plastic, I have the kit and just maybe it might head to Tassie in November.
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PS, trying to convince the blokes to do Jacobs Ladder but they're not too keen.
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Exmoor beast
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I’d have put the red straps at the back
chrisk
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- Brisbane, Australia
That’s a two slab job! Cough up Cam, seems Hal ain’t so Shallow after all
cant fool me, its not the same bike..... for one the "1000" suddenly appears on the rhs panel.... nice work as you say Cam, Hal is indulging you... j.
our friend Herman busy designing what we need to fit 180 rear race slicks on our race bikes
current 160 rear is limiting our lap times, we spin up the rear at full lean when accelerating out of corners
180 rear will give us more edge grip
SwingArm Rev12c
COVER Rev2 2
current 160 rear is limiting our lap times, we spin up the rear at full lean when accelerating out of corners
180 rear will give us more edge grip
SwingArm Rev12cCOVER Rev2 2
Andy
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I sense another season for the Redax team!
I’d better buy some stuff to support the cause
I’d better buy some stuff to support the cause
Got the SF2 ready for this year's summer tour.
It'll only be two weeks touring this year compared to the usual 4 or 5 but a few weeks back, I was still on crutches so no forward planning.
Nothing very wrong with the bike apart from a lot of wear and tear. 50 years old and 150 000km.
We'll probably be doing 2 to 2500 km towards Eastern France. The Argonne, taking in WW1 battlefields including flying over them in a small plane; then up towards the Ardennes, French first, then Belgian and back down via Reims and it's cathedral. Probably the finest of gothic cathedrals.
Timing was a bit retarded. Tappets ok. I took the screws out to check tips. Screws have seen better days, valve stem tips are fine. Tensioned the primary and cam chains. Will have to get around to changing the cam chain some day though it sure ain't stretching anymore after probably 120 000 km.
Secondary chain and sprockets are ok, brakes ok as well. Rear tyre will need changing in the year to come.
Checked the synch on the carbs by checking that the slides lift equally. Will set idle and mixture when I've warmed it up a bit.
Paul
It'll only be two weeks touring this year compared to the usual 4 or 5 but a few weeks back, I was still on crutches so no forward planning.
Nothing very wrong with the bike apart from a lot of wear and tear. 50 years old and 150 000km.
We'll probably be doing 2 to 2500 km towards Eastern France. The Argonne, taking in WW1 battlefields including flying over them in a small plane; then up towards the Ardennes, French first, then Belgian and back down via Reims and it's cathedral. Probably the finest of gothic cathedrals.
Timing was a bit retarded. Tappets ok. I took the screws out to check tips. Screws have seen better days, valve stem tips are fine. Tensioned the primary and cam chains. Will have to get around to changing the cam chain some day though it sure ain't stretching anymore after probably 120 000 km.
Secondary chain and sprockets are ok, brakes ok as well. Rear tyre will need changing in the year to come.
Checked the synch on the carbs by checking that the slides lift equally. Will set idle and mixture when I've warmed it up a bit.
Paul
The Sock
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It's Official, I've got my tyre mojo back!
Replaced the front, this morning, in double-quick time. The new one practically fell on.
It is true that it's easier to remove the old tyre from a wire wheel than a cast one, replacement is much of a muchness.
Another reason to get yourself a proper Laverda, not one of those "jotter" things.
Replaced the front, this morning, in double-quick time. The new one practically fell on.
It is true that it's easier to remove the old tyre from a wire wheel than a cast one, replacement is much of a muchness.
Another reason to get yourself a proper Laverda, not one of those "jotter" things.
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You ever tried one of those tyre changer gizmos, Hamish? This kinda thing ...
(Me, I'm still using levers, same as in your photo. And a bead breaker from Motion Pro).
The Sock
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I just walk the bead off, with plenty of soapy water, it's easy with the wire wheels.
That thing'd take up too much space, in my garage.
