Re: What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?
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Simonr501
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Another day about 14oC, at last even my wife has given up and has turned the central heating off!!!!
Apparently sales of coats and jumpers are awful this year - my heart pumps piss!
Apparently sales of coats and jumpers are awful this year - my heart pumps piss!
padlock
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I did this today
This is my lovely bike sat outside NRP exhaust at 7.30 this morning, going to have a lovely noise increaser made for it. It looks right lovely in the morning light.
FFF
This is my lovely bike sat outside NRP exhaust at 7.30 this morning, going to have a lovely noise increaser made for it. It looks right lovely in the morning light.
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Grant
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Looks great, better without that bodywork.
padlock
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Just for you Grant
Just for you Grant
pf1
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The frame actually looks rubbish when you give it a bit of staring at it doesn't it? Motodd or Motoplast frame for you padlock I reckon..
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Grant
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Not helping your case...
So much potential too.
So much potential too.
padlock
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pf1 said:
Actually I completely disagree. It may not be the best design in terms of actually working but aesthetically I think that along with the engine it defines LAVERDA,in my eyes it's quite beautiful. When you put a LAVERDA engine in a motodd frame etc it becomes a motodd LAVERDA. And yes I want one!!!!
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padlock
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Grant said:
In all seriousness Grant the body work is neither here nor there, easily changed so it could look like virtually every other" cafe racer Laverda". Sfc seat blah blah blah. Where's the fun in that? I agree that the tail piece needs a complete rethink but will have to wait till next winter as all funds now being directed to getting the fucker running.
The important things are 190kg dry weight, Dymag ,braced swinging arm pivot, full maxton suspension,etc and hopefully around the 95bhp mark at the back wheel. So doesn't really matter what it looks like because it's going to be going too fast to get a look at it.
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Grant
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If you say so.
There's obviously a lot of thought and ingenuity gone into it.
Shame it wasn't taken to completion.
The tank is ok, especially in black, but the seat doesn't work.
But it's not mine so what do I know.
There's obviously a lot of thought and ingenuity gone into it.
Shame it wasn't taken to completion.
The tank is ok, especially in black, but the seat doesn't work.
But it's not mine so what do I know.
Dellortoman
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Hey padlock. 190 kg is about where I was with the RGS track project when it was the stage you're at, basically a rolling chassis, engine and minimal bodywork. By the time you add a battery, wiring harness, coils, regulator and all the associated brackets and crap, it'll probably come in at around 200kg.
My bike now tips the scales at about 200 with fairing, oil in the engine and the mandatory crap for road legality (including both stands in its present trim), but no fuel. It could have been a bit lighter with different wheels and some other high-tech stuff, but it would have cost a lot to save a couple of kg. At 200 kg, it's 50kg lighter than a stock RGS and it feels quite nimble on the road.
In race trim, it'll be a bit under 200kg because the side and centre stands, lights, alternator, starter motor and the main electrical component panel will be sitting on a shelf.
My bike now tips the scales at about 200 with fairing, oil in the engine and the mandatory crap for road legality (including both stands in its present trim), but no fuel. It could have been a bit lighter with different wheels and some other high-tech stuff, but it would have cost a lot to save a couple of kg. At 200 kg, it's 50kg lighter than a stock RGS and it feels quite nimble on the road.
In race trim, it'll be a bit under 200kg because the side and centre stands, lights, alternator, starter motor and the main electrical component panel will be sitting on a shelf.
motoddrob
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I'll finally get around to weighing the Motodd in a couple of weeks. Friend has digital cattle weighing scales so will roll the bike onto them.
Reckon I got the weight down around 180kgs wet. Interesting to see what it does weigh.
Reckon I got the weight down around 180kgs wet. Interesting to see what it does weigh.
padlock
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Hey cam, Jenny comes in at 188 with everything on her apart from silencer and a stand.
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padlock said:
Fixed
padlock
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13.5 if you please!
FFF
FFF
Made up a set of disc spacers as the Oscams are a wee bit narrow than the standard RGS wheels. The spacers were 1.6mm thick so that seems to have sorted that and put the disc close to the centre of each caliper.
Main reason went with 1.6mm spacers is that is what I had in stock a sheet of 1.6mm ally...
Then as it was so damn hot decided I would kill two birds with one stone and take Yogi's Mirage which was sitting in the shed for a run and also test the air flow jacket. Both performed marvellously in the heat I must say. Wow that Mirage packs some serious punch wow
Main reason went with 1.6mm spacers is that is what I had in stock a sheet of 1.6mm ally...
Then as it was so damn hot decided I would kill two birds with one stone and take Yogi's Mirage which was sitting in the shed for a run and also test the air flow jacket. Both performed marvellously in the heat I must say. Wow that Mirage packs some serious punch wow
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Far out star scout didnt feel that bad to be honest... with the big tyres funny always thought that over tyre'ing a Lav would make it steer heavy but it didnt seem that way at all. YSS rear shocks hmmmmmm maybe gotta get me a set sometime down the track must admit they do seem a wee bit better than the Marzochhi's on the Cico. 