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

Pics?  Have a nice big fat rear axle, be interested to see your front end conversion.
 
First start.
Need to go over settings, ignition program, shorten and connect neutral light wire and stuff.
Waiting for revcounter cable adaptor and speedo cable, but more or less done.
It's a bit of an animal, this one.

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  Went to BSB meeting at Cadwell yesterday - my friend, Chris Sharp, part sponsors the WD40 team and we had "go anywhere " tickets - ended up with the team boss at the top balcony of the race control tower overlooking the lower paddock and start line. was great loafing about in 30?C sunshine. Practice was awesome - the speeds they all were getting were unbelievable. Good news for the aussies - Josh Brookes looked mighty determined and the flat plane cranked R1 sounded fantastic - if he finishes - he should win!
    Chris came over on his "Flying Banana" 1130cc RGS - had a go on that - a really well sorted bike. He had a go on my hack 750SF with standard motor and reckons it's quicker than his racing Sf that he's still got - something amiss there! - had a great fast(ish) ride back over the backroads of the wolds - regards - Phil






 
Finished my wheelbarrow wheel bearing upgrade 2 weeks ago... even fitted a puncture-proof tyre, see how that goes.

Glorious sunshine here today, a nice 26?C.  Set off at 8am for a most pleasurable 250km spin on the 3C through the neighbouring Westerwald region.  Hardly any traffic, beautiful scenery, life's good.

Bike's still wearing its Bikers Classics number from 2012, think I'll leave it as a souvenir.

piet
 

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Grant said:
Err, what exactly is left untouched from the original 3C on that bike????
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The igniton switch and the ignition base plate are about the only original items remaining.  Everything else has been either reworked or replaced. :D :D

piet
 
mauricejota7604 said:
Terry your bike has a twin arghhhhh :o
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Maurice,

I've had yellow bikes since the mid-70s.  Even painted my BMW R26 bright yellow, got a lot of stick for that!  Always done things diferently been a bit wierd. :D

piet
 
Grant said:
A bit like POP then, only it also has a new ignition switch...  :D
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You started off with a rotted wreck and a clean sheet.

I committed sacrilege... used a nice usable bike as a basis, sort of evolved over the years.  It has seen quite a few transformations, was green for a couple of years early on.  If I had known Gijs v. Dijk at the time, it would probably be mono-shocked too. 

piet
 
I was very fortunate to accrue some 1953 75cc parts recently (thanks Dean) and thought they would benefit from a good clean. Gave the aluminium bits a soak and a scrub in the parts washer then took them to a vapourblaster I've used before.  Collected them yesterday, so in truth all I've done to my Laverda today is look at them every time I pass as they are so pretty  :-[

A few fins need repairing as you can see.

 

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Sunny and warm here in the Highlands today, if somewhat breezy, so even though I try to avoid riding on Sundays I went out on the RGS for a quick 250km spin down Loch Ness and on towards Skye on the mighty A87.  Happily this road seems to have seen a bit of resurfacing since I was last down it and is in the best shape I've seen for a long time.  Nice.

Bit o' haze over Eilean Donan

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