Out and About on your Laverda.No bull,Just photos

Vince said:
Do you live in Death Valley? That's pretty nuts.
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This is day 20 of 20 days in a row of temps over 100f which is not unusual but it is earlier than usual, late July into August is when it gets really
hot. In an average summer season, we will experience 100-110 days when the temperature tops 100+.
No, I do not live in Death Valley, I live in the Coachella Valley about 110 miles southeast of Los Angeles, it is the northernmost point of the Great Sonoran Desert. We give Death Valley a fair run at being the hottest spot in the USA.
 
78jotadave said:
This is day 20 of 20 days in a row of temps over 100f which is not unusual but it is earlier than usual, late July into August is when it gets really
hot. In an average summer season, we will experience 100-110 days when the temperature tops 100+.
No, I do not live in Death Valley, I live in the Coachella Valley about 110 miles southeast of Los Angeles, it is the northernmost point of the Great Sonoran Desert. We give Death Valley a fair run at being the hottest spot in the USA.
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You probably don’t have the expression “ Not quite shirt sleeves..”
 
Exmoor beast said:
You probably don’t have the expression “ Not quite shirt sleeves..”
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When I lived in Tucson, you could tell if a person was a local or a tourist by whether or not they wore long sleeves in summer. Locals always covered up, big brim hats too.
As the Aussies well know: skin cancer is no joke! I wonder how long before we all give up on pants entirely and go to long thin robes like Arabs.
 
Dyno Day for the SFQ. Got a vid but it's a huge file. 74hp at the rear wheel on a very conservative dyno. Massive torque from 3k. Mr T-Rex Racing, Rex Wolfenden, was well impressed with the power but also the acceleration - said it didn't wind up, just went super hard from 3k in a huge surge. All confirms what it feels like on the road ... very fast! Spent the arvo riding out of town looking for somewhere to open it up, but the best i could find was an 80kph limit country road with no traffic - it's one wild beast!
 

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Reduced the file size by half - hopefully works. I didn't vid all the runs and this one was after upping the main jet, which sorted very lean air-fuel but created the fluff on the needle you hear. Still got fine tuning to do and an enigma in the Ignitech. Rex limited max revs to 7500, but on the road it easily goes to 8000, still pulling hard. I've set the rev limiter to 8200.
 

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Max it out on one of those expressways, Vicpol won't mind. I like how supple the forks look on the gear changes, looks comfy.
 
piranha-bro2 said:
Reduced the file size by half - hopefully works. I didn't vid all the runs and this one was after upping the main jet, which sorted very lean air-fuel but created the fluff on the needle you hear. Still got fine tuning to do and an enigma in the Ignitech. Rex limited max revs to 7500, but on the road it easily goes to 8000, still pulling hard. I've set the rev limiter to 8200.
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Can i put an order in for one of them Mr Q............promise to come and finish off your plumbing ! :)
Rex offer you a job by chance.........:p
 
hooksey said:
Can i put an order in for one of them Mr Q............promise to come and finish off your plumbing ! :)
Rex offer you a job by chance.........:p
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No worries, Hooksey. I'm starting an assembly line - a la Henry Ford 😎 It was good to get proof that what I sensed was a rocketship on the road wasn't just my imagination. Rex said his power figures often disappoint HP punters as they are around 18% lower than a lot of dynosters out there. I was gonna ask him if he needed help around the workshop but I already have a few irons in the fire.

Finally getting that friggin kitchen plan sorted - you'll be needed soon so don't leave the country!
 
Vince said:
Max it out on one of those expressways, Vicpol won't mind. I like how supple the forks look on the gear changes, looks comfy.
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Considering I haven't changed from the recommended starting settings for fork and Nitrons it felt pretty bloody good once I finally got the thing out of town and onto some tight, some open and bumpy roads (albeit with with 80kph limits!). First change I'll do is soften the comp damping on the forks as it felt a tad harsh on some of those roads. Steering and stability are first class. The rear is pretty much 'unnoticeable' - rear tracks beautifully on all road surfaces and is very supple and compliant - that fwd lean angle on the shocks helps with that I'm sure.
 
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I am pretty sure my issue is 100% not enough preload on the shock springs, seems the 1/3 of travel sag thing isn't an absolute. Doing a full-day test ride next week so that will end that issue I bet.
 
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