750 sf cameltank
- Thread starter GJK
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That was me,I was riding a bmw r100, had a my spare laverda sf tank fitted to it as original leaked. I actually remember saying hello
to a couple of french blokes but we couldnt understand each other. Just remember at least one had a 750.
I mind the rideout to a distillery near Glasgow. Had never seen so many cracking laverdas in one place. I
was steaming most of the weekend right enough
Well, small world.
There were 3 of us French and one Belgian, accompanied by an English friend. 4 750s and a triple.
We were camped next to you.
We stopped off at Slaters coming up from Gloucestershire. He'd never seen so many 750s together he said.
A grand and memorable trip.
Paul
chrisk
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What’s a Slaters?
Dellortoman
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I had assumed that you're an expat pom Paul. You don't write with a French accent.
There's 4 countries in the last two generation's family history. A condensé of 20th century European history.
European, certainly.
Paul
I have a LH shift/RH brake setup for an SF, will take a look at that Green Book diagram for comparison.
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BobSol
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Just trying to help out here. Ten years ago I had both hips replaced and unfortunately the sciatic nerve supplying my left leg got damaged. Long story short, I was unable to lift my left foot to change gear which was more than inconvenient as at the time I earned my living riding motorcycles. During recovery I was made aware of a device called "Kliktronic" which is basically a quickshifter operated by buttons on the handlebars. Took a bit of fitting and getting used to but it was fantastic and allowed me to continue using my beloved Tuono Factory twin. I joined the disabled bikers association which reaped a healthy discount and the guys who made the kit were more than helpful. My useless left foot led me happily back to Laverdas and I bought my triple two years ago today (cue happy birthday bike). Probably covered about 5K miles over the next few years on the Aprilia and the quickshifter never ever played up. Apparently they're very popular in sidecar racing. Good luck with getting the outfit sorted.
Hello Bob. I understand what your saying. My left foot is whats called a dropped foot. ( lost some muscle down there).
I can still use it though,as long as its a toe/heel lever and I can brake using my heel also. The double l/h klicktronic I
have seen is a work of art but having to do my throttle/clutch/front brake with my left paw is enough. My thumb
is good for the hi/low/horn and flashers. A push button gear changer would just be too much for ye old overworked
digit as it is. I actually got a grant for lefthand mods from the nabd in the early 90,s (still a member). Was a lot
more straight forward than I thought and am forever grateful. I,m able to modify all myself now. Like my
goldwing has disc front so I just use a l/h clutch master cylinder for the front brake etc. Rear brake cyl on
sidecar frame brkt...off another honda if I can mind
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Dellortoman
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What's wrong with you man? Put the klicktronic control buttons inside the face guard part of your helmet and shift gears with your tongue! 
Cool Goldwing outfit. If it weren't for needing somewhere to mount the mirror, you could get rid of the right handlebar altogether. That would get some odd looks from passers by.
I'm wondering if anyone else ever rides your bikes. I reckon the controls would take a bit of getting used to.
I was out and about on my Kawasaki outfit yesterday. At one stage I had to park on a hill. It doesn't have a parking brake so I just leave it in 1st gear if it's only a gentle slope. If it's really steep, I'll jam a wedge between the brake pedal and footrest to hold the back brake on, or wrap a velcro tie around the front brake lever and handlebar (or both). It's all a bit of a fiddle though, and there's the worry that the hydraulic pressure might gradually leak away and release the brake. A disk lock is a pretty fail-safe parking brake, except if you forget to remove it before taking off. I have one bent front disk hanging on the wall of the shed as a reminder not to do that again. Some kind of easily deployed parking brake is on the "to-do" list. Do you have any clever ideas in that department?
Cool Goldwing outfit. If it weren't for needing somewhere to mount the mirror, you could get rid of the right handlebar altogether. That would get some odd looks from passers by.
I'm wondering if anyone else ever rides your bikes. I reckon the controls would take a bit of getting used to.
I was out and about on my Kawasaki outfit yesterday. At one stage I had to park on a hill. It doesn't have a parking brake so I just leave it in 1st gear if it's only a gentle slope. If it's really steep, I'll jam a wedge between the brake pedal and footrest to hold the back brake on, or wrap a velcro tie around the front brake lever and handlebar (or both). It's all a bit of a fiddle though, and there's the worry that the hydraulic pressure might gradually leak away and release the brake. A disk lock is a pretty fail-safe parking brake, except if you forget to remove it before taking off. I have one bent front disk hanging on the wall of the shed as a reminder not to do that again. Some kind of easily deployed parking brake is on the "to-do" list. Do you have any clever ideas in that department?
piranha-bro2
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Used a front disc lock once - forgot to remove it, bent a spoke, took it off, never used it again. The coil cable to the front brake lever area is a good idea!
A 25 stone girlfriend ?What's wrong with you man? Put the klicktronic control buttons inside the face guard part of your helmet and shift gears with your tongue!
Cool Goldwing outfit. If it weren't for needing somewhere to mount the mirror, you could get rid of the right handlebar altogether. That would get some odd looks from passers by.
I'm wondering if anyone else ever rides your bikes. I reckon the controls would take a bit of getting used to.
I was out and about on my Kawasaki outfit yesterday. At one stage I had to park on a hill. It doesn't have a parking brake so I just leave it in 1st gear if it's only a gentle slope. If it's really steep, I'll jam a wedge between the brake pedal and footrest to hold the back brake on, or wrap a velcro tie around the front brake lever and handlebar (or both). It's all a bit of a fiddle though, and there's the worry that the hydraulic pressure might gradually leak away and release the brake. A disk lock is a pretty fail-safe parking brake, except if you forget to remove it before taking off. I have one bent front disk hanging on the wall of the shed as a reminder not to do that again. Some kind of easily deployed parking brake is on the "to-do" list. Do you have any clever ideas in that department?
martymoose
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Mines a severed siatic nerve on my right leg, drop foot. The rocking gear lever works well, didn't realise you had no right arm, sorry.
The Sock
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This, from parts manual, might be helpful:
