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

Spent an hour or so trying to clean up the Jota's cam cover.
The DPO had glued the rubber gasket into the cover using contact adhesive.  :-X
Good news is that the carbs are in excellent condition. Following a hot ultrasonic bath, they were easy to rebuild and I am confident they will work fine.
Getting close to finished, really.

Steve
 
stevepm2011 said:
The DPO had glued the rubber gasket into the cover using contact adhesive.  :-X
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Just PM me his details, we need some material for the field shoot.

H.
 
took Miss J for a run with the OSG (Orange Splinter Group) up to the Woodenbong pub for drinks and a bit of lunch.
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going around Mount Lindesay, we sure had some fun on all those crazy 'tar snakes' in the road surface!
the local Bevelman won by far, & Blab had a good pace too & was two-up.  me & MissJ were just plain spooked.  wtf!!  ???
  Mark
 
Rode to work as usual. Left at 7 am and for the first time, it was totally dark when I left. Sky started to turn pink on arrival at 7.25 am.
The SF 2 still has it's original yellow H4 headlight bulb. Even the bulbs are solid on these things!
Paul
 
drikko said:
Would you get a fucking job FFS  >:D >:D >:D
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+1.  yes Drikko, reckon a bloke does need a bit more spending money for me motor-bicycles.

so gunna 'av to draft out a resume this month.  maybe?  ho-farken-hum.
but i do enjoy this new concept of an unemployed lifestyle.  besides, i don't 'av time for a farken job ay!    :P
  Mark
 
Paul Marx said:
Left at 7 am and for the first time, it was totally dark when I left.
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Yeah .. was over in PACA last week, Paul (on a couples coniques Ducrappi, not a Laverda  :-X).  Left Gap at 07.30, lights on  :(.  But the road over to Nyons made up for it  :D.

Craig
 
markQLD said:
took Miss J for a run with the OSG (Orange Splinter Group) up to the Woodenbong pub for drinks and a bit of lunch.
IMG_1186cr.jpg

going around Mount Lindesay, we sure had some fun on all those crazy 'tar snakes' in the road surface!
the local Bevelman won by far, & Blab had a good pace too & was two-up.  me & MissJ were just plain spooked.  wtf!!  ???
  Mark
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Nice pic - Given inspiration from your Miss J - my Mark 2 Orange and silver has been named Joan Collins as she is a classic Diva 
 
Started valve adjustment on the Jarama...inlets seem tight at 0.15 while exhausts seem loose at 0.28. I want to recheck this am as this is my first go at it and don't want to remove the cams if I don't have to.
 
Took the Mirage down to my local beach cafe  at Bilgola for a coffee, before heading down to Manly to have lunch with my son.

Parked the bike rear to kerb with about 2' space to car in front.  Driver of the car got in, backed up and bumped into Mirage, which was on side stand.  Managed to yell out Stop just before he touched it with his spare wheel on the back of his Jeep.  Passerby managed to catch Mirage just before I got there, saving it from falling onto next bike along.  How lucky is that?  Driver got out and was most apologetic - driving someone else's car and didn't see Laverda out of rear window.

No use getting upset over what didn't eventuate; not many people back into your bike deliberately, but must admit the closeness of it all shook me up a bit..

Great ride around beaches on the way back home - planning a 6am ride tomorrow up The Old Road and back before a bit of work, then prepare veggie patch for planting on Sunday - tomatoes, chili, basil, capsicum and cucumbers.

Note to self - double demerit points this weekend, must keep an eye out.

Yogi


 

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Wasn't Buddy drining eh? He has a habit of pranging other peoples Jeeps.
 
Must have missed you Yogi,I was at that bike shop in Brooky where that show was on.a mate on his Shovel head Harley had his clutch disappear right out side.Not a cable,something internal.The joys of owning a trailer strikes again.
 
markQLD said:
more miles!  :D
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Splityard Creek Dam
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That looks like a nice rider's bike, that does. Not too blinged up and with the rearsets to make the SF riding positions perfect.
 
B*99*r all! Spent half the day chasing a mystery electrical fault on wifey's CBR600.

Thought I'd found it, got the thing running, left it ticking over to get a celebratory beer. Came back, f***ing 10A fuse blown. Replaced it, everything fine. But obviously not......

Seriously thinking of selling it on. It's a totally standard RWB model from 1989, full history, 29K miles and not a single none standard part on it.

Better than this one, 'cos the exhaust paint on this photo is wrong (and there's an extra rivet somewhere).

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But in all conscience, I'd have to trace and fix the fault first anyway.

Update! Now sorted! Contact relays on the back of the fuel pump were worn out. ?35 quid & fixed :)

Just call me Honest Harry!

If there's an early CBR expert out there, PM me, the web forums are garbage (unlike this one!)

H.
 
The 750 project is gathering pace.
I have now managed to find a rear wheel and cush drive as well as an engine for it. Also found a shortened rear mudguard that I can use. Also got a GT tank for it, off for blasting to see what lies beneath.
Downpipes, balance pipe and airbox came in the post last week as well.

At the moment it could well turn into a Fatlas as that tickles me the most just now.

Just as well as it now means I don't need to make the triple engine fit that frame.

 
Grant said:
The 750 project is gathering pace.

At the moment it could well turn into a Fatlas as that tickles me the most just now.

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A Fatlas? If your sayin what I think your sayin that sounds kinda interesting!  (cheers)
 
Mmmm.
Wondering about things like exhaust routing, styling.
While at the same time not wanting it to look too hipster/tart's handbag/shite.
 
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