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

Went for a ride yesterday to meet AndyW at Gumlu. (approx 130kms for each of us to get there). Andy being a notorious late starter had him text me when he left Townsville. So I leave about 20mins after receiving text and have to sit and wait for nearly an hour :o. Bloody pub was closed so couldn't even have a beer >:D
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When he finally arrived it turned out he was riding this, explains everything :-* :LOL:
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Anyway, coupla dozen beers, some cheap wine, replace a bolt here and there and the Duc's running fine this morning, certainly seems to have more pep than a slightly pale Andy :LOL:
 
I went to the Easter show the other day and spent a while watching the wood chopping, zero shade in the arena which resulted in a sun burned couple of legs, only 28c that day.Stupid long pants at work for sun protection,shorts any other time.
 
Okay?..  Today was awesome!!  Walked the dog from 5am to 6am.  Hit the road on the RGS at 6:05AM and headed to Banff.  Had coffee at the gas station there, turned around and came back to Calgary to have coffee at Analog Coffee on 17th.  Started work at 11;00AM and then back on the RGS to head home at 4;00PM.  The Oford heated grips operated flawlessly and have been a very nice addition to my RGS.  As Chuck Berry says in his song "Riding around with no particular place to go"????  Is there anything finer!!!!!!

Cheers,

Francesco
 
Brett said:
Cant be Andy's bike as it aint got K81's on it ............... :P
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<sigh> my reputation precedes me.. ::)


This one's got Bridgestone Spitfires on it: seem OK, anyone know if the're available in Australia? ???
 
Stardaruni said:
Okay?..  Today was awesome!!  Walked the dog from 5am to 6am.  Hit the road on the RGS at 6:05AM and headed to Banff.  Had coffee at the gas station there, turned around and came back to Calgary to have coffee at Analog Coffee on 17th.  Started work at 11;00AM and then back on the RGS to head home at 4;00PM.  The Oford heated grips operated flawlessly and have been a very nice addition to my RGS.  As Chuck Berry says in his song "Riding around with no particular place to go"????  Is there anything finer!!!!!!

Cheers,

Francesco
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Take the work bit out of the equation and it would have been a perfect day! :D
 
I think the Spitfires were superseded a good while back,its been at least 5 fronts since I used them. I liked them, those in colder climates were not to complementry, they at one time did a 120 rear radial.One of the only small radials made.
 
Released wifeys 500 from hibernation, nice sunny Easter Saturday here.  Still a bit chilly though, underestimated that!

Took the Matchy for its first shakedown run since recieving the magneto back from Blighty for a rewire and general overhaul.  The bikes are well matched, at least as long as Dory is on the 500. :D  A very pleasant and relaxing ride, down to the Rhine, crossing by ferry and a loop through the Eifel hills with a stop for coffee and cheesecake at a bikers haunt.  Back with another ferry, a stop at friends and back home by early afternoon, 200 troubleless kms.  Out with the pressure washer to hose off road salt, still lots of that lying around!

The 3C is waiting and ready to roar, maybe next weekend.  Still got to drag the GTL, Chott and RGS out for fettling, T?V and general maintenance.

piet
 

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Vince said:
I think the Spitfires were superseded a good while back,its been at least 5 fronts since I used them. I liked them, those in colder climates were not to complementry, they at one time did a 120 rear radial.One of the only small radials made.
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I think they're still available in Canada: anyone able to confirm that?
 
I like your Matchless Piet, is it a G80, ally or tin primary case?
Tell me who you used for your magneto repairs as I have to do the same to my 1935 Sunbeam Lion, starts fine when hot, have to kick it up to 2000 RPM to get started hot, so probably inbuilt condenser, Feedbaxck is all important to me for this bike as my uncle bought it new in 1935 and bequeathed it to me in 1965, I definitely want my actual mag back its been in my family for 80 years, and so far the bike has only just rolled over 20,000 miles!
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It's a real bitsa, Clem.

I started off with a G3LS bitsa, crashed it and aquired a 1967> AJS 33CSR rolling chassis.  Fitted the now-converted to 500cc iron donk and rode it till the crank pin gave up.  I happened to source the main bits of a 1965 G80CS (engine # actually points to a G85CS originally delivered to the Rickman brothers!) moto-X warhorse and rebuilt the engine and transmission and fitted that.  Only took me 30 years to complete.  As a matter of fact, the busted crank pin caused me to buy my first Laverda!

I used Dave Lindsley for the mag repair.  Definitely not cheap, but I think he's done a sterling job of it.  The mag is also made of jumbled parts, based on a stone-age Lucas N-1.  It had been converted to a NC-1, but stopped working 18 months ago.  A good friend is a bit of an electric magician and he tried to coax it back to life.  That took 3 armature re-winds and over a year and it still wouldn't produce a proper spark.  Still on friendly terms with Paul, despite that... :D  Sent it off to Mr.Lindsley last October, recieved a quote and the promise it would be ready by the end of February.  Mag was returned beginning of March, after fitting and timing, the bike started 2nd. kick.  Starts well (despite the big GP carb now fitted) and runs better than ever.

http://www.davelindsley.co.uk

piet
 

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Put the tank back on the SF2 and fired it up. No problem since it's only been laid up a month.
After a couple of minutes, it was ticking over steadily which it wouldn't do so rapidly a month ago.
Timing and carbs settings are obviously a lot better.
Then stuck my brand new dual seat on, the original had collapsed at the front after all that time. That brand new foam is dense!.
Cleaned the bike giving it a general once over. it'll need a bit of touch up paint on the top of the side panels where the old saddle was rubbing.
I was a bit worried about getting into and out of neutral since there's a new neutral switch, the old one was leaking. It's never been so slick; in and out of neutral at a standstill with the slightest pressure. Neutral light now stays on all the time. It had been stubbornly out for 22 years and then began flickering on and off from time to time in no relationship to the gearbox what so ever.
The bulb will eventually blow.

I'm off work on Thursday so will polish the machine up a bit and fit the tank cover so as to be able to fit my tank bag.

Off for the weekend after that.

Paul
 
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