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

The Sock said:
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.
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Yep, I do the wire wheeled AE but gave up many years ago trying to change them on the cast wheel "Jotter" thing:LOL:. Have had a few paid mechanics swearing and cursing over the years.
 
That video is gold Paul. Great to hear it running like that after all the drama’s you’ve had with it. Glorious sound and ridden like he stole it😂😂😂👍
Tom
 
piranha-bro2 said:
Nice to hear an SFC at full cry, Paul! Sounds healthy! No. more widening tappet clearances?
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I don't know. I'm giving it it's last chance before chopping its head off. I checked clearances before taking the head off. Exhaust was off, carbs were off, and apart from one intake at 0.18mm, all was fine; so I decided to give it a few hundred km of use and see what happens.

Paul
 
Got the SF [half] running for the first time this season. No spark on LH pot, tools out, in we go. Hopefully just a bit of non-connecting electrickery and a quick job - must resist PLC's 'while I'm in there'...
 
Not mine, but a mate's. Picked up in van, had died just out of the long under-fjord tunnel on the way to my place, had it stopped in the tunnel it would have been closed to traffic both ways until tow truck recovery, and no Laverda is allowed to do that. So what do you do with a DMC that refuses to do it's job? Dig out the old points and advance unit, and the bike has never run so well. Maybe the DMC can be sent to it's makers for testing, as I don't have gear for that, and my spare Ignitech can go in after the summer.
 

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Speaking of oil:LOL: I took delivery today of a fresh 20l drum of oil so I can do something to the Lavs soon.
Usually like to support local shops but the nearest "Supercheap" is asking about $73 for a 4l bottle and I can get a 20l drum delivered for a touch over $200. (Mind you that has gone up a bit since my last drum too.......!!)
 
Shajota said:
:ROFLMAO: Very true, But those type of auto places are pretty much it within a reasonable distance from this little hamlet;)
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Get a price from your local mechanic, car mechanic or whatever. It’ll be the same oil supplier so they’ll probably get a trade discount, so they might be able to sell it to you for the same price as you can get it for online. That’ll help local businesses 👍
 
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