No start after carb synchronization. What happened?

Brett said:
Carlos good to hear the bike is up and running. guess you missed the point where I suggested plugs before Piet did. Though he put it oh so more elegantly  :o

Anyways so tell us did you get the MOT sorted ???
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Oh my God!!! You?re right. It was you who advised on fouled plugs due to carbing!!!! My apologies! I?ll have to send you a bottle of wine as well!

MOT is waiting till Monday. The sky decided to fall upon our heads this few past days in Madrid.

Cheers!

Carlos
 
nick7 said:
Went to Madrid a couple of weeks ago..what a great place, buzzing! 37 degrees mind..
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Be sure to give a shout next time. I?ll show you around, and there?s even a Laverda ready for a ride.

Has been a lot cooler last week, but 39 is expected wed/thu.

Cheers.
 
By the by, and just to bring some closing... I finally got my MOT OK. Apart from the fact that both rear indicators became loose, and they were hanging from the stems (vibration), no problems with the MOT, good to 2019. Now is time to get some miles on it.

Actually, I had never ride this bike before, so I?m starting the learning curve. So far, I can see I need:

1.- To tighten the primary chain (perhaps replace it, as I have no idea if it was ever replaced)
2.- Regulate the neutral. For the moment it?s quite difficult to get it on neutral

Couple more things.. I?ll just hang around here....

Cheers & thanks!





 
Carlos, there is one Laverda shop in Spain that I found, Moto Corsa in Alfarras, near Lerida. They could work on replacing cam and primary chains for you. It's not rocket science but you need some special tools and some knowledge of what's involved in order to do it. If you feel you want to tackle it yourself I'm sure we can talk you though it.
 
Grant, I?m reading all I can find in the forum about it, and when I feel I?ve learnt enough, I?ll give it a try. Initially I am going to tighthen it a bit, before I go down the replacement alley.

The aggregated knowledge in this group is amazing. I feel absolutely confident I can do it with your help.  8)
 
A quick way to check if the cam or primary chains are worn is to see how far in the tensioner bolt is in each location.
My guess is your chains will still be original as most Spanish bikes I bought had little work done to them since new.
It is cheap insurance anyway.
 
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