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

Finally found some time to start returning POP to, ahem, the way it should be.
Started stripping it down. In order to change the swingarm EVERYTHING behind the tank has to be removed.
I'll finish it off tomorrow if all goes to plan.
Rain and bad light stopped play.



 
markQLD said:
thanks for the reminder Vince. you are indeed correct. 

reckon it might be a tad lighter without the featherbed frame ??  just guessing.
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& i will forever remember Debenham racing against John Surtees at Amaroo in the historic championships
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Mark,

That one is the 'Corish Norvin', and there is quite a strong link to your good self in fact.  Previous owner of the Corish was one Colin Will, who also owned your old Spondon prior to Richo.  Sadly, Colin is no longer with us.  The Norvin was for sale last year by Col's widow, last asking price I heard was $90k.  The bike was at the Broadford Bonanza this Easter and had a methanol fire in the pits during a starting attempt, fortunately put out in good time and not too badly damaged.

I'd be very surprised if it's anything to do with the one at Morgan Park, other than the same number.  Maybe that HRD is another of Eric's other bikes, or it simply carries it in honour of him.  Whichever, it's a hell of a nice looking bike.

Cheers
SteveB
 
breganzane said:
Mark,  That one is the 'Corish Norvin', ,,
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ok Steve.  i had read that Debenham and Corish (Keith?) were good mates, back in their racing days.
so, reckon they probably built a Norvin or two between them ay ??

anyhow, this one is the real deal. 'cause i snapped this at Lakeside, and it was Eric Debenham racing that day.
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& nothing like a good thread hijack ay!  (hijack)
toot-toot.  (bolt)
 
Grant said:
Finally found some time to start returning POP to, ahem, the way it should be.
Started stripping it down. In order to change the swingarm EVERYTHING behind the tank has to be removed.
I'll finish it off tomorrow if all goes to plan.
Rain and bad light stopped play.
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Nice 79 SS sitting up front there?
 
Haven't done anything in a week!
SF2 still plastered in mud from last weekends outing.
Saturday, took the car with trailer to a work colleagues place. He gave me a milling machine which his wife wanted out of the garage.
All I need now is to learn how to use it and wait for my divorce proceedings to end so as to buy a place of my own. Five and a half years now and still not divorced which means that anything I buy belongs in half to my future ex!  :D

Paul
 
Quite arvo at the dungeon, knee and back felt good after a weekend of toil in the yard, so decided to check out the oil leak. As suspected the idiotic gasket in the cam cover had dropped out when the cover was being refitted and was allowing oil out. So tank off, cover off, cleaned the seat in the cover with turps to get the oil out, cleaned the gasket of xs oil, thin application of heat resistant adhesive in the groove, gasket in and cover back on. No oil leak with the engine running (gawd those pipes of Malcolm's sound bloody nice) so I decided beer was in order and will have a look under the bike tomorrow at a hopefully dry floor.
 
  As suspected the idiotic gasket in the cam cover had dropped out when the cover was being refitted and was allowing oil out. So tank off, cover off, cleaned the seat in the cover with turps to get the oil out, cleaned the gasket of xs oil, thin application of heat resistant adhesive in the groove, gasket in and cover back on. No oil leak with the engine running
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  Non idiotic ones on sale here  :D :D

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231376679491?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1586.l2649
 
Why do the think your average Quack has such bad handwriting,all those multisyllabic words they use.That gets a look from my brother in law,the renal dood.
 
After a bit of a wrestle the 'correct' rear wheel and swingarm are back in.
Tomorrow the front wheel and then on to fettle the carbs.
Just in time for the snow forecast for later this week...





 
Got the Sprint out of the shed to ride to work and had a look under the Lav while there. Floor and bike was as dry as a witch's tit. Might get to go for a ride on the bloody thing yet.
 
Got round to fitting one of Boba's tanks to the Ducati.
Excellent piece of work, perfect replica of the original metal tank.
He is not only good at Laverda parts!



 
The switch will be tested soon, Your help plus talking to the seller means I think I have it covered.
The engine gets fitted next week so we will see if all the connections are correct then.
It will run with pilot light on when the engine is running as that's the way the switch is configured.
I also have an original metal tank but needed a second tank for the second 900SS I am restoring as that came as a rolling chassis minus bodywork.
I hear original metal tanks change hands for ?2000 these days, so Boba's products are even more desireable.

 
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