Paul LeClair garage rebuild finished and new bike project - non Laverda

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Paul LeClair

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after the devastating garage fire in mid November 2020, the garage rebuild and refit is finished subject to some final minor details.

I recently stumbled across a lightly damaged 2018 modern bike. Have bought it, dragged it home, and begun my now typical "while I am at it I might as well........" Have ordered brand new replacement body panels as required and have started going through the bike top to bottom and end to end. Most complicated motorcycle I have ever laid hands on, the electrickery involved is astonishing. Very compact packaging, I need smaller hands.

I have sent the ECU off to Florida to one of the two most highly rated "tuner's" for a reflash, which claims a resulting 228 rear wheel hp with the other changes I will be making. While waiting for the various parts on order and the ECU reflash, I will get back to the spring maintenance on the three Laverda triples. Oil changes, air pressures, brake and clutch fluid replacement, that sort of minor stuff. The 82 1200 TS Mirage Series 2 remains for sale, just had another potential sale fall through, will take the 82 TS out for a ride this weekend, looking forward to it!

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So your three Laverdas added together will have about the same HP as your modern bike.....make sure you get a radar detector.

Where I live all written off vehicles including motorcycles get auctioned off from a central location, but since Covid, now a central online auction. A bit of damaged bodywork or broken guages usually means it is written off. It would seem the insurance estimators can't diagnose if structural damage or not so they just write it off based on a quick assessment. There are a few shops that specialize in buying and fixing written off motorcycles. To register a write off after repair it needs both a Safety and Integrity check by an authorized shop.
 
Good thinking Paul with that reflash. A std H2 is well known as a total slug and only a scared little guy would be happy with it as is. :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Where exactly do you intend to exercise this 228RWHP?

In Victoria (Australia) there are 'repairable write-offs' and 'unrepairable write-offs' and they go onto a national register. The former can only be reregistered after a detailed safety inspection.
 
Paul LeClair said:
after the devastating garage fire in mid November 2020, the garage rebuild and refit is finished subject to some final minor details.

I recently stumbled across a lightly damaged 2018 modern bike. Have bought it, dragged it home, and begun my now typical "while I am at it I might as well........" Have ordered brand new replacement body panels as required and have started going through the bike top to bottom and end to end. Most complicated motorcycle I have ever laid hands on, the electrickery involved is astonishing. Very compact packaging, I need smaller hands.

I have sent the ECU off to Florida to one of the two most highly rated "tuner's" for a reflash, which claims a resulting 228 rear wheel hp with the other changes I will be making. While waiting for the various parts on order and the ECU reflash, I will get back to the spring maintenance on the three Laverda triples. Oil changes, air pressures, brake and clutch fluid replacement, that sort of minor stuff. The 82 1200 TS Mirage Series 2 remains for sale, just had another potential sale fall through, will take the 82 TS out for a ride this weekend, looking forward to it!

Paul LeClair
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Did you get my PM Paul??
 
You're one of a kind, Paul. I'm fretting about my ability to continue to ride heavy bikes as I age. You, on the other hand, are looking for more hp.! I'm mulling over a Honda SuperCub, you're dreaming of breaking 200 mph! lol
As for the Mirage, I say sell the other Laverdas and keep the Mirage. Man up! Have the courage to stand up to those who dismiss those wonderful models as ugly Bettys!
Good luck with the new project, my friend.
 
the bike is a 2018 Kawasaki H2 SX SE. Stumbled across the bike by "accident". Owner was lamenting on a local riding group forum that he was broke, had damaged his low km bike, did not have insurance coverage for self inflicted damage, had lost his job, could not afford to fix the bike or keep up his monthly payments, and was going to lose the bike when it would be repossessed by his finance company.

So, the bike was not reported anywhere as having been damaged. When I talked to the fellow, he let me contact his finance company for a loan balance, there was considerably (!!) less owing than current market value for a similar used 2018 bike in undamaged condition, I figured out costs of all the necessary repair parts, and figured out that if I paid off his finance loan and took the bike for that price all in, it was a smoking deal.......:eek::eek:(y)(y):giggle::giggle: with my own labour being both free and enjoyable... and the bike came with the $1,500 Kawasaki detachable hard bags as well.

so I bought the bike for the balance owing on his loan, which I paid directly to his finance company, and trailered the bike home, have taken it apart, and ordered all the necessary bits and bobs. I have stuff coming from PowerBronze in the UK, Brocks Performance in the U.S., bar risers from a small custom specialty machining shop, frame sliders from T-Rex Racing, etc., and the ECU has already been sent to Florida to VCycleNut for reflashing. I had the Kawasaki factory ECU warranty recall flash done last week, then mailed off the ECU to VcycleNut. I am also in for a pair of new tires, a new chain, new low restriction air filter, new spark plugs ($$$$$$), a ZX10 header and removal of the stock catalytic convertor, a LexTek low restriction muffler, Engine Ice coolant, Amsoil oil and filter, etc., etc.. From Kawasaki all the broken body parts are available brand new with factory paint, also already on order from Kawasaki Canada, so I don't even have to deal with painting and colour matching etc.. Also ordered new footpeg mount etc to replace the broken brackets with brand new. Bike will look new when I am done, and should perform considerably better than stock, at least that is the plan..

What I am shooting for with basic mods and the ECU reflash can be seen on the dyno sheet third down on this link, 228 rear wheel horsepower https://www.vcyclenut.com/kawasaki-h2-sx.html

oh, and Lawrence, no problem breaking 200 mph on this thing when completed, no top speed restriction on the reflashed ECU, the challenge will be keeping the front wheel near the ground........

Not a Laverda, but working on this bike, repairing and tuning it, will keep me entertained as I continue to heal and certainly is great therapy for me:cool:
 
Paul LeClair said:
the bike is a 2018 Kawasaki H2 SX SE. Stumbled across the bike by "accident". Owner was lamenting on a local riding group forum that he was broke, had damaged his low km bike, did not have insurance coverage for self inflicted damage, had lost his job, could not afford to fix the bike or keep up his monthly payments, and was going to lose the bike when it would be repossessed by his finance company.

So, the bike was not reported anywhere as having been damaged. When I talked to the fellow, he let me contact his finance company for a loan balance, there was considerably (!!) less owing than current market value for a similar used 2018 bike in undamaged condition, I figured out costs of all the necessary repair parts, and figured out that if I paid off his finance loan and took the bike for that price all in, it was a smoking deal.......:eek::eek:(y)(y):giggle::giggle: with my own labour being both free and enjoyable... and the bike came with the $1,500 Kawasaki detachable hard bags as well.

so I bought the bike for the balance owing on his loan, which I paid directly to his finance company, and trailered the bike home, have taken it apart, and ordered all the necessary bits and bobs. I have stuff coming from PowerBronze in the UK, Brocks Performance in the U.S., bar risers from a small custom specialty machining shop, frame sliders from T-Rex Racing, etc., and the ECU has already been sent to Florida to VCycleNut for reflashing. I had the Kawasaki factory ECU warranty recall flash done last week, then mailed off the ECU to VcycleNut. I am also in for a pair of new tires, a new chain, new low restriction air filter, new spark plugs ($$$$$$), a ZX10 header and removal of the stock catalytic convertor, a LexTek low restriction muffler, Engine Ice coolant, Amsoil oil and filter, etc., etc.. From Kawasaki all the broken body parts are available brand new with factory paint, also already on order from Kawasaki Canada, so I don't even have to deal with painting and colour matching etc.. Also ordered new footpeg mount etc to replace the broken brackets with brand new. Bike will look new when I am done, and should perform considerably better than stock, at least that is the plan..

What I am shooting for with basic mods and the ECU reflash can be seen on the dyno sheet third down on this link, 228 rear wheel horsepower https://www.vcyclenut.com/kawasaki-h2-sx.html

oh, and Lawrence, no problem breaking 200 mph on this thing when completed, no top speed restriction on the reflashed ECU, the challenge will be keeping the front wheel near the ground........

Not a Laverda, but working on this bike, repairing and tuning it, will keep me entertained as I continue to heal and certainly is great therapy for me:cool:
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good energy mate
 
Winning the world Supersports Championship 3 or 4 times made him a Turkish National hero and helped as well.
 
I love the way you just get on with stuff Paul.
You have rebuilt your cave and got on with a new project in the time I need to scratch my balls and get a cup of coffee in the morning.
Wonderful.
All best wishes to you and the new bike.
 
Paul, the amazing energy and enthusiasm you are showing is an example to us all. I thoroughly enjoyed our recent long Saturday telephone call together even if I was not a buyer for the Mirage. I look forward to following the progress of the Kawasaki project and as you say it is great therapy ! Well done, ALEX
 
Nice buy Paul, there is a very cool video on youtube, James Hiller did a lap of the Isle of Man TT course on a stock H2R, pulled 206mph in one section, these bikes are incredible
 
Lee87H said:
Nice buy Paul, there is a very cool video on youtube, James Hiller did a lap of the Isle of Man TT course on a stock H2R, pulled 206mph in one section, these bikes are incredible
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I don't know if fast equates with incredible.
My banker is slow and incredible.
A lot of credible fast women about. (so they say)

Paul
 
Haggis said:
I love the way you scratch my balls and get a cup of coffee in the morning.
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That Paul is a keeper!

Seriously though. Seems as I get older, the longer my mornings seem to be before getting the mojo to do anything. Give me another twenty years, I’ll finish my morning coffee and start to get ready for bed again

200 mph on a road going bike .... 🤪
 
1200ts said:
What is the difference between the H2 and H2R motor? Kawasaki claims over 300 HP for the H2R
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The H2 was a 750cc 2-stroke triple from the early 1970's, wasn't it?

As far as that modern supercharged 4-stroke missile is concerned: The H2 is the street version, whereas the H2R is the track version with slick tyres, no lights, mirrors, hooter, etc. I dunno whether there's any difference in the engine or suspension specs, but I reckon you could google it if you wanna know the details.
 
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