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

Davo, I had no idea what game you were talking about, or who the Hurricanes are. I had to google it.

Seems they're my local cricket team and were playing a Brisbane team at Blundstone Arena (about 1km from my place) last night  :-[

The only interesting part of that story is that Blundstone Arena is not an arena in the original sense of the word. Arena means sand (ex. Punta Arenas in Chile = "sandy point"), and cricket ovals are covered in grass, not sand. The word as it applies to a sports ground derives from Roman times when gladiators fought in a sand-strewn enclosure like the Coliseum. Although it would probably make cricket more interesting if the ground was covered in deep sand, especially if they used their bats and balls in gladiatorial combat.
 
Cam, you really are a boring old twat. ....but we love you anyway... Apparently the Sydney to hofart mob are going to get a hammering this year! And no I don't mean in the bar afterwards
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Many years ago, when I was young and stupid, I wanted to do a Sydney-Hobart yacht race. When I eventually had the opportunity to do one I turned it down. I was older and wiser by then, and couldn't think of a worse way to spend the Christmas holidays than sitting on the windward rail of a racing yacht for several days in all sorts of shitty weather.

 
Raided OCT's stock of Atlas OR600 spares today, with great success.
This is to fettle the nice OR 600 Grant sold me a while ago. The bike runs fine, so mainly minor cosmetic stuff.
Piet, Roger and Dirk are all fit and in top form.  :) :) as are the resident cats.
While I was there, Tom Eatman turned up, so we had great time exchanging stories on a variety of topics. Tom's Texan / south German Allg?u accent is great, and possibly unique! :D

A really good start to the Christmas break!

Steve
 
I didn't 'keep' it as there was nothing except frame, yokes, front forks and front wheel (with wrong rim) when I started.
That style exhaust system became available to me first so I just went from there.
I like it's look better than the earlier droopy downpipes and slash cut silencers.
 
Grant said:
It was a good way to learn about the 750s as I knew little about them really, more of a 180 triple man.
Click to expand...

Here's a couple of Triples that came in that colour ...  Inspiration for your next project, perhaps  :o? 



 
More of a greeny gold than the yellow gold on the 750, I saw them at the museum opening in Lisse in 2005 (Fuuuuck!!! Seems like yesterday).
Both bikes were dead ends in development, but seemed to offer interesting alternatives to the final version.
 
As it is Christmas Day and all decided I needed a tree to celebrate the day with so wired up the Laverda Christmas tree, installed and fired it up......on the RGS that is.
Now will know if the battery is charging or more importantly over charging ... when on the fly and oh have added a flash digital tacho to keep an eye on the Vaglia .............always reckon that two tacho's are better than none...........
Why well because I had a spare dash pod and i could so why not... just dont tell the Rivet counters or they will lob up and conduct an audit ..............like they did last weekend down in Torquay as I understand it. 
Merry Xmas to all Laverda Christmas that is (Lavflag)
 

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Nothing although was supposed to go for a ride. I did have a dream last night that someone offered to swap argy for a 750 an atlas and a 50 cc lav although not sure what that was. I turned him down. DOH!
 
Rode to work on the SF2.
Crisp morning, damp roads.

Had tightened the secondary chain after the last ride.
Amazing what difference it makes to the quality of the clutch action and gear selection.

The SF2 wil soon go into a short hibernation to sort a few things out as soon as I get my hands on that Aprilia.
Begining to wonder if that Aprilia is going to get much use  :D

Paul
 
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