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

Finally finished rebuilding the carbs with 'Gagiva' kits, balanced them, idle mixture adjusted, runs nice. Also finished the installation of the DMC2, got my 32 degs. marked, adjusted the timing, going to try curve 10 for starters. Installed the ECU upside down where the plastic tool tray was, so I can easily reach the curve selection dial. Hopefully a road test this weekend.

Stu






 
Looked at it, then went for a ride on the Triumph. Starting to get a bit gun shy and not helped by Blab's thread.  (scratch)
 
Pissed off that I couldn't get to Philip Island so managed to squeeze in a couple of hundred kms on the Aussie drummer, the K81s are taking some getting used to but the power delivery from this old girl is just delightful.
 

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Did a Wisemans Ferry run with 4 Laverdas today, Marks RGS, Brett's Cico, Chris on his recently returned SFC triple and me on my 3C. Mine went extremely well for about 1/3 of the ride, the other 2/3s had it feeling like the rear brake was dragging. We have been through THE LOT and the last port of call looks like a new Ignition. Its a good 10 years and maybe more for my IIS but I think its starting to have intermittent melt downs.Really keen to have it back to going like it did,or even better with the resent improvements.
 
Took the 1200 for a spin, boy does it run nice now with the rebuilt carbs and the DMC2. Its like a worn, squared off tire, you don't realize how bad it is until you put a new one on. I'll try some different curves, but 10 seems pretty good for the type of riding I do with it now.

Stu
 
I RODE IT!

First its seen the light of day in over 25 years. Did a 20 mile shake down run which exposed some minor issues with speedo cable and side panel. The tach not working either will have a look at that this week...

It needs fresh rubber and a carb sync. Its not perfect but was good to be on the road again.

Thanks to all who post here for the tips and advise. This forum made it easy to find the right solutions as the rebuild progressed. 

Wayne
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I looked at the Jota in the  pouring rain...just like yesterday and the day before...and the day before, another complete British August washout. and half the bloody world wants to come and live here. :(
 
Paddy said:
I looked at the Jota in the  pouring rain...just like yesterday and the day before...and the day before, another complete British August washout. and half the bloody world wants to come and live here. :(
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Nope...no we don't.....
 
Hi sir sid
Yes i got her running properly just as the rainy season hit southern England  :D Forecast looks dryer tomorrow, maybe i will get to ride her this year yet :)
 
Back on topic, rode argy to the CLQ meeting and it was piss farting around, suspected a spark plug. Heading back home it seemed to have cleared, twas such a lovely ride I continued out to the bottom of Mt glorious and back hoping skippy didn't make an appearance. Argy was just powering along. Felt better than ever!
 
I need a new van. My current Vauxhall will not start once it gets cold and my local garage has already consumed ?800 looking for the problem with no luck. this modern crap is ok till it goes wrong then not even trhe garages have a clue what to do :)
 
Is it a Movano?
I hear bad things about them, like expensive.
I have a 2005 Citroen Jumper (Relay in the UK). Had it 2.5 years and done 140,000km on it to date.
After an initial issue with a sticking waste gate and a couple of wheel bearings it has only been tyres and service costs.

Hey Pat, just got back (36 hr sailing). Only damage is to the chocolate gingers, 2 casualties...

Now working on getting the Motodd snagged off and fitting a Witt to the Jota before booking another trip.
 
Na, its a LWB vivaro.

So a guy from NL  orders a 6 bolt disc @ ?85.00
I do him a favour and supply him just the rotor for ?45.which is all he needed
I charge him ?5.00 P&P....... and it comes to ?12
The post office then lose the parcel.
I then send him another disc complete (as new  ?130 worth) as i feel guilty the guy has had to wait and still has no disc.
However because it has a carrier its now over 2kg and parcel force want ?46.00 postage
Eventually i send it UPS for ?25.00
Outcome is  i have lost ?175 on discs and spent ?37 on postage. the customer has paid ?45 +5 P&P
So ?50 in, ?212 out....
Cant help think i am doing this all wrong  :D :D :D :D
 
I have an old BT smiley Transit but it's rusting to death. Shame really but the all do that sir. Built in Germany too tut tut!
I looked for another cheapish van and the Vauxhall Vivaro seemed to fit the bill. Then I looked at the internet sites and it soon became clear that the Vivaro, Trafic, Primera (all the same design) vans do not age well, sure they dont rust much but they have some very serious flaws that cost a fortune to fix and they need fixing quite often. The advice from owners was do not buy one.
Oh and I sent some house keys from the UK to France this year. They took 3 months to arrive.
Maybe the discs will turn up in a couple of years Paddy.
 
Finally did the snagging off on the Motodd.
Just need to fit new front brake pads when they arrive and job done.

https://youtu.be/NTLdEn9N4xU

Now to fit a Witt to a Jota.

 
Jota looks bright and shiny Grant :) It may surprise you to know its pissing down here.... :)
 
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