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

It's worth a lot more, but you won't get more for it...

For the SFC: we all have had these kind of chances that we missed in our lives I think... My brother called me from an italian Motorbike-show mid of the 90's. He said there was a genuine 750 SFC Electronica and a very, very good Replica for sale, both together for 14.000DM (roughly 7.000? today). It was a saturday and my bank would have taken at least a day or two to a) get me the money and b) transfer it to italy so he could pay the owner.

The SFC was roughly selling for 15.000DM at that time in Germany, the Replica for roughly 5.000, so we could have easily made 6.000? in a week or so. Not thinking about what would have happened if we had kept the bike until today...  :o

If anyone finds out a safe way to jump back to the late 80's and back with some cash in my hand, let me know...  :-[
 
If anyone finds out a safe way to jump back to the late 80's and back with some cash in my hand, let me know...

You could move to the Northern Territory but I don't know how you'd get back :D
 
Picked up my new saddlebags from the post office today and set about fitting them to the Motodd.
Got them fitting pretty good I reckon.
Heading off to Perth on Friday then to a mates property east of Perth for a pissy weekend.
The bike and myself are way overdue for s long ride!!

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motoddrob said:
Picked up my new saddlebags from the post office today and set about fitting them to the Motodd.
Got them fitting pretty good I reckon.
Heading off to Perth on Friday then to a mates property east of Perth for a pissy weekend.
The bike and myself are way overdue for s long ride!!

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Every time you post pics of this beastie, I sigh - it's just gorgeous
The new bags are nice, too.
 
What,no gearsack and rack.This the first showing on this run Rob,you will have to beat them away with a stick.Strong looker that bike.
 
Rob you have upset Vince this morning by not fitting a proper rack... however the rest of us are thankful that you haven't.
I do hope that you have ensured that the backs of the bags are not going to rub anywhere on that gorgeous paintwork on the frame or tail section.
Make sure that you also remove the bit of timber from under the back wheel now wont you  :o

 
This is my idea of a rack, keep it simple and light. The bags fit rather well, over the frame rails and under the seat. Need to be able to hinge the seat to access the fuel tap.

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Greenhills Tavern isn't on the agender but York is pretty close

And yes, set up for a fast ride but have to take the fast out of the ride due to fucking cameras and mobile filth >:(

Raining like fuck at present and tomorrow morning's forecast isn't any better so looks like a wet ride.
 
Quick spin the test the new 20 size pilot jets in the Mikunis.  Definite improvement over the 17.5s, and was able to go down to 1/2 a turn out on the mixture screw to crisp up the bottom end.  Have to take the tank off again though to check to see if there are holes for the choke rod detent ball bearings and springs.
 
Tippie said:
Reverse pattern gearchange, Rob. Feels natural doesn?t it. Weren?t you able to source some black 20ltr jerry cans?
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G'day Lee,  not enough frame tubes to mount them to!!  Quite like my new saddlebags :) The reverse pattern has been that way since last century. First bike being a little desmo single I learnt to ride with that pattern.
 
finally got to the dyno for a quick shakedown run with TOG, last weeks appointment got cancelled, wellthey did ask ever so polite;ly so how can I refuse????????????

The bike rode and felt just great with very little open road from here to there, I did get her opened up a bit and she felt lovely at low speed and had the punch to quickly soar to 6000rpm.

The dyno readout was very inconclusive, because the fans on the dyno were not working, so no air cooling, this limited me to only getting about 5000rpm and only a couple of times, but it told me a lot (and they charge me jack shit)

fuelling has gone from massive weakness right across the range, was 20:1 down to 14:1 at 6000rpm,in April, to richness and very richness, up to 5000rpm varying between 13.5:1 at tickover to 12:1 at 5000rpm.So the ignition repair was a good one, but only the start of better things to come.

I am fairly confident that I cant do harm by riding her, but there is lots of room to improve,
The power/torque drops around 3500/4000 so I will be decreasing the needles to aim for that all important 14:1, I will also be increasing the float valve sizes as well, maybe making a common fuel rail, certainly a little weakening off of pilot, hopefully not slide cutaways. Dont ask me what is in there since I have lost the plot on that one, RGS carbs fitted, with all jets (not slides) transferred from the old spigot ones which were known to be nearly new.

more work to doo, but as of today she can at least be ridden

CLEM
 
no idea at all about how the orange faces got in there, I don't know how to achieve that but it seems that I have.
CLEM
 
Read that first as orange faeces, wondered where Donald Trump came into it...
 
CLEMTOG said:
no idea at all about how the orange faces got in there, I don't know how to achieve that but it seems that I have.
CLEM
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How many question marks did you type? ??????
 
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