LAVERDA 1000 SFC Superleggera Part one

If you see how extensive Pin Tool Kits are, I don't doubt that you've had trouble. Just seeing it internally to check its fit is tough.
 
They look like A
RGSFC said:
Sorry for the broken message. I then followed the cable backwards under the engine and into the battery box, where a tripple plug
was located. I took it apart and it didn’t feel right. Two of the tree pins were loose and obviously not in a position to make contact with
the other part of the plug.

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The Irony of it is: I spend some time searching for good quality watertight plugs, and ended up with a german company, Craft Meyer.
I bought a large selection of them from 1-6 pins. The last weeks I have tried to use them, af found that that they a quite difficult to assemble
correct. Half the times they come apart, even after studying how to on Youtube. Witt is using the same brand, and apparently they are not
able to do it either;)
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They look like AMP Super Seal, which I use. As long as you mount the crimp-plugs correctly into the black housing, the hold very tight. never had one coming apart yet...
 
I understand Lothar. I did not assemble this one. It was a part of the DMC kit, and completed when I bought it. My damaged brain has allready
been overloaded today ;) I will give it a try starting tomorrow.
 
Didn't mean to say it was your fault, I am just surprised Uwe (or who ever assembles them) did not get it right. Might be, the little "nose" that holds it actually in the plug housing is sitting to losely in the housing.

Here is a pic of how it should be inserted:

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RGSFC said:
I bought a large selection of them from 1-6 pins. The last weeks I have tried to use them, af found that that they a quite difficult to assemble
correct. Half the times they come apart, even after studying how to on Youtube. Witt is using the same brand, and apparently they are not
able to do it either;)
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RGSFC said:
I understand Lothar. I did not assemble this one. It was a part of the DMC kit, and completed when I bought it. My damaged brain has allready
been overloaded today ;) I will give it a try starting tomorrow.
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The AMP Superseal connector is not installed on the pick-up pig tail as supplied in the DMC ignition kit. If it were, it would be impossible to fit the pick-up to the base plate, which also comes un-assembled in the kit, nor be able to be threaded through the rubber grommet with which the pig tail is secured.

Quite obviously an installation fault.

piet
 
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Can't wait to see a pic of the grin in your face when you come back from the first ride-out, mate... The amount of money, time and love for detail you have put into this is stunning! Hope you can enjoy it for a looooooong time!
 
Lothar, Piet and Uwe Witt: I owe you an explanation/apologi. When I resently wrote that my first experience with the watertight plugs,
was within the the last two weeks, that’s because I honestly believed it was so. I am a fairly intelligent person, and would never write
something untrue, especially when it is so obvious that it is. Since my stroke I can hardly remember what happened yesterday. My brain
is almost allways in overload mode, and even trivial tasks makes me exhausted. I know for certain that I installed the DMC myself, and as
nobody else has worked hands-on on this bike, logic tells me that I assembled the dodgy plug as well(n) Sorry all- I hope this is explains
some of my stupid remarks on the subject.
 
RGSFC said:
Lothar, Piet and Uwe Witt: I owe you an explanation/apologi. When I resently wrote that my first experience with the watertight plugs,
was within the the last two weeks, that’s because I honestly believed it was so. I am a fairly intelligent person, and would never write
something untrue, especially when it is so obvious that it is. Since my stroke I can hardly remember what happened yesterday. My brain
is almost allways in overload mode, and even trivial tasks makes me exhausted. I know for certain that I installed the DMC myself, and as
nobody else has worked hands-on on this bike, logic tells me that I assembled the dodgy plug as well(n) Sorry all- I hope this is explains
some of my stupid remarks on the subject.
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All good, you faced a lot of health issues over the past 10 years. so glad you recovered to the point you are in and can enjoy your project.

Even people like myself that are fairly healthy (knock on wood!!!) sometimes do not remember. My neighbor told me the other day, that he has a little bucket he collects kitchen-trash in (green trash, like from vegetables etc.) to bring it outside to the compost pile. He could not find that bucket anymore and was looking around the whole house and garden, he could not remember where he put it. After a while, he opened the refrigerator door to take something out and guess what - the bucket was in there.

Same happened to me with a power plug for one of my devices. could not find it at all. then my wife said: "didn't you send out some motorbike parts the other day in the box that the power blug was in? Have you maybe put it onto the bench in your workspace?" - and there it was, under some other stuff...

All good, we all have these moments. Main thing is, you found the fault and bike is running (and that very sweetly if I may say!). Enjoy!!!
 
The bike is finally on the road, and on an absolutely perfect day. Just two weeks before my insurance is invalid for the winter.
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The mixture of old and new wiring + 10 ultra thin wires for the speedo was certainly not ideal.

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I reduced the height of the fairing glass, and along with a slightly shortened front fork, the stance is somewhat changed (for the better in my
opinion)

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My relatively short ride today was a revelation. It goes, changes direction and stops absolutely fantastic. The weight
reduction makes it a completely new and much easier bike to ride. There is still a few details I will change this winter
(new rubber is one of them), but overall I am super happy with the end result.

I apologize for the large amount of pictures, but the fine weather and the autum colors made me go a little bit over the top.
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Congratulation with the the bike Niels. I know how much work and money you have put in the project, so its nice to hear, that you are happy with the final result. Now you have a very nice and special SFC 1000 and I hope it will give you a lot of fun😊
 
Thanks for the nice words guys. I am well aware, that not everybody appreciates the changes I have made to the bike. I kept my RGS original for all the time I had it, except for the exhaust and the turn signals. After I blew the engine on the Formula, I had a Suzuki RGV 250 as track bike (same HP as the Formula, but only 127 KG!) I used then turn signals from that bike on the RGS. And the turn signals on the SFC are copies of those, but in a much poorer quality. This have made me think of my first meeting with Massimo: It was in 1984 and I was 25 years old. On my third bike- a Honda Goldwing K3. That bike had some problems, that could be rather expensive and I allready knew, that my next bike would be a Laverda RGS. I talked to my girlfriend at the time, and she suggested that I sold the problem bike, and bought a (in between bike) until I could afford the RGS that was very expensive (about 15000 € before that currency even was invented). So I bought a bike like the one she had- a Suzuki Katana 650 as a temporary bike- The only one I ever bought, without wanting it for years! That summer we went to south of Europe ( I remember some very good but slippery roads on the Island of Krk in Croatia. On that trip I found the courage to visit Breganze. I talked to a receptionist and presented myself, saying that I wanted to buy one of their bikes. She said just a minute, and Massimo came out to greet us!
We got 10 minutes of his time, and the first thing he did was to explain how I should drill 4 holes in the end of the standard exhaust! I never did that, but called the danish importer and ordered one, as he had told us that there was only two left. The next spring I took delivery of frame no 1551!
 
RGSFC said:
Massimo came out to greet us! We got 10 minutes of his time, and the first thing he did was to explain how I should drill 4 holes in the end of the standard exhaust!
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As the owner of what might I suppose (with the exception of the Witt ignition) be the world’s last remaining completely standard SFC 1000 (?), you put me in a tough position with that comment :-) I have no holes in the exhaust or airbox or anywhere and I’m torn, but likely to leave it as it is despite the potential to make it a little better without much effort.

I’m super impressed with your bike and the idea of much lighter weight. Working on mine I’ve been amazed at how heavily the stock bike is built, for example the seat unit, the wheels, fuel tank etc. and yours must be much better having been put on a big diet, with a great deal of your effort. It’s terrific.
 
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