Re: What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?

Yes, The frame is incredibly light. I would hazard a guess at around half the weight of a standard frame.
All thin wall chrome moly and brazed welds. A thing of beauty.
I would have just clear coated the freshly blasted frame if it was mine.

 
Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond said:
Difficult to know if you were riding dangerously 8 mph over  ...
in UK if you get caught under 10% you are offered a speed awareness course
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8 mph over the posted limit on an open highway with no junctions in a non-built-up area is hardly dangerous. I could have been doing 200 kph with no danger to other road users. Even minimal danger to wildlife as it was during daylight hours as our native animals are mostly nocturnal.

As for speed awareness. Yes I'm totally aware of speed. That's why I enjoy riding motorcycles  :D
 
Grant said:
Yes, The frame is incredibly light. I would hazard a guess at around half the weight of a standard frame.
All thin wall chrome moly and brazed welds. A thing of beauty.
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Motodd frame is not chrome moly, it is T45
had to find out what it was made from by asking Phil as we have done a number of modifications to the Mk3 we are building that required welding of the frame rails





 
It's not mine, just restoring it for someone else.

Today I test fitted the exhaust system.
I just got it back last night from being ceramic coated. The finish is guaranteed 10 years.

 
Grant said:
It's not mine, just restoring it for someone else.

Today I test fitted the exhaust system.
I just got it back last night from being ceramic coated. The finish is guaranteed 10 years.

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Does that mean the exhaust is crash proof?  Anyone know how to get bird shit off a suede seat?  It's bound to happen.  I rather like this bike.  Do they come with a sensible top box?
 
If a bird shits on your seat then don't go out with her again.
You can have a top box if you want, it's your money.
 
Tensionned secondary chain for the first time since mounting it so that's about 2000 km of bedding in.
Topped up the oil and then took the SF2 for 100 km meander through belgian Flanders.
Scorching hot.
Ended up in Ypres where beer and sandwich were much appreciated on the main square.

Will be at the Troffeo Rosso in a weeks time with the race bike and a Laverda 100 paddock bike.

Paul
 
Been cleaning Joan up for Padfest - tyres are shot ( flattened and feathered up - not me gov  :D) really hence the wibbling over white lines - could do with changing them as soon as possible - need a pair

BT45R - any other options 

Recommendations of where to go for a deal - see ?188 a pair fitted at Wheelhouse tyres Coleshill

Seen Michelin Pilot Activs for 130 delivered a pair + fitting

For an 81 Jota I see Tubeless on the BT45 - are people running tubes in them ? 
 
  Got my own  :o 3c finished and tested ! Bought the bike from Poffer on here three years ago, turns out absolutely everything was fucked but hey, they are all a bit like that.... Bike is rare 1974 pre oil cooler with 35mm Ceriani disc forks #1544. Have given it a complete mechanical and electrical overhaul but left the cosmetics be so it is a bit scruffy here and there but it rides lovely. To be a nice day tomorrow so I'll get out and put a couple of hundred miles on to settle everything down. Very happy chap, nice to have an old banger of my own on the road again.

    Keith

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All stock inside, just a nice old thing for blating about on, last customer Jota I built made 104 bhp at the wheel, fast as all hell but I can't afford one of those...  ;)


    Keith
 
very nice, well done Keith
is somewhat different working on your own bikes



as an aside, I don't like hot rodding the two rib engines, would have left it standard as well with just sensible upgrades when rebuilding the engine

 
Great to see another one of the early beasts coming back onto the road, they are pure and clean, can't think of anything better for blating about on. 8) Top job, Keith. (bigthumb)
Those 35ers look skinny, do they. According to a period factory parts book the 35mm forks came with gaitors, probably to hide the smallish look of the stanchions. :D

Have left my pre oil coller engine bog standard, too, expect for the C4 cams that came with the bike and the common upgrades like DMC ignition and duplex primary chain.
 
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