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

2volts said:
Took to #6041 with the angle grinder, removed the battery holding down pieces from each side of the battery tray. Mounted the regulator and velcroed the ignitech control box in place. Fitted the starter relay. Painted a few random bits. Started cleaning up the header pipes. Got very dirty. Pondered the Laverda part numbering system for headers. 40 right, 41 left, 42 centre. Why not in numerical order from L to R or R to L.

pete
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because they started with twins and just added the center number later ???
 
The SFC rep has been running like a bag o shit lately. finally tracked the problem down to a split in the HT lead in the cap on the right cylinder and a bad fitting cap at the coil on the left.
With help from Red & Mark , we rebuilt the forks and fitted a REDAX hydraulic clutch with Brembo lever and braided line.
The clutch feel is really light and I got an added bonus of now being able to find neutral when stopped.
 
Jimmy said:
The SFC rep has been running like a bag o shit lately. finally tracked the problem down to a split in the HT lead in the cap on the right cylinder and a bad fitting cap at the coil on the left.
With help from Red & Mark , we rebuilt the forks and fitted a REDAX hydraulic clutch with Brembo lever and braided line.
The clutch feel is really light and I got an added bonus of now being able to find neutral when stopped.
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Took POP out for it's first longer run. Only 130km but building it up slowly.
Still need to do more work on the carbs, and the gearchange needs adjusting. May be related to the engine hanging on to the revs (suspect sticking throttle cables) and a slightly high tickover.
But, she wants to GO! And the handling is the best of any Laverdas I have ridden. That extended headstock, braced swingarm pivot, triangulated swing arm and posh suspension really delivers the goods. Of course the wider sticky radials help too.
Saying that, it has mostly the same spec as the Corsa (Maxton fork conversion, GSXR wheels and big brakes, similar engine spec) but it really gives much more feedback in the twisties.

One happy chappie here.
 
Congrats Grant to the fine results on POP. As I expected it to happen by just looking at the bike and seeing all the thoughts that went into it.  (bigthumb)

I have a similar thing with one of my strokers actually re hanging throttle. Needle on 2nd notch and it accelerates when backing up the throttle, lifting the needle one notch and it is already running to rich (=slow). Looks like I will need another needle type. If the throttle cables are found free running, lifting the needles a bit might help on POP to cure the hang on?
 
Stefan, I think it is more the routing of the throttle cables so I will focus there first.
If not then I will look at the needle heights.

 
Had a quick spin down to St David's on the Pembrokeshire coast (Wales) with friends on a Spada and a 1450 Harley (I was on the SF1). Tried the Spada and enjoyed but I really love that SF1, what a little jewel of a bike  :D.
 
Checked the oil on the SF2. It's not using any, what's wrong?
Put air in the tyres.

Off for a weekend's marshalling at the Croix en Ternois track on Friday complete with camping gear lashed to the back of the saddle. 200 km round trip.
The Laverda Club Nederland had thier trackday there recently.

Then next week, a pleasant trip via the back roads into the belgian Ardennes for the Amicale 750 Laverda meeting. A 25th anniversary.

Concerning the straight through pipes saga, I seem to remember Yogi having a nice SF1 imported from the UK with straight through pipes seemingly from Armours.

What have you got in your carbs Yogi?

Paul
 
bought (?60 from pirtek) and fitted braided oil cooler lines using original nut and olive on oil cooler. Standard steel on fixings but still look very good. battery arriving this week and of we go Perhaps!!!!!!!!!! 
 
walkermarra said:
bought (?60 from pirtek) and fitted braided oil cooler lines using original nut and olive on oil cooler. Standard steel on fixings but still look very good. battery arriving this week and of we go Perhaps!!!!!!!!!!
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Wouldn't mind seeing some photos of the Pirtek lines :D
 
walkermarra said:
I shall try (friday) but perhaps attach them to private message as I do not do all the complicated stuff for pics on here
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Posting for walkermarra,
Look like they'll do the job
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I had a look at these as a compromise between OEM and the full bling of Blue and Red Goodridge style fittings. They priced up for about ?60 the pair from Hose fittings UK on the bay. Probably Chinese
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-AN6-BLACK-JIC-Flare-M10x1-0-METRIC-STRAIGHT-MALE-Hose-Fitting-Adapter-/271289579290?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f2a1e771a#ht_2075wt_1275
 

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