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

Much better.  The tyre pressures are at 34/38 at the mo', feels pretty planted, but I think the biggest difference is putting more oil in the forks- I had too much sag and was losing some of the initial travel. Still wobbles a bit, , but only below about 25mph now.  Probably should add some longer spacers on to the springs, but it'll do fine for now.
 
If it's of any interest to absolutely anyone, I'm still trying to get my effing head round the effing wiring for a effing horn effing relay. and it is for a effing Laverda so I guess this counts? :D  Stuart
 
jarama79 said:
If it's of any interest to absolutely anyone, I'm still trying to get my effing head round the effing wiring for a effing horn effing relay. and it is for a effing Laverda so I guess this counts? :D  Stuart
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Hi Stuart

everything you need to know      http://www.laverdaforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,93207.msg329158.html#msg329158    as well as the rest of that thread.

Paul LeClair
 
  Found a box of documents & photos last night. Lots of the old "dealer bulletins", spec sheets and photos - also the original invoice for my 1974 3C - I always was convinced it was a 1200 and something chassis number - but it was  1512 - had 35mm forks and double discs. Will scan in some docs etc in the future. - Regards - Phil

 
So a 'late' model then?  I didn't know you were a Mitcham lad :o? and Sussex sounds posh when really it's under the shadow of the Croydon gasworks... ::)
 
oh no not another fake!
I mean Mitcham is in surrey the last time I looked, seems it  was (in them days) in Sussex, so never rely on documentation to prove the provenance of a bike, use your gut instinct's, something Mr Todd did have a lot of at one time, (and  me talking as an ex fat bastard)
CLEM
 
I remember calling to look at a 3c in Hydes but i think it would have been 76 i think, the shop was bit of a corridor really and there were two orange 3c's, brand new there. I seem to remember they had been sprayed up especially. I do know they wouldn't take my Honda 750 in PX, said they could sell laverda's without the hassle of a PX Honda. I was well put out  :(
 
Works the other way round too- last thing I wanted was to take in some dodgy Italian px at Motorcycle City.  Didn't see non Japs often, but they were hassle.  We had a bloke used to turn up regularly on a Montjuic trying to px/trade/flog it.  Didn't seem to have a grip on what the bike was worth to me at City: Nowt.
 
Stole an M8 fine threaded nut from the clutch lever of the 100 project for a 1936 Lancia rocker lock nut
That's about all i get time to do on my bikes these days,
Oh, apart from buy more bikes :o)

Julian
 
julian said:
Stole an M8 fine threaded nut from the clutch lever of the 100 project for a 1936 Lancia rocker lock nut
That's about all i get time to do on my bikes these days,
Oh, apart from buy more bikes :o)

Julian
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You could also have used a 5/16 cycle thread nut from one of your Brit bikes...over a short distance 8x1.0mm is damm near identical to 5/16 cycle thread...yeah, i know...But in this neck of the world, metric fine can be found but cycle thread is getting very rare.
Carry on buying bikes.
 
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