Simonr501
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Bigfeesh said:
Make sure you have all the spacers fitted, otherwise you will be changing bearings on a weekly basis!
That is precisely what killed Joe's bearings.
Re: What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?
- Thread starter Paul LeClair
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Make sure you have all the spacers fitted, otherwise you will be changing bearings on a weekly basis!
That is precisely what killed Joe's bearings.
mauricejota7604
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Checked tappets on the SF2. No need to adjust since last winter and about 7-8000 km.
Engine bedding in nicely after 42 years.
Will check timing and carb synch Wednesday. Swingarm will need greasing and lastly twiddle carbs once the engine is warm.
Bike will then be about ready to go down to the lago Maggiore in September. Will need a new front tyre and an oil change before then.
Paul
Engine bedding in nicely after 42 years.
Will check timing and carb synch Wednesday. Swingarm will need greasing and lastly twiddle carbs once the engine is warm.
Bike will then be about ready to go down to the lago Maggiore in September. Will need a new front tyre and an oil change before then.
Paul
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Reggie3cl
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Fitted 1/4" spacers behind the LHS seat rail handle so I can now get a good grip when I put the bike on its centre stand.
Put tappet inspection covers back on. Always nervous since not much thread left on the studs and taking them out is an engine down job.
All's well.
Greased the swing arm bearings. A bastard of a job when you don't have a bike table. Under the bike on the floor with a gease gun.
Synched the carbs, one slide maybe 0.5 to 1mm out at full throttle. Will twiddle air screws when the machine is running.
Doubled up the clutch cable for the trip down to Italy.
Will check timing Saturday and then off for 400 km or so the weekend after.
Went riding round Belgium today on the Aprilia and stopped off at a friends caf?.
Pretty gloomy.
Paul
All's well.
Greased the swing arm bearings. A bastard of a job when you don't have a bike table. Under the bike on the floor with a gease gun.
Synched the carbs, one slide maybe 0.5 to 1mm out at full throttle. Will twiddle air screws when the machine is running.
Doubled up the clutch cable for the trip down to Italy.
Will check timing Saturday and then off for 400 km or so the weekend after.
Went riding round Belgium today on the Aprilia and stopped off at a friends caf?.
Pretty gloomy.
Paul
Bigfeesh
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Rear wheel installation went in ok, those spacers are a pain though, polished up ready for a sunny day with no salt on the roads! :'(
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Had a tremendous first ride of the season on RGS today- 430 or so KM Inverness to Dundee to change a tap gland in our flat there- any excuse. :
After warming up by nipping along the road past Culloden Battlefield to Cawdor village and taking a shortcut behind the castle, I had the thick end of 200km of the best cross country GT riding you could imagine in front of me. I was a bit worried that it might be a bit chilly going over the Cairngorms, but it was fine tucked in behind the fairing with my heated grips on. Enjoyed the go, but almost as important was the stop- get great feel from the P30/34s and Firestorm master cylinder- only occasionally had to resort to more than 1 finger on the lever.
Very light traffic and I was able to keep her booming along at 100 to 140 kph just the way I like it. Stopped briefly to grab a quick pic coming down into the Dee valley- Balmoral castle is off to the left somewhere on the other side of the river. Reckon the mountain is Lochnagar.
Coming back I went across country through the rich Perthsire farming country to Dunkeld, then picked up the A9 as I was short of time. It was miserable, so I switched on my intercom and listened to some of my slightly suspect singles collection. Have to say, going hard for a six car and one truck overtake on a sweeping left hander with Jeferson Airplane banging away was ace- like being in a movie.
Slightly sore elbows and thumbs now for some reason, but the bike was perfect.
After warming up by nipping along the road past Culloden Battlefield to Cawdor village and taking a shortcut behind the castle, I had the thick end of 200km of the best cross country GT riding you could imagine in front of me. I was a bit worried that it might be a bit chilly going over the Cairngorms, but it was fine tucked in behind the fairing with my heated grips on. Enjoyed the go, but almost as important was the stop- get great feel from the P30/34s and Firestorm master cylinder- only occasionally had to resort to more than 1 finger on the lever.
Very light traffic and I was able to keep her booming along at 100 to 140 kph just the way I like it. Stopped briefly to grab a quick pic coming down into the Dee valley- Balmoral castle is off to the left somewhere on the other side of the river. Reckon the mountain is Lochnagar.
