Photos of my new RGS Corsa

rpo83 said:
Jeez Craig,

Everytime you offer advice you cost me a fortune.... :)
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:P.  Well, what else are you gonna do with yer money - waste it on women and beer  :o?

Ok, here's a bit of advice that won't cost much ...  ;)

The seat cowl is closed off at the front by what might be called a ... squab - see photo.  Now, unless you keep your butt firmly pushed up against it, these can have a tendency to work their way out - and disappear down the road and into the bushes, la-di-da-di-da.

Easy solution - and most important, CHEAP!

Get a strip of self-adhesive Velcro and fix one part on the squab - see photo - and the other part on the inside of the seat cowl.  Voil?, fixed!

I don't know how frequent this problem is - in all probability it depends on the bike and the seat and how the seat cowl fixes and I don't know what.  But it happened early on with mine; and this was the advice I got at the time from someone who knew their way around these machines.  And it hasn't happened since ...

P.s  It's not a bad idea to have the passenger strap pushed up under the squab - as in the first photo- just to make things snug - I noticed yours isn't.
 

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Lost mine once when a car in the lane next to me suddenly decided it wanted to be in the space i was occupying. The squab/bumm stop shot loose from the seat as my body moved forward and up a tad as i braked hard and swung right to avoid said moron. Who was of course blissfully unaware of the accident he/she almost caused. It was a 4-lane, heavily trafficked street and I kept moving, but about a hundred yards later realized the squab was gone. Found a spot to turn around, went back to about the right spot (it was dusk and hard to sight exactly) and wow, there it was. Have had velcro as suggested ever since.
Richard
 
rpo83 said:
Jeez Craig,

Everytime you offer advice you cost me a fortune.... :)

I have no intention of "restoring" the bike, one of the things i love about my YB5 is looking at it in wonder, how can a 32 year old bike can look so good..

I can just sit and stare at the workmanship, the welds on the frame are a work of art... the frames are a work of art...
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Looks like you're going to spend a lot more time riding in the near future, no welds on a Lav frame worth looking at... :D

piet
 
Ventodue said:
:P.  Well, what else are you gonna do with yer money - waste it on women and beer  :o?

Ok, here's a bit of advice that won't cost much ...  ;)

The seat cowl is closed off at the front by what might be called a ... squab - see photo.  Now, unless you keep your butt firmly pushed up against it, these can have a tendency to work their way out - and disappear down the road and into the bushes, la-di-da-di-da.

Easy solution - and most important, CHEAP!

Get a strip of self-adhesive Velcro and fix one part on the squab - see photo - and the other part on the inside of the seat cowl.  Voil?, fixed!

I don't know how frequent this problem is - in all probability it depends on the bike and the seat and how the seat cowl fixes and I don't know what.  But it happened early on with mine; and this was the advice I got at the time from someone who knew their way around these machines.  And it hasn't happened since ...

P.s  It's not a bad idea to have the passenger strap pushed up under the squab - as in the first photo- just to make things snug - I noticed yours isn't.
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Thanks Craig,

You area scholar and a gentleman :)

I'll have a look at it when it arrives...
 
sfcpiet said:
Looks like you're going to spend a lot more time riding in the near future, no welds on a Lav frame worth looking at... :D

piet
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I might find myself endlessly looking for cracks in the Laverda welds :) I am looking forward to riding it a lot.

Am i correct in believing the subcontractor who built the Laverda frames also built the Ducati frames of the era?? I think i read that somewhere...
 
rpo83 said:
Am i correct in believing the subcontractor who built the Laverda frames also built the Ducati frames of the era?? I think i read that somewhere...
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Yes. Nino Verlicchi - or more properly, "Verlicchi Nino e Figli SpA".  Located in Bologna.

(Much involved in the development of the Pantah lattice frames).
 
rpo83 said:
It looks like i have to add fix exhaust leak to the to do list...
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Well, you were going to drop the pipes, give them a clean, change the gaskets and renew the nuts anyway - no?  :D

What was that expression Piet used? Ah yes, "Proper recommission" .... :-*

Wise man, that Piet  :D.
 
It sure has been hacked about and the tank and seat unit didn?t come with it either...
I would be happy to swap it for the Corsa  :P
P.S. it came from the same collection as the TT1 that sold at Bonham?s Stafford auction in 2017.
 
Frankly, I think that casting is butt ugly. The concept is brilliant, but they?re still ugly.
Get rid of the whole thing, as long as you?re not intending to keep it original, that is.
 
I agree Chris, very clever design but over complicated. A case in point is the rear brake linkage which is just a stupid arrangement. I took the RGS I keep in England out for a ride today but couldn?t use the back brake (had I needed it) as the linkage that passes through the plate has seized up. The whole assembly will need to come off to fix it... >:(
 
Andy J said:
I agree Chris, very clever design but over complicated. A case in point is the rear brake linkage which is just a stupid arrangement. I took the RGS I keep in England out for a ride today but couldn?t use the back brake (had I needed it) as the linkage that passes through the plate has seized up. The whole assembly will need to come off to fix it... >:(
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I cannot recall anybody claiming Laverda motorcycles to be maintenance-free. :D

Keep 'em in good fettle and they will reward you.  Don't, well, you know what happens...

piet
 
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