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

      "- and who, short of superman, really takes them "off road"?"


I do, my GS spends most of it's time on dirt, what it was designed for. The only bitumen it see are the sections between the dirt or if there isn't a dirt option.
Boring as fuck on the tarmac, but that's why I have Laverdas :D

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motoddrob said:
      "- and who, short of superman, really takes them "off road"?"


I do, my GS spends most of it's time on dirt, what it was designed for. The only bitumen it see are the sections between the dirt or if there isn't a dirt option.
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How come your fork gators change from black to yellow in differant shots?
 
There was another famous wearer of white boots in the past,one lolly legs Langlangs.You need to be of a certain age to remember that.
 
You also had to come from Sydney. Graham Langlands was a star rugby league player in the 60's.
 
motoddrob said:
      "- and who, short of superman, really takes them "off road"?"


I do, my GS spends most of it's time on dirt, what it was designed for. The only bitumen it see are the sections between the dirt or if there isn't a dirt option.
Boring as fuck on the tarmac, but that's why I have Laverdas :D

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That's an airhead. I was talking about the Chelsea tractors. As you well know!
 
The Lollylegs Langlands story goes like this.He was probably the best Rugby League  player around at the time,prolific goal kicker etc etc.So it comes to the Grand Final and he is expected to be a star in that as well.
On to the field he runs,wearing these white boots.You must remember OZ was an ULTRA CONSERVATIVE place back then.Everyone ware BLACK BOOTS,only a poofter would wear attention seeking WHITE BOOTS.And just to confirm this he played the worst game of his career.
People complain about political correctness these days but it wasn't so long ago that everybody lived such boring lives.White Boots,so shocking,hard to believe these days.
 
Rode to work on the SF2. Hadn't used it in a week which is pretty unusual.
First dry morning in a week, temperature probably around 4 C? which is very enjoyable.

Will soon be putting that machine away for winter work.
Have planned:
-to look into primary side, probably just for peace of mind. Rebuilt clutch last winter and put in new chain tensionner which I grossly overtightened. Need to insure that no damage has been done.
-change fork oil, maybe renew brake seals, pistons and master cylinder ditto. May not have the time.
-fit Armours long pipes and get rid of under engine "silencer".
-extract and renew tappet cover studs. I don't dare check tappets since I probably couldn't tighten covers down again, the stud threads are well and truly buggered.
-fit new saddle if I can afford it.

Also plan to get race bike ready for a new running in season.

Paul
 
I forgot on my to do list for the SF2 this winter:

-Fix again the instrument holding rings, broken at the front of course. I'll try doubling up the thickness at the front with steel plate. The speedo at the moment is mainly held in place by it's cable, the rubber ring is no longer clamped and it's role in keeping humidity out of the instruments is compromised. The speedo mists up again.
-Change rear tyre. It's got two riding seasons on it, so 15 to 16 000 km. It could go on a bit but I don't want to immobilise the bike after winter.
-Change drive chain which must have around 20 000 km on it.
-Do the once yearly checks, 8000 km: tappets and timing. Will check carbs but they're brand new from last winter and not giving any sort of trouble.

Ciao a tutti
Paul
 
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