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

Davo said:
If the head ruled the heart I should have just parted the thing out and flogged the bits on Ebay and gone down to the dealers and put a new bike on the road for way less dosh.
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Ah yes Davo, but now that you've done it, would you sell it to buy a new bike?

 
Davo said:
If the head ruled the heart I should have just parted the thing out and flogged the bits on Ebay and gone down to the dealers and put a new bike on the road for way less dosh.
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Amen to that. The 1200 I did last year for Eddie was in the same boat, horrid filthy corroded thing it was. But you do get a good feeling bringing one back from the brink of the breakers don't you?
Chris- yes Richo still has your 81, it's very tidy but needs a set of valve springs (and whatever else).  I was doing the valves and found I could push the valves down with my thumb!  I reckon someone revved it pretty hard in a former life... :P
Maurice, I'm rapidly devolving. Car is running well but now I'm rebuilding a Swedish drill press and after that a Velocette gearbox!
 
One for Phil ........ crossover through swing-arm pivot. Looks a bit rough but will tidy up OK.
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  As long as you've got  deep penetration with the weld - then it should clean off Ok. I often use stainless rods on this sort of work. - Regards - Phil
 
breganzane said:
Finished one.  :D

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SteveB
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Just needs a bit of black gaffa tape on the seat and you can call it good.

pete
 
Ppuxley said:
I have done some touch up of scratches and cracks in the fairing, and sorted some major cracks in the side panels, but I'm not satisfied with the results and am now starting to think that is going to let the whole thing down.
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I used a great Plastics repair and spraypainting man in Ramsgate - The Bike Clinic in Alma Road Ramsgate.
I'm not certain if he is still around, but his work is top top quality. I think his name is Gerbil.
 
Yep, he's still there
http://www.yell.com/biz/the-bike-clinic-ramsgate-5810432/
Gerbil???? Are you sure????, probably 18stone of tattooed Hells Angel, I'm certainly not calling him that without checking first :LOL:
 

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For those of you who are at ease with their OCD (Hi Chris) please find a photo of my nearly completed 3 into one headers  :)

LOTS of emery tape later, the rust and pitting has nearly gone - just a few dings to weld and sand down now, then I'll fit it to the bike and get the link pipe to the SFC megga made up.  After bead blasting everything it will all be dull chromed.

Chris

the fish were absolutely no help with the sanding btw  :(

 

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phil37 said:
  As long as you've got  deep penetration with the weld - then it should clean off Ok. I often use stainless rods on this sort of work. - Regards - Phil
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Turned down the tip from 12 to 10mm, 10 mm hole, countersunk hole, peened and then welded. Ain't going nowhere.
 
My replica tank and side panel badges for the Boba carbon parts arrived in the post today from Italy. Not often you get a thank you card signed by the original owner of the marque. And the badges look great as well  8)

 

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Davo said:
My replica tank and side panel badges for the Boba carbon parts arrived in the post today from Italy. Not often you get a thank you card signed by the original owner of the marque. And the badges look great as well  8)
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Very Nice. All part of the fun-the anticipation of getting home to see what the posty has dropped through the door today
 
Nothing with the bike, but today I got my old, faded and torn yellow firefighter PPE exchanged for a brand new orange set. Slowly coming around to the fold ;).
 
Did nothing to either of my Laverdas today, but will probably have more time to do stuff now because I just finished my last day at work. I was made redundant.

I'm now either retired or unemployed, I haven't decided which. Preferably the former, probably the latter. I need a good hard look at my finances.

Ho hum. Jobs come, jobs go. Been in similar positions before.
 
Retired or unemployed? Doesn't really matter that much, the Centrelink paperwork will kill ya :D :D
 
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