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

Went on a local club run over Exmoor and north Devon coast on Sunday on the GT ,won highly commended too along with Petes T3,second only to this lovely Beemer, great day out.
 

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Of those three bikes my order of preference would be Laverda, Guzzi, BMW (well maybe the Lav and Guzzi reversed, but certainly the BMW last).
 
Got the garage down the road to weld up the crack in the SF1 silencer.

Ten quid!  :o  They'll be wanting their own homes and paid holidays next!

Looks rough, but then again....so does the rest of it!

Repeat wanted call for a used / abused triple RHS silencer or pair thereof - cheap.

H.
 
Grant said:
I'm guessing Topham will have a new float bowl.
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Hi Grant

I struggle with the German language parts listings on the Topham site, I'll email them. Good suggestion, I had not really thought of them.

In the U.S., both Sudco and Mikunipower indicate the float bowls are not available, although Sudco does list the floats themselves as available.

I can patch the cracked/broken center float bowl as necessary again I suppose, if I really can't obtain one. My bigger issue is the floats. The used carbs came to me with the tab that depresses the float needle trimmed back quite heavily, not sure why, but I have had ongoing issues with the float needle not sealing properly, so I am going to order three new floats and three new float needle sets.

I will get the parts ordered, but I think the Mikuni rebuild will be a winter project, the RGS is running quite well on the freshly rebuilt Dellorrto's. In thinking about it, I will also need to order a remote choke actuator for the Mikuni's as well if the Mikuni's are going back on the RGS, the RGS tank makes it tough to turn the choke on and off on the side of the Mikuni's under the tank, and it is impossible to get at the idle adjuster screw on the carbs with the RGS tank on. Taking the RGS tank off just to adjust the carb idle is a huge pain in the posterior. Maybe I will put the Mikuni's on the 79 1200 instead...... hmmmm......

Paul LeClair
 
I've spoken with Topham, he is English.
Just email in English and all will be well.

How are you doing with the adaptors for RGS silencers for the 180?

I bought a choke cable bracket kit from Topham. Piet made me up a cable to go from the carbs to the bracket, and I used the natty choke lever on the Guzzi clutch lever pivot. Very swish and much easier than fumbling under the tank, where the pull choke knob fouled the left fuel tap (on my 180).

 
Harry Lime said:
Got the garage down the road to weld up the crack in the SF1 silencer.

Ten quid!  :o  They'll be wanting their own homes and paid holidays next!

Looks rough, but then again....so does the rest of it!

Repeat wanted call for a used / abused triple RHS silencer or pair thereof - cheap.

H.
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Can probably find you a used set of Jota pipes, how abused do you want them?



    Keith
 
Taking the RGS tank off just to adjust the carb idle is a huge pain in the posterior. Maybe I will put the Mikuni's on the 79 1200 instead...... hmmmm......
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The main reason why I reverted back to the Dels on my RGS, that and the fact the right-hand air filter rubbed against the underside of the tank. I'm sure others have sorted out the problems running Miks on an RGS but I couldn't live with them, they went to a new home and the new owner is rapped with them.
 
Grant said:
I've spoken with Topham, he is English.
Just email in English and all will be well.

How are you doing with the adaptors for RGS silencers for the 180?

I bought a choke cable bracket kit from Topham. Piet made me up a cable to go from the carbs to the bracket, and I used the natty choke lever on the Guzzi clutch lever pivot. Very swish and much easier than fumbling under the tank, where the pull choke knob fouled the left fuel tap (on my 180).

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Hi Grant

I took the entire exhaust system off the 79 1200 to remove the exhaust heat tape on the header pipes and collector, have them blasted, then freshly ceramic coated. I put a factory Laverda 3 into I on the 79 1200, so I am thinking in the short term I may stick the correct chrome Jota silencers on the 82 1200 and postpone for a brief while the adaptor construction for the RGS Jota mufflers I also have......

It is gorgeous weather here in our all too short riding season, a lot of my projects can wait until winter. I couldn't leave the exhaust heat taped header pipes on the 79 1200 until winter though, they have been smoking like crazy, maybe from road oil/tar or something, but riding around in my own smoky cloud recently was less than optimum.....

Paul LeClair
 
Paul, Marty had the 1200 in BC for 2 weeks (Canada's dope growing mecca), so I would check what that cloud smells like before jumping to conclusions. 
 
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Bought this home last Sat, and have a '98 monster to bring home this Sat.

Long story short, I took the forks in for re-chroming and being a smart arse brought the wife along with a plan as I was interested in the MHR, walking in the shop I pointed it out with "thats  alright" and left Kathy to it while I sorted my forks out.
I got the OK and started on the paper work while Kathy wandered around the shop sitting on a few bikes etc, next I hear a voice saying "I want that one", "but you don't have a license", Don't care I want that one",  "Its a 900", "don't care my feet can touch the ground". "Ok then" !!! 
Sort'a back-fired.
 
Tonight I loaded my 2 x 120s in preparation for a one way trip out of my shed to new owners in Sydney over the weekend I hope they get the same level of care and offer the same enjoyment and pleasure they have given me over the last 5 years
Bouno Voyagi
 

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Might have to come around and check out the new additions Ian, a MHR and a Monster :o. Very tasty.
 
mauricejota7604 said:
Tonight I loaded my 2 x 120s in preparation for a one way trip out of my shed to new owners in Sydney
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Makes sense to me Mooreece , I mean were else would a 120 prefer to call home  :o :o

Is it Mardi gra this w/end ?? :D :D

Keep them plates M , ya might need em for another project now ya got all that room  8)
Hooksey
 
mauricejota7604 said:
Tonight I loaded my 2 x 120s in preparation for a one way trip out of my shed to new owners in Sydney over the weekend I hope they get the same level of care and offer the same enjoyment and pleasure they have given me over the last 5 years
Bouno Voyagi
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Maurice
Who is the new owner in Sydney. Wondering if its a Laverda NSW member
Jugs
Sec Club Laverda NSW

That will put 4 of 6 120 Jotas in Sydney
Me
Marty
Mark
And yours moving to Sydney
1 in WA
1 in Canbera
Iherd a roumor another had been inported to make 7 in Aust but have not been able to confirm it
 
Lovely day here in NE Scotland and managed to get a few hours on the Liberator. Tomorrow is forecast for heavy rain and floods but when the weather is right, the rural roads of Scotland make Laverda riding a joy. Headed out to Tarland then north to pick up the Donside road back towards Aberdeen.

Ian


 
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