Essendon?! Crap footy team (mine!). It's the wires you can't see behind the alternator that can cause grief. And even if the bikes in good nick, age can cause deterioration (of an already compromised and below-par charging and ignition system). Stuff to be aware of.
Thank you, I'll give it all a test and close inspection. Go Bombers! First game I saw there was at the old Windy Hill grounds in '88, seemed like a fortress. I met my wife the same night down at the Grain Store. I think that's the name, down at the bottom of Melbourne - beers were flowing. My wife's friend wrote a book on early days Aussie rules footie, he was an encylopedia.
Nice variety of garage residents. I’m glad you bought the Laverda, they are too special to be in the hands of an unserious owner.
It's 20. Yes, built late '74.
20 what?
Thanks, this is the bike. $7500. Dusty, sort of grainy photos. Seems al there, time will tell - tomorrow... I have rebuilt countless carbs. My method is to put all the bits in a bucket of Berryman's carb dip and then set the bucket in my very large ultrasonic. Works a treat. I have a single Mikuni VM34 on my '66 Norton N15CS, boy oh boy, that thing is like a clock. Having owned several Fiat 124 Sport Coupes, Italian stuff is in my wheelhouse. Seems Laverda got it right where it counted, going overseas for clocks and electrics but staying with wheels, suspension and brakes from Italy.
Yeah those Suzukis are ridiculous, I've resurrected many and they seem indestructible. I put a pic of my Mr. Turbo equipped Bonneville racer which did 183 MPH in '85, street registered. Built in Don Vesco's shop. It was tired and dirty but I did it properly. Nice EPM magnesiums, 183 RWHP on the dyno on a hot day (115 F) with low boost and a smallish HSR 42 Mikuni I put on for street riding, and 12 lbs boost. It ran 25 lbs boost in race trim with 6.5:1 compression, welded crank, ported, all the internal bits (cam, studs etc), S&S Super B carb so 225HP is probably about right, sea level.
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2054. My son told me the date. I may have misheard if he said 'late 74'
Did you see the 'Orange' bike? Yeah, that was probably me.... not. Airbox? PM me, I have one I can part with, Wolfgang has the rubbers. I think someone on this site makes CF replicas.
What's a CF?
He gave me a new green book. I have looked at the cylinders with my cheap but effective phone plug-in borescope, looks fine. I just got it home, an hour on the freeway with my janky old trailer that has hauled so many bikes. It's time to replace the plywood floor. I'll wait for my son to come over later to unload it. I'd be fine doing it, but this one is special and I'm weak kneed in the presence of such beauty. I've wanted a Laverda over just about any bike since I was a teen, reading the magazines. Nice to have blue CA plates too.
