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

Sorted the wiring (cheers Shaun for the diagram), fork seals, gaiters, front tyre, MOT and fill in documentation for registering it here in the UK
 
Had a track ride at Symmons Plains (Tassie). The circuit is as challenging as I remember it. I last rode it in the mid 70's (blimey, that's 40 years ago  :o !!)
Bike ran OK until the battery went flat. Inadvertent disconnection of a bullet connector meant I had no battery charging so was running total loss.
My new prosthetic knee didn't cope as well as I'd hoped. I couldn't get my toe onto the rear brake or move my weight around the bike. It got quite painful after a few laps, but it's better than not being able to ride at all.  It felt good to be on a Laverda again.  I love that Redax engine  :D
 
Dellortoman said:
Had a track ride at Symmons Plains (Tassie). The circuit is as challenging as I remember it. I last rode it in the mid 70's (blimey, that's 40 years ago  :o !!)
Bike ran OK until the battery went flat. Inadvertent disconnection of a bullet connector meant I had no battery charging so was running total loss.
My new prosthetic knee didn't cope as well as I'd hoped. I couldn't get my toe onto the rear brake or move my weight around the bike. It got quite painful after a few laps, but it's better than not being able to ride at all.  It felt good to be on a Laverda again.  I love that Redax engine  :D
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Congrats Cam - you built it and you got out on it!  That is an achievement in itself.  Hope you poured yourself a celebratory after you got home.  (congrats) (congrats) (congrats) (congrats)
 
Good news Cam, so glad you are able to ride it. Forget the back brake, it is just an old fashioned system for traction control for when sliding out of corners.
 
Used to watch Wally Campbell and Rob Phyllis race there on ABC TV, used to feature that track a lot back years ago. Cam maybe you could design some adjustable height rearsets that would accommodate your knee. Change their position as you become more flexible in time. As I have said in the past it works for me especially as mine pivot if they touch down, scraping or do forbid sliding, less damage to repair if its a soft one as well. Less to dig in and flip as well.
 
Rode it fairly briskly for 300km over to the Isle of Skye and back.

Kyleakin on Skye

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chrisk said:
Where is the first picture taken? I've been there, but just can't remember where it is.
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Good to hear that the bike went well Cam well done and yes those Redax engines are something aren't they. Guess all that's needed is to sort the ride posi for the knee.
Now hears a thought, speak to Marty, he is a good bloke am sure he would  loan you the running boards off his Guzzi that way you wont have to bend your knee though not sure about the impact on ground clearance though.  :o
 
pf1 said:
Put some petrol in my dormant ?10 resto 1200TS and it immediately burst into life. Must get the poor thing registered.
The clutch is stuck as usual though, last time I had it running it was a bugger to free off.
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I put a can of the oil system cleaner recommended by Lothar through my 1200 before the last oil change. Although the clutch still sticks after being parked up it is very easy to free up.
 
Vince said:
Used to watch Wally Campbell and Rob Phyllis race there on ABC TV, used to feature that track a lot back years ago. Cam maybe you could design some adjustable height rearsets that would accommodate your knee. Change their position as you become more flexible in time. As I have said in the past it works for me especially as mine pivot if they touch down, scraping or do forbid sliding, less damage to repair if its a soft one as well. Less to dig in and flip as well.
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Wally Campbell was there on Sunday. I had a brief chat with him. He didn't remember me from 40 years ago when I used to race against him on that same track. We had identical bikes (Kwak Z1B) but for some reason his was about 3 seconds a lap quicker than mine.  ???
 
Last September at Symmon's Plains Australian superbike round I won a pillion ride
with Wally Campbell on his Honda CBR 1000 RR , 4 laps flat out. Cam I looked over his shoulder on the
back curve and the speedo reading was 234 kph. :o  The superbikes were doing 265 kph.
The old fella sure can ride. Great experience and a sensational track too.
 

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