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LAVERDA - when your living room is outside!

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Laverdalothar said:
LAVERDA - making mechanics out of riders since 1949!
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Substitute DUCATI for that and I’d reckon you have a more accurate statement.
Going to Bathurst at Easter every year, as we did, Marty would be on his Jota and wouldn’t touch it except for fuel and chain lube, the same for me with a variety of big fours, whilst our mate on his 900SS or 900 Darmah would have his spanners out all the bloody time.
And the Drama was slower than a wet week, to boot.
 
Every year since 2006, the german Laverda-Forum organizes a meeting with the focus on riding rather than just standing around and eating (as most meetings are over here). At all meetings we had smaller breakdowns (you could bet on a broken clutch cable at least once/per weekend). Carbs dropped off the bike, horns where thrown into the wild. Several times we also had issues with the clutch actuation (yes, mostly on the hydraulic operated systems) which got fixed etc. etc. etc.

I bought my first Laverda in 1992 I think. It had all kind of problems you would never expect on a bike with such low millage. I learned how to strip the carbs, clean them, adjust them, how to service the bike all around, how to upgrade the ignition to a DMC (with only minimal knowledge about electricity) and so on. It was also my first bike I completely took apart due to a crash and the rebuild of it. I learned how to change the clutch, how to repair and fix a broken hydraulic clutch system, how to re-work the clutch and brake master etc. etc.

On later Laverdas, I did almost everything except the engine itself. The bike was also modified quite heavily during the last almost 30 years, all with a lot of research and with the attitude of trying to understand what does what. I learned how to adjust suspensions so they really work. and many more... So -for me, the statement is really true, though I still (and I truely mean it) I would not call myself a mechanic. Just an experienced owner maybe. But all I know (or think to know) about mechanics and how a bike works etc. comes purely from the Laverda ownership. On the Suzuki before, I only ever changed a battery and the tires. On the Yamaha, all I did was riding. The Laverda was the one that forced me how to help myself. Not in bad or serious way, but always a bit... ;)
 
That's very cool, Lothar. I think we could find many such stories among the members of this forum. It demonstrates the close relationship we Lav owners develop with our beloved motos. It's a nice feeling knowing what every nut and bolt on your bike does and where it fits.
 
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