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

[katanarama]

Road to work, road home. Times 10. The 3C has been pressed into daily use as the KTM is being repaired after some idiot backed over it.

The old girl (3C) is a ripping ride once you get her away from other commuter traffic and into the taller gears.

Attracts a lot of interest also whether parked or on the street. Prettiest bike Laverda made IMO.

 

[Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond]

yea Paul, was a good day for a ride.  Miss J is happy.
& a couple of coldies and lunch at The Rathy with Bevelman.
& thanks for today's entertainment !!

the mid-week CLQ orange splinter group. 
  Mark

Nice couple - rare sight anywhere in the orld except possibly baskers last week and a very nice looking lunch date 

 

[Smiddy]

Fine run this afternoon with Laverdian.
Set off from Alford & headed over the hill to Tornaveen then Torphins & met up with Ian at the old Potarch Hotel. Rode west on the south deeside rd to Ballater then up towards Braemar as far as Crathie (gave the royals a wee toot on the way past) Turned up the single track road heading towards Gairnsheil & stopped at the cairn for a scan over the Brown Cow Hill (beautiful spot) & a blether with some random tourists. Next stop was Gairnsheil at the humphybackit brig for a few photos then headed back to Ballater down the humpy road (The old Lavy front wheel was airborne quite a few times  ) Great fun. Stopped in Ballater for a fag then back down to Potarch where we parted company.
Nice wee blast in perfect conditions apart from sand & shite on a couple of dodgy corners.  8)

 

[chrisk]

Love that bridge in the background, it'd be so tempting to pull a big 3rd gear wheelie popping off the top of that. 

 

[twinweb]

Nice couple - rare sight anywhere in the orld except possibly baskers last week and a very nice looking lunch date 

dunno mate-3 smickeys in the redax shed as well

 

[markQLD]

Nice couple - rare sight anywhere in the orld except possibly baskers last week,, 

yea Sir Sid.  'tis a rare sight out in da country, but there woz also gunna be a 3rd member of the orange splinter group.

however, the PFC failed to execute his own farkin idea !!  :-X 
woz the main reason that Miss J got dug out of the back of me garage.  but woz well worth the effort. coz she's happy!
  Mark

 

[markQLD]

Fine run this afternoon with Laverdian. 

ay Smiddy, gotta luuv that 120?.  has that 'in ya face' concept about it!  (thumbup)
& the fuel filler cap is in the correct farkin place!

<edit> & you pommie blokes 'av gotta do something about those rear number plates.  hideous!  (puke)

 

[AndyW]

<edit> & you pommie blokes 'av gotta do something about those rear number plates.  hideous!  (puke)

It is to be hoped the new Scottish ones might be a different colour if not smaller too

 

[Smiddy]

<edit> & you pommie blokes 'av gotta do something about those rear number plates.  hideous!  (puke)

I know I know, that number plate does my head in. Truth is I lost the nice cut down one on the way home from work. Got another, then went to IOM where I lost two due to a broken number plate bracket which put the plate into the back wheel & the second due to that stupid plastic number plate screws shearing off. Feck knows where it went. That plate has IOM standard letters on a UK standard plate.
Hideous indeed but when your riding the bike you don't see it so everything is fine!!

 

[Davo]

We had a tosser in the Guzzi community over here trying to get the WA cops to allow UK style number plates. Got the move on notice quick smart.

 

[drikko]

Went to Lav HQ today to do a Racetech fork conversion to argy and give it it's first run since the fuel in the crankcase debacle. Seems to be running just fine again! Forks to pieces, red does his magic, The canecutter and are fiddling about and notice the steering head bearings are totally stuffed, major notch in the straight ahead position. New bearings in, forks back together, take it for a ride, magic! All the steering wobbling between 60 and 80 kph gone totally!!

Forks feel very stiff from before when they were wallowing, might have to adjust them a but but they feel excellent. Whilst they are stiff, when you hit a big bump it just gets swallowed up comfortably.

Now I'm happy to ride to bello, wasn't looking forward to the ride with it handling like a bag of jelly.

Awesome stuff and thanks Red and Mark.

P.S. before I left we were treated to a visit from none other than IIS John, it was indeed an honour to meet you at last John, Hope Red doesn't make you drink too much tonight

 

[Jotaman]

yea Sir Sid.  'tis a rare sight out in da country, but there woz also gunna be a 3rd member of the orange splinter group.

however, the PFC failed to execute his own farkin idea !!  :-X 
woz the main reason that Miss J got dug out of the back of me garage.  but woz well worth the effort. coz she's happy!
  Mark

Overruled man, something to do with no medical cover, being un-reliable and 'letting down', oh yeah work also reared its ugly head.

Peter 

 

[Jotaman]

After missing a blast with the Orange splinter group, i had to slake my thirst with another Orange crowd.




Good run up the magic mountain - Jota was honking in the chill morning air - tip top, even saw a lycra bandit getting hauled into the back of the meat wagon after a downhill hairpin issue: skinny tyres and lycra - whatever was he thinking.

Peter

 

[Vince]

Your getting very close to busting that association law in Queensland in that pic,Looks like trouble to me.

 

[Davo]

Looked longinly at the Lav - no plates yet. Looked at The Triumph. Feck it, got on the Le Mans and gave it a solid goose through the hills for a couple of hours with a mid ride break at a country cafe for a bacon and egg croissant and coffee.

 

[drikko]

Went for my own shakedown run with a few locals, thought it would be good to test the new forks on the bumpiest windiest shittiest road we have so went around Somerset Dam. The forks with the gold emulators are sooo much better, way more confidence braking into corners, even managed to lose the chicken strips it felt so good!

Happy chappy 

 

[strike750]

Engine out , just trying to figure out how to move cam chain so I can split the chain at the joint . I don't want to think about the damage inside the engine have seen a few rollers and the ms splash plate torn .Gotta love your exploding ZANE  NOT

 

[2volts]

Went for a spin with a bunch of Ducati owners up to Barbagallo Raceway, for an Italian Car Track Day, we got to do a couple of parade laps during the lunch break, so I made sure #6522 was in its rightful place, ahead of all the 36 odd Ducati's, as we hurtled around the track behind a pace car, maxing out at about 80kph. Anyway, also met Craig who owns the 18000 series SFC, another candidate for when we have a get together in Perth again.
Some very exotic 4 wheeled machinery, ranging from Fiat millicento bambinos to Lamborghinis and ferraris, maseratis, alfa's etc.

this donk would probably punch out a few horses...

when I grow up i'm going to be a Laverda...

probably my favourite car there...

I didn't expect to end up doing a couple of laps of Barbagallo when I got up this morning, anyway, it was another beautiful day out on the bike here in Perth.

pete

 

[Laverdian]

Took a run through to Inverness on Friday to meet up with Team Reggie ahead of the Scottish Rally on Saturday. Decided to stay over the weekend as the weather was so good. Had a blast around Loch Ness before heading back over the hills to Aberdeen. Probably the last of the good weather for us this summer.

The RGS with Urquhart Castle and Loch Ness in the background.

Ian

 

[Paul Marx]

Went for a ride on the SF2 around the small roads of northern France.
130 km, 4 hours including 1/2 hour beer stop.
Apart from arseholes in cars, saw a veranda with 2 statues of Osiris holding up lights. Yech...
Paul