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[andre g]

Thanks, bug I thought it would be pressed inside- ok it also could happen the other way.
Andre

 

[Dellortoman]

Doubt it was a simple cornering clearance issue that did the damage. Yours has taken a solid hit from behind to pull it out of the case like that. You can see evidence of something hitting the back of the socket where the adjuster bolt goes. I reckon the adjuster bolt that came out of it was bent. Happened during a crash most likely.

Not that it matters how it happened. Repair is the same.

 

[Grant]

I see some small damage from the rear but much more force is from the side.
This is consistent with side load from the adjuster nut decking hard.
I have seen this several times.
The nut decks and the adjuster bolt levers the casing, which splits in this fashion.

 

[Dellortoman]

Sounds very reasonable. I suppose it'll remain a mystery how it got smacked from behind then 

 

[chrisk]

I suppose it'll remain a mystery how it got smacked from behind then 

May Quentin was testing his primary chain removal/single idler roller threory.

 

[hooksey]

Maybe ... just maybe by a 120 rider .... (bolt)

 

[Jo]

How is 1007 doing? Anything new to show ..?

Cheers
Jo

 

[Grant]

I have re-covered the seat with a hard to find correct coarse grain seat cover, and the bodywork is back from the painter.

2018-11-29 12.30.50 by Grant Duguid, on Flickr

2018-11-23 15.47.56 by Grant Duguid, on Flickr

2018-11-28 11.33.45 by Grant Duguid, on Flickr

Next step is to start work soon on the engine.

 

[mauricejota7604]

So Grant did this early 1200 have laid forward shock mounts??

 

[CLEMTOG]

what!
no carpet on the workmate?????
CLEM

 

[Grant]

Yep, all 1200s had laid down shocks.
The upright mounts were still there (they only disappeared around the series 2 revision) but the shorty grabrail uses that mount.
If you want to you can still mount the shocks upright, but why would you?

Why would I put a carpet on the workmate? The wood is soft enough.

 

[Jo]

Looks very promising - and I like the color!
8)

 

[Grant]

This is how it will look.

LAVERDA1200-1195_1 by Grant Duguid, on Flickr

 

[veravista]

Wow, with TT100's too?

 

[Grant]

Who knows. Was good enough then, why wouldn't they be up to it now?

I have tubeless radials (BT016S) on my current bike, but would happily ride this 1200 on TT100s. 

 

[veravista]

Mine lasted a couple of weeks until I got sick (scared of them), and they were brand new.  Got one of them new fangled Pirelli Phantoms on the back and a Dunlop KR124 on the front - of course you can use them on the road officer....

 

[Grant]

I fitted new TT100s to a 750 a couple of years ago.
Owner seems to get on ok with them.

2015-07-23 16.29.24 by Grant Duguid, on Flickr

2015-12-21 16.03.20 by Grant Duguid, on Flickr

 

[mauricejota7604]

Its hard to get tired of looking at the beautiful tough t
Laverda triples of the 1970s !!!!!!!

 

[AndyW]

Its hard to get tired of looking at the beautiful tough t
Laverda triples of the 1970s !!!!!!!

Or their TT100s

 

[Dellortoman]

Those TT100 tyres can't be too bad. I followed my brother on a bit of twisty road when he had them on his 3C and they seem to hang on pretty well if his lean angles were anything to go by. He was chucking it around corners faster than I was game to and I had BT45s on my bike.

They're certainly a lot stickier now with today's modern rubber compounds than they were back in the 70s. I like the classic look of the tread pattern too.