Laverda - Odds and sods from the WWW

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chrisk said:
Odd (strange odd, not odd odd) headers.  ::)
How's your eye Yogi?
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Just zoomed in on the header - see what you mean.  Not too sure what tail end of exhaust is going to look like either, but I like the colour scheme frame matching bodywork - keeps it simple.

Eyes are so-so - got a 'shadow' in the other eye that pisses me off and the calibration between the two and the brain makes me lack a bit of confidence in what I am seeing and what I am not seeing.  Minor problems compared to what other mates are going through at present... 

How's your bike coming along - not seen any photos for a bit.  Has it had to take a back seat for time being?

Yogi
 
Yogi said:
Just zoomed in on the header - see what you mean.  Not too sure what tail end of exhaust is going to look like either, but I like the colour scheme frame matching bodywork - keeps it simple.

Eyes are so-so - got a 'shadow' in the other eye that pisses me off and the calibration between the two and the brain makes me lack a bit of confidence in what I am seeing and what I am not seeing.  Minor problems compared to what other mates are going through at present... 

How's your bike coming along - not seen any photos for a bit.  Has it had to take a back seat for time being?

Yogi
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Yeah, a bit stuck at the moment, sort of can't do anything until Boba pulls his finger out and gets the bodywork to me. Steering lock will be determined by where the front of the tank stops. Can't finish welding, can't paint can't do jack shit.  Working on rear mudguard/battery box though. Got crook myself and also moved house recently, so that has slowed things even further. Frustrating as hell.

 
Yogi said:
You on the mend now?

Yogi
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Not yet, but at least they know what it is ......... now. Awaiting a titanium cage being wrapped around my neck.
Seems I broke my neck 10+ years ago, and was diagnosed as 'a sore neck, go home and take a Panadol' by local GP at the time. He was right, it was fucking sore.
But, it mended itself all funny and is fucking up nerves and shit. Oh well, at least with the titanium bits, I should go faster.

 
...As well as a Laverda in the garage, I have that helmet.....used to be blue...back in the day it acquired a scrape as a result of a pillion falling off during wheelie practice...some catty, a lick of Dulux brilliant white gloss and it was good to go....wish I had the suit....
 

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I haven't seen a copy of the "Park the Jota" advert for ages...
Anyone know where I can get hold of a decent copy?  The lady has certainly stood the test of time better than the suit!
 
breganzane said:
Given the location of the tacho needle, it's likely just about to blow up.
:)

Sorry to hear about Noyes re MotoGP, though most of what he writes is in Spanish so unfortunately I won't miss it.
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It's only a 500 twin, still got a good amount of revs to spare! :D

piet
 
Steve,

Mate Georg had a TT2 Brettoni-tuned engine in his Harris.  Augusto had instructed him to keep revs to a 10500 limit.  Georg later said the engine just "purred" at 13000!  It did eventually blow in the hands of a certain Mr.Parker, at Daytona I think.  Pity...

piet
 
breganzane said:
13,000rpm = 26.4mps piston speed.
Sorry, but not bleedin' likely.  :D
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Don't think piston speed would have been the limiting factor.  Pistons were of good quality and cooling worked well.  Speedway pistons have to put up with about the same speed, but for a longer period, and they seem to have reached an astonishing reliabilty level.  Taking the little twin (580cc) to 13000 before snicking up a gear, it only peaks for a couple of seconds at the most.  It out-ran most of the big guns competing in the german BoT series, the competitors wouldn't believe the displacement.  Sadly, Georg wasn't up to the task of running at the front of the field.  St?ggi, from here on the forum, took it to 3rd or 4th place at Hockenheim (iIrc) on his very first outing on the bike, trouncing the big Beemers, Guzzis and Ducs that were so poular at the time.  Engine made something around 80hp and chassis was very light.  Ultimately, the cases cracked up under the power.

piet
 
sfcpiet said:
Don't think piston speed would have been the limiting factor.  Pistons were of good quality and cooling worked well.  Speedway pistons have to put up with about the same speed, but for a longer period, and they seem to have reached an astonishing reliabilty level.  Taking the little twin (580cc) to 13000 before snicking up a gear, it only peaks for a couple of seconds at the most.  It out-ran most of the big guns competing in the german BoT series, the competitors wouldn't believe the displacement.  Sadly, Georg wasn't up to the task of running at the front of the field.  St?ggi, from here on the forum, took it to 3rd or 4th place at Hockenheim (iIrc) on his very first outing on the bike, trouncing the big Beemers, Guzzis and Ducs that were so poular at the time.  Engine made something around 80hp and chassis was very light.  Ultimately, the cases cracked up under the power.


Love it...  What bore and stroke was the engine, Piet?
piet
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