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

Organised a ride with a mate,got up and found it drizzling so rang him. He said it was okish at his place so we decided to wait 1/2 an hour. I got the bike out and all togged up rang again to say I was heading off. Walked out the door and it was raining a bit harder. Put the bike away and got detogged and took the car. Ended up happy that happened, by the time I left the Saturday traffic was horrible. Crawed along all the way
in the rain,that wouldn't have been fun at all. Anyway got to see his Trans Am. What a stunning example it is.


 
Another productive day in the Redax shed.
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Jimmy is out the back sitting down on the job.  Making a wiring harness for an SF1.  Good bloke is Jimmy  (thumbup)
Red is working the lathe making rear axle spacers for the SCR like it's a kid's play activity. Why do I always feel inferior when watching?  :-[
SeFFie is on the main bike lifter and has the factory rack refitted after being bent during shipping from USA and Red welded up the cracked support brackets.
We also did some other stuff with SeFFie, but no, I don't want to talk about it.  Well, not now & not here.

 
I think by "wobbly" extensions, you mean what I called the universal joint. I still find it difficult. Possible but difficult to get the proper torque on it. Here is my selection of ?" extensions...
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What I use (works well) is a 1/4" extension bar where the end that goes into the socket has a slight waist, so the socket can wobble on the end.

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markQLD said:
We also did some other stuff with SeFFie, but no, I don't want to talk about it.  Well, not now & not here.
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I can sense a cooling (and nerve calming) rumbo coming on
 
Reggie3cl said:
OK, so what would be the spec/product if I wanted a bag from that mob?
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I used to take a sample to them if I wasn't sure!
However I believe the gaskets in question are 'Metal Clad Gaskets - single skin'.

I was expecting a pile of new ones in the garage, but could only find one used example!
*EDIT Found new ones from two different suppliers:

I/D = 37.95 to 38.15mm
O/D =43.80 to 44.20mm
Oval profile of 2.50 x 3.00mm with the thinner section the one squashed.
 
Gracias.  I don't have high hopes for the thicker ones I have so I will try to lay my hands on some of the copper type soon.
 
VanguardontheLav said:
I think by "wobbly" extensions, you mean what I called the universal joint. I still find it difficult. Possible but difficult to get the proper torque on it. Here is my selection of ?" extensions...

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Still a c*nt!

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Dick
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Aren't these wobble extensions ? I find a 1/4 drive universal socket seems to work best find the universal joint then a socket too bulky for the exhausting type work.
 

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I find this or similar Bahco kits suits most needs inc downpipes and can go under the seat too.Exceptional pieces of kit.


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bahco-SL25-Piece-1-4in-Drive-Metric-Socket-Bit-Set-with-Ratchet-Case-/331446305210?hash=item4d2bbd41ba:g:tmQAAOSwiYFXGMxQ


 
I went out to check over my Mirage 1200TS in preparation for a blast up the mountain today.  She fired right up on the touch of the button -- and promptly marked her spot very unceremoniously by pissing fuel under the sump.  The no. 1 Mikuni RS-36 was overflowing.  I dropped the float bowl, hoping that I could easily fix the problem.  Maybe a bit of rust stuck under the float needle?  I raised and lowered the float manually; the fuel continues to flow even with the float at it's highest level.  WTF? No recourse but to removed the carb assembly and do a proper analysis. 
I was one of Red's first customers some years back when he developed the RS-36 kit; I was lucky to find a good used set of  carburettors on eBay. No problems in fitting/tuning them for the Mirage.  Now it's time to pay the piper, I suppose.  I'm in the market for new needles and jets. 
 
been out for the odd 120 miles on Joan to see a wounded but repairing Laverdaman - you really know when you have done that much in a short time - disgraced herself ( Joan) by not starting at the pub - had to bump her down the road  - battery down on juice  :( forgot to put the optimiser on from last week  :o so it could be more - need to check if shes charging 
 
Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond said:
been out for the odd 120 miles on Joan to see a wounded but repairing Laverdaman - you really know when you have done that much in a short time - disgraced herself ( Joan) by not starting at the pub - had to bump her down the road  - battery down on juice  :( forgot to put the optimiser on from last week  :o so it could be more - need to check if shes charging
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I have never had to charge the Jota 120, even after weeks of no use. You have a problem.
 
The Corsa also has a gel battery, that I have never needed to charge even after several months without use.
 
Yesterday I made swarf. Embarrassingly, I buggered up when I turned up my rear rotor spacer. When fitted to the swing-arm, and turning, the rotor would catch a little on the inside pad every rotation. So I put it back on the lathe and :o it was almost 1mm out.

I spent more time trying to work out how that happened, than I did fixing it.






 
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