My New Project

[chrisk]

Is it my iPad, or does the middle rod look bent, dressing to the right of picture.

 

[Dellortoman]

Not just your iPad. It looks a bit bent to me too, but I assume it's just an artifact of the camera or an opticackle illusion. Worth checking though Grant, just in case.

 

[sfcpiet]

I can assure you, the rods are straight as an arrow, the lens on my camera has a nasty scratch (the blurring is evident over web #4). 

piet

 

[lavgert]

No!
I had one and it had no logos.
I remember being disappointed as my previous 3C had the logos.
My guess is they used up the remaining clocks (with logos) at the start of 1200 production.
I don't remember the chassis number of my old 1200 but it was the very early type with tank decals, Cerianis, shaved primary cover etc.

Hi Grant,
I have searched my archive for pix and articles of early 1200s ? they all came with logo clocks. My *1208* and *1209* also. Maybe Laverda had more km/h than mph clocks in stock - who knows ...
Ciao, Gert

 

[Grant]

It's a pity I can't remember the chassis number on my bike (it was over 35 years ago) but it was one of the first series as I described.

 

[Dellortoman]

the blurring is evident over web #4. 

Bugger! You'll have to disassemble it again and put web #4 in the lathe to machine the blurring off.

 

[Grant]

High output oil pump arrived as well as the rechromed bars.
Still waiting on the crank cases and cylinders to come back but I can make a start on the wiring now.


2019-02-22 10.03.27 by Grant Duguid, on Flickr

2019-02-22 12.34.09 by Grant Duguid, on Flickr

2019-02-22 12.47.29-1 by Grant Duguid, on Flickr

 

[Jo]

Oilpump is also on my "when I'm at it" list.
Thanks for sharing the progress!

Cheers
Jo

 

[sonomalaverda]

Nice piece of kit !

 

[chrisk]

It'll be a glamour Grant. Personally I'm not a fan of the bars, but that's just me.

 

[Davo]

It'll be a glamour Grant. Personally I'm not a fan of the bars, but that's just me.

Going by your Avatar I would say you were a big fan of bars 

 

[Grant]

The bars are there as they are as close to original fitment as I have available.
The whole point of this build is to replicate the original spec as fully as possible.
It was no 7 off the line after all.
Only deliberate change will be fitment of an uprated ignition/alternator assembly from Red.

LAVERDA1200-1195_1 by Grant Duguid, on Flickr

 

[mauricejota7604]

even the K81s

 

[Grant]

Nowt wrong with them.

 

[Davo]

Nowt wrong with them.

Actually...

I have them on mine as I was chasing original looks when I first rebuilt it. They felt great on the bike when I first bought it in the 70's but that was comparing chalk and chalk. Now they do not inspire any confidence at all compared to modern profiles when riding hard and will be replaced with Pirelli Sport Demons. Just love them in hard cornering wet or dry.

 

[Grant]

I used them on my triples back then and I rode a hell of a lot harder on them than I do today on modern tubeless radials.

The new owner will be free to fit whatever tyres and bars they see fit.
I was considering keeping this one for myself but plans have changed.

 

[Grant]

Fitted the forks today and finally got it back on 2 wheels.
Repairs to the crank cases are taking longer than expected so I can't start rebuilding the engine for a while, but still a lot that I can be getting on with.

2019-03-11 12.35.55 by Grant Duguid, on Flickr

2019-03-11 12.37.06 by Grant Duguid, on Flickr

 

[chrisk]

Top job Grant.

 

[AndyW]

LAVERDA1200-1195_1 by Grant Duguid, on Flickr

Superb!! Gotta love your K81s...
At what point did they relocate the horns to the side / engine mount plates?

 

[Mactriple]

Grant,
Good work and glad to see you sticking to originality. I think I still have the Cycle mag article on this model and I liked the colour scheme. The bars are part of that. Cheers
Ian