Laverda - Odds and sods from the WWW

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Engine rebuild porn, a vid series of a week of insanity, Laverda content, see where Andys Merc Primary chain came from originally.

 
This popped up on my Utube feed. The series was run in our Summer after the World Championships were on holidays. 3 circuits in 3 states of Oz with 2 races in a day at each. The year Wayne Gardiner used his V4 500cc GP bike I went to Oran Park in Sydney and Lakeside in Queensland to watch. It was great racing. There are some famous racers here.

 
Here is an unusual one: fonts and scripts used on Italian cars and bikes. Laverda content towards the end.

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If You Love Fonts And Graphic Design, Go To A Classic Car Show - Jalopnik

It can be hard to convince the non-car enthusiasts in your life to spend a few weekend hours at a car show, especially if it’s one that starts before 9 a.m. (even I have trouble with that). As enticing as the boozy brunch with friends afterwards might be, the thought of spending even 30 minutes...
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I found this interesting, but not Laverda relevant. Not so easy snapping a steel-backed friction plate on a Laverda though. Reminded me of John K riding through heavy holiday traffic for 100ks with a non-functioning clutch or me riding 100k home with a broken gear selector spring, that has happened twice to me.
 
Is that the spot they always show with the big off down the cliff, the bloke serviced but very badly injured. He still races pretty successfully. IOM local I believe.
 
A few things I noticed, I thought it sounded horrible and then he turned the chokes off and it was lovely, I never knew the big Speedo bobbed up and down being mounted on the Girdraulic Forks, and years back I saw an episode of Jay Lenos Garage with a bloke who made Modern suspension units for Vincents. I cannot stop myself from not mucking with such a bike.
 
No, you’re thinking of Conor ’Conrod’ Cummins’ crash, when he came off on the Verandah section of the mountain.
Ballagarey is about 3-4 miles out from the start on the approach to Glen Vine. It’s a very fast right hand bend that leads onto the fast section through to Greeba. If you loose time there then you’re already seconds down on the leaders.
Unfortunately, it has been the scene of many fatal crashes, in fact it is rare to crash there and survive. Guy Martin was one of the lucky ones, the same year as Conrod went off the side of the mountain.
Notable victims include my next door neighbour’s lad, Mike Casey Jnr, Colin Gable (who was a fellow North Glos MC competitor), Kiwis Ian Veitch and Paul Dobson and another local, and rising star, Phil Hogg. Hogg motorsport, a charity set up in his memory, provide ambulances and medical support for motorsport events on the island, including the TT.
 
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