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

Took the Spanish Jota out for it's first run as an official UK citizen today.  I was enjoying myself right up until it stopped running.  No worries, quick drink (it stopped near a pub), lift home and then pick the bike up with the trailer.  Of course the bugger started straight up as soon as it was home.  Stopped, gave