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

With the forum .... Finally after 2 weeks I've managed to log into the forum on my new iPad.

Makes me like feel like a like teenager like all over again. Awesome like just awesome.
 
It was yesterday, Friday.
Rode to work and back on the SF2. Nothing unusual about that apart from the fact that the clock went through 80 000 km which equates to about 110 000 km, 90 of which in my hands since pulling the machine to bits, changing consumables apart from pistons, rebuilding and restoring. In all that time, stayed by the side of the road only once due to a dead coil. Only other major hassle was a bronze bush on a 3rd gear cog (unless it was 2nd) which dissolved leaving me at night in the Jura mountains leading into Switzerland without a most useful gear.

Yesterday evening, a meal in a friends restaurant just over in Belgium with a small group from our local "classic" club. One of us has a large house on an island on the Lago Magiore, Italy. There is a plan to ride down in September, 3 days to go down from Northern France and Belgium, 3 days in situ and 3 days to ride back up. I was wondering, according to what others were riding wether I'd take the SF or an new Aprilia I've ordered.
Bruno said to me "I'll be taking a Triumph,( ie some OHV twin) will you take a Laverda"? That got me cornered! So SF it'll be. Will need a bit of preparation, noticably since going over the Alps from France into Italy with 2 championship winning classic racers is going to need excuses for not keeping up. Bruno once lost me on public roads, he on a Thruxton, me on an Electronica.

So far, we have a Triumph twin, a Commando, a Thruxton and an SF. More to come and an interesting trip in perspective.
:)

Paul
 
Butchered a Gearsack rack so it doesn?t look like a lump of scaffolding bolted to the back of the bike. Getting ready for Curdie Vale :)
 
Hey Paul that sounds like a fantastic trip you have planned there. Maggiore is definitely one of the paradise on earth contestants and the route to get there just adds to it. One lucky fella you are.
 
Tippie said:
Hey Paul that sounds like a fantastic trip you have planned there. Maggiore is definitely one of the paradise on earth contestants and the route to get there just adds to it. One lucky fella you are.
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Very much looking forward to it.
I've gotten to the age where a little voice says: do it now.

Paul
 
Terry Dymond said:
Butchered a Gearsack rack so it doesn?t look like a lump of scaffolding bolted to the back of the bike. Getting ready for Curdie Vale :)
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Am about to do the same terry, where did you bolt it to? Pictures please )

Noticed a few drips of oil under the primary chain adjuster. Will check to see it's tight. Should I anneal the washers or something?
 
Re rack fixing, it needs to be as far forward and as low as possible, mine has a slotted front fixing on the shock mount as my seat needs to slide back and foreward to come off, its also got a couple of brackets off the end of the subframe. But the real strength comes from the flat bar, 30 x3 that ties it to the rear pillion pegs, makes a big triangle and that also holds the soft panniers off the wheel and shocks.You will never make this pretty but at least with lots of triangles joined together you won't be looking for a welder every 200ks like I was with my first attempt.BTW Gear sack bag in front and camping gear behind, big weight as far forward as possible.
 
G'day Vince and Drikko,
I bought an imitation Gearsack rack yonks ago and fitted into the shock mounts and to the subframe. The front mounts fit between the top of the shocks and the aluminium hand rails then bend over to the horizontal and bolt to the slotted fixing points.
At the back, I took out the two nylon washers that separate the rear mudguard from the subframe and fitted two lengths of bar that are bent to the horizontal and bolt to the rack's bottom rail. it's very sturdy and hasn't caused any problems for over twenty years but I only fit it for big trips.
Got the hacksaw out and cut the big loop off and also shortened the rack, its not so obtrusive now and does a good job of keeping the saddle bags away from the bodywork.
 
(Well Friday night) Fitted new clutch reservoir, cap & bellows to finally fix a pesky leak I've had there for ages and reattached the now repaired fairing. Ahhh, just slices through the air again  :D :-*
 
I must admit I have had a big Laverda and motorcycle weekend and went riding on my 81 Jota 200km I just love that bike, then my SFC 750 hmmm uncomfy fun 140km then my Aussie drummer 220km then god forbid my 900ss 220 km more uncomfy fun but fuck that bike is so good.
Then pulled the engine out of Nonna to replace the crankshaft a job I have been putting off for 6 months nearly finished now and may take her to Curdievale then on to the Adelaide Hills next weekend!!!!!
I'm fucked now good night
 
Another small piece of the Jenny jigsaw sorted. Picked her up from NRP exhausts who've done a rather spiffing job of making a silencer(ha ha) for her. I'll post a pic tomorrow. Out with the engine in the next day or two and pack it off to Keith's.

  FFF

 
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