Not the best of nights

    Hello Yogi,

              did you know there's a bottom half [mirage] on e-bay? ?400- quid ...no180959155426.The same guy is advertising

              them in LVV, PHONE NO.01252 878887, an ILOC member could help with packaging if necessary,

                    h.t.h  eric
 
Nasty mate,painpainpain, lucky we got the boss, ring him hes probably got what you need

I dont spose anyone is gonna start discussing as to how this happened
 
Yogi,
Pack the engine into a box and send it to me complete, don't pull it down.
Also include all the loose bits, is quite possible we can repair that, seen worse and if there is a piece missing I have a donor set of 81 Jota cases here that I have been cutting up.
Davo has a piece of 81 Jota welded into his 3CL engine.
We also have spare crank parts and anything else needed.

Engine I have in the test bench at the moment, 81 Jota ex Canada had three pieces of the crankcases welded back in after a middle conrod had let go sometime in the past.
Nice repair job too, did not even know it had been done until I split the cases.

Carrillo conrods always in stock at Redax, cheap insurance, we always recommend changing out the Laverda conrods.

 
I dont spose anyone is gonna start discussing as to how this happened
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It will probably be "worn or broken rings"....we have it on good authority from a well known Canadian "mechanic"  :P :P  Sure he will be along in a moment to tell you himselSF  :D

On a more serious note - I am real sorry to hear of your catastrophe.  If you find out why, I would be very interested, as my Jota was "rested" for quite a few years and would not want to go the same way  :o

Pete
 
Yogi, sad news indeed.. and just when you were getting started. See how all Laverdas eventually need to come to Queensland.. ::)

Speaking of which, I am coming to Wakefield Park in two weeks (15/16 September). Going racing and will have the car and trailer. If you can get the motor set for the trip we can hook up, and I'll bring it to Red's for you.

All the best for recovery mate.

Ian
 
LaverdaIan said:
,, and will have the car and trailer.
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ay racer boy,   i'm guessing ya want me to bring MY trailer to the CLQ meet next week eh?

& Yogi,  we feel for ya pain mate,  but ya talking to the boss, so it's kool.
 
Yogi - real sad sight man - as has been mentioned before your description of the event is eerily reminiscent of mine - and then it was all quiet.

Given that its 3/4 fixed, let's start on the interesting stuff - 'why'd she blow, barry'.

I'm getting in early and going for a previous bout of hydraulic lock (partially bent rod) coupled with the comfort that comes from knowing she's found a good home, in that 'ole yella' vein - arrrrrrrhhhhhhhh i think i'll just shit myself right about here  ::)

Damm nice looking bike man (front ventilator notwithstanding) :)


Peter
 
Here is a photo of the replacement case Red has put aside for you  :o

 

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That's a real bastard Yogi, my sympathies.

Definitely fixable by the looks, a lot of work but not a total loss.  There's a time when this would have been tossed out without much more thought, but these days it's certainly worth trying to fix.

These rod failures are a real problem, doing so much damage to such hard to replicate hardware.  I reckon basically any crank rebuild should include rods as a matter of course.  And anyone wanting to race a triple with stock rods should be forcibly restrained by some sort of Laverda preservation vigilante group.  It's a matter of when, not if.

Cheers
SteveB
 
Yogi,

Sorry to read about your woes.   
It could not have happened to a nicer bike.

Makes me very, very nervous, as I?m the proud owner of two long time ?standers?.
One is a series 2 TS, exactly like yours, has 25K kms.  The other is an 80 Jota.

Clearly the answer is to keep the revs above 5000!

Tom
 
Having them snap at moderate revs scares the crap out of me,I had the offer of the Carrillo's from Red and stupidly decided that mainly riding under 6k would spair me of this particular nightmare.Hope I dodge this bullet over the next 20 years.Carrillo's are cheap insurance over the lifespan of the bike,using them as the maker designed them to be used.
 
Laverda enthusiasts go on about how unreliable Ducatis are, but I can't recall ever having seen a Duc with a rod hanging out of a gaping maw like a dog's tongue.
Seems to be a regular failure mode for Laverdas.
There are two Laverdas in my workshop now with more than 100,000 km on original rods. I'm wondering whether I should be replacing them (the rods, not the Laverdas)

Cheers,
Cam
 
Many thanks to all for advise, commiserations and kind thoughts.  Huge thanks to Will Stein, Vince and John from the NSW Club for rescuing me and the bike from side of the road, and to Crispin of OZLaverda Racing Team for allowing me to store the bike in the team's race workshop.  Also appreciated the email, chat and offer of assistance on the phone from Paul Le Clair, the phone call from AndyW and the generous offer of engine transportation by LaverdaIan, as well as advice and good wishes from forum members in the UK and elsewhere.  How good is it being a member of the worldwide Laverda community as well as the Australian chapter?  It is very good...

I spoke to Maxene and Red earlier today and I am going to send the whole bike up to Red for him to go through the engine, as well as fit the Sachse ignition to the bike and check out a couple of other small things. We'll see what damage there is in total once Red gets to look at it - much appreciation to Red and Maxene for offer of assistance the morning after all of this happened, and I realise that there is a lot of other work for other members ahead on this that needs to be done first.  

My plan would be to fly up to Brisvegas and then ride the Mirage back to Sydney via the coast road if Red and Maxene are happy for me to do so after they have fixed it up - perhaps time it around an unofficial Yogi/CLQ luncheon board meeting at The Mount Warning Hotel in Uki on a weekend, to discuss the rules of engagement for next year's State of Origin series.  

Here in NSW, we realise the importance of encouraging the growth of rugby league in the smaller states beyond the traditional NSW boundaries of the game, the need to turn a blind eye to the occassional illegal shepherding/blocking move that results in a winning try by the Maroons, the duty NSW has to provide quality players for Queensland so as to boost the awareness of the game north of the border and to provide a masculine shoulder for the Queenslanders to lean on, as we look to spread the game into Queensland.  

Victorians, being the originators and administrators of the game of AFL, would understand the burden of responsibility we in NSW feel towards the game of Rugby League, being the originators and administrators of the sport, as we look to grown it beyond our traditional state boundaries.

Yogi
 
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