Coming back I went across country through the rich Perthsire farming country to Dunkeld, then picked up the A9 as I was short of time. It was miserable, so I switched on my intercom and listened to some of my slightly suspect singles collection. Have to say, going hard for a six car and one truck overtake on a sweeping left hander with Jeferson Airplane banging away was ace- like being in a movie.
Slightly sore elbows and thumbs now for some reason, but the bike was perfect.
chrisk
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Played dress ups with it.
http://www.laverdaforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,93299.45.html
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Noice!
Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond
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Nice route Reggie - I am assuming this was yesterday !
I got Joan out of the locker - checked the tyre pressures - opened the taps and within a couple of pushes of the starter she was off and running - embarrassingly compared to you it was a quick 20 mile round trip but with much enjoyment - just need to get the horn working for the MOT
I got Joan out of the locker - checked the tyre pressures - opened the taps and within a couple of pushes of the starter she was off and running - embarrassingly compared to you it was a quick 20 mile round trip but with much enjoyment - just need to get the horn working for the MOT
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Reggie3cl
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Yeah, yesterday. I forgot that it wasn't entirely problem free- it wouldn't start in the morning until I jumped it off another battery. I knew the old one was nearly shot- going to fit the old gel battery from the BMW in the mean time. It's a bit marginal on that bike but should do the RGS until I can afford an Odyssey PC625 (shocks are next on the list of things to do)
kate n guy
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Took mine to the Guzzi club Clox Forward rally in Upton on Severn....yesterdays ride over in glorious sunshine....todays ride.....less so....both of the old nails started easy this mornin....but Andy was right when he told me I would be visitin petrol stations more often......Red needed 10 litres to do what Guys 46 year old loop frame guzzi did on 6 !......
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Fitted the old battery out of the GS. Same size as a PC680 and certainly has more shunt, but was still a bit reluctant to start. Then noticed that the choke mechanism didn't seem right, and sure enough there was a screw missing from one of the operating arms- must have vibrated out and the choke wasn't opening properly. Anyway, found a replacement and Loctited it in, result: instant starting like it should do. 
After buying the SF ,i"m placating the situation by decorating the front room and going to Budleigh Salterton with Helen ,a small price to pay and a great day out ,even if yesterday was pure sun and blue skies.Off to her mothers and sisters in Sussex tomorrow, pushing it a bit don"t you think?
Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond
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Cheap date , you are drivel ! decorating 
Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond
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Show off !
Set the timing on the SF2.
Started by checking the point on the main base plate to see if it needed adjusting. It did, way retarded. So went through the whole process. Started by gapping the points. That done, went to check timing. Nothing happening on main base plate, no current.
Why?
Last year, I'd put new points in and since the felt to lube the advance cam was worn through, I changed the felt for some very flashy orange felt. All was well for a year, about 7 or 8000 km.
The problem today was that having gapped the points, the thicker and more abundant orange felt was stopping the main plate point from closing.
rather than tinker today, I replaced the whole points plate with one I had spare. Before mounting it, I hammered the rivets holding the condensers. One had started to work loose. A proper job would have been to drill the rivets out and bolt the condensers to the back plate which is what I'd done to the previous plate. Couldn't be bothered today, will see to that next winter.
Mounted the new old plate, the points needed filing down and cleaning with acetone after lying around for decades
All's well no.
Needs cleaning, has run all winter without a clean and the carbs need finalising once warm and then off all next weekend for our spring classic rally, down to the seaside in the Somme along minor roads.
Paul
Started by checking the point on the main base plate to see if it needed adjusting. It did, way retarded. So went through the whole process. Started by gapping the points. That done, went to check timing. Nothing happening on main base plate, no current.
Why?
Last year, I'd put new points in and since the felt to lube the advance cam was worn through, I changed the felt for some very flashy orange felt. All was well for a year, about 7 or 8000 km.
The problem today was that having gapped the points, the thicker and more abundant orange felt was stopping the main plate point from closing.
rather than tinker today, I replaced the whole points plate with one I had spare. Before mounting it, I hammered the rivets holding the condensers. One had started to work loose. A proper job would have been to drill the rivets out and bolt the condensers to the back plate which is what I'd done to the previous plate. Couldn't be bothered today, will see to that next winter.
Mounted the new old plate, the points needed filing down and cleaning with acetone after lying around for decades
All's well no.
Needs cleaning, has run all winter without a clean and the carbs need finalising once warm and then off all next weekend for our spring classic rally, down to the seaside in the Somme along minor roads.
Paul