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

[drikko]

Hhhmmmm.  Where was the reminder to join you. .! Wanted to go to that!!!!

 

[Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond]

Can you buy me that mug please ?

 

[Grant]

I bought mine like that in the National Motorcycle museum in Birmingham.
Pretty sure you would find them on Evilbay too.

 

[drikko]

Mark is a mug..... Got the soldering iron out and some whipper snipper cord out and plastic welded up the Honda radiator. Brought it down from gushing to a drip at full temp. yay. only needs to keep going till the replacement radiator turns up next week. Bush mechanics eat your heart out.

Oh and Laverdawise. ..tripped over it a few times...

 

[Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond]

Just come back from 60 mile jaunt on Joan  with my 80 year buddy on his GSXR 750 - at least he was happy with the pace - sadly it got biblical at one stage  :'( so just had to wipe her down

Discovered the old number plate in the box of bits for the Corsa ( i know you said it was in there Grant) - i hope i get the same number as the Kilburn dealer is on the bottom and i think that keeps the provenance going  - hopefully get some news back this week 

 

[RichardJ]

Hey Maurice,  I love your Alpino. Where did you get those exhaust pipes?  And what size is it ?  The badge on the side-panel doesn't look like 500, but I can't see what it says.

 

[Davo]

Hey Maurice,  I love your Alpino. Where did you get those exhaust pipes?  And what size is it ?  The badge on the side-panel doesn't look like 500, but I can't see what it says.

Last line of his ride report is pretty telling.

 

[triplenut]

....while my North Coast 500 (on the Laverda) ended early yesterday....spotted this cheeky chappy in the car park of the hotel in Ullapool...

 

[Smiddy]

....while my North Coast 500 (on the Laverda) ended early yesterday....spotted this cheeky chappy in the car park of the hotel in Ullapool...

That would be me.. 8) Cracking weekend with some weird weather.

 

[mauricejota7604]

Hey Maurice,  I love your Alpino. Where did you get those exhaust pipes?  And what size is it ?  The badge on the side-panel doesn't look like 500, but I can't see what it says.

Hi Dave the exhaust is a genuine Montjuic pipe, "very noisy" just ask my neighbours he mentioned something about burning my bike if I start it in the shed again
The bike is a 500 Alpino a 1981 second version with a balancer shaft and thick web wheels.
The genuine Monty pipes are very hard to get and expensive as well, but I believe Malcolm Cox may be in the process of making some replacement sets so give him a call I am sure the reproduction will be exact.

 

[piranha-bro2]

I'm getting this guy to do my next crank!
It makes you wince but it's pretty damn impressive.

Send it down to me, Steve - that's how I do my SFC crank - just use a slightly bigger hammer 

 

[chrisk]

Hi Dave the exhaust is a genuine Montjuic pipe, "very noisy" just ask my neighbours he mentioned something about burning my bike if I start it in the shed again

No sense  of humour, or taste. Buy him earplugs.

 

[stevepm2011]

Found the 1000 SFC clutch had packed up, due to having dumped all it's fluid on the shed floor.
Bugger.
Checked I had the spares then removed the cover, cleaned & polished it. Refitted the piston with a new o-ring. (The old one was shagged)
The hydraulics bled perfectly in a couple of minutes. 
Then discovered that the clutch is stuck together. I will free it by time- honoured means, on Thursday.
Another candidate for Keith's Kevlar plates....

Steve

 

[RichardJ]

Hi Dave the exhaust is a genuine Montjuic pipe, "very noisy" just ask my neighbours he mentioned something about burning my bike if I start it in the shed again

Thanks Maurice. I have a 2 into 1 Motadd exhaust on mine which looks good but is very loud. I am looking to replace it with something a bit quieter. I didn't recognise yours as Monty pipes at first, but I can see now. I guess they won't be any quiter than what I have already.

As for fuel consumption, I can't say as my speedo doesn't work properly.

 

[sonicboom500]

Does your 500 tank have the extra spacer at the back to give some clearance over the carbs?
I've found that once the level gets a bit low on long downhill sections the main pickups are left high and dry as the fuel runs to the front.

Usually get about 110 to 120 miles before first splutter in typical B road mode.

 

[mauricejota7604]

Do you mean the rubber block that sits on the main frame tube under the tank.
What jets and air filter do you have Ican just get about 80 miles with no gentle riding

 

[a14rgs]

Spent a great few hours yesterday evening with Andy Warburton, drinking beer and talking bikes
Venue was the Jolly Huntsman, known to Maurice, Pat, Grant, Scrumpy and others as a fine location for good food, good beer and hence an increasing flow of bullshit!

Happy days,
Al 8)

 

[mauricejota7604]

Spent a great few hours yesterday evening with Andy Warburton, drinking beer and talking bikes
Venue was the Jolly Huntsman, known to Maurice, Pat, Grant, Scrumpy and others as a fine location for good food, good beer and hence an increasing flow of bullshit!
And a bloody long walk home in the dark after a night on it.
Happy days,
Al 8)

 

[sonicboom500]

Do you mean the rubber block that sits on the main frame tube under the tank.
What jets and air filter do you have Ican just get about 80 miles with no gentle riding

I have the front forks 15mm through the top clamp which doesn't help the tank angle for fuel pickup.
I've seen different thicknesses of capping rubber on the rear tank mount on other bikes.

I've got 140 main jets, no air filters just the short bellmouths and a 40 tooth rear sprocket.
If I remember correctly it came to me with a 42 which was a bit busy for the roads around here.

Typically average around 50 imp mpg, usually fill up 110-120 miles with just over 2 gallons and a bit of Millers.
Are you using the original petrol taps, I've seen aftermarket ones which seem to have longer pickup pipes.

It may be that you are just a hooligan and that is the price to be paid .
If this sounds feasible you may have found the ideal match.

 

[2622]

Rode the Cico tonight to the club meet... someone had to ride a Lav there may as well have been me. Now ! have been playing with the carb set up so was good to give it a good test run... reckon am now getting close, holey horsepower batman... pulls like a train .. a lot less of a  flat spot at WOT....now the trouble is keeping the bloody front wheel on the ground .... oh well you gotta love having problems like that. 
If I am not careful it might take over as being the favourite ride.. ( oops sorry 3C I dont really mean it...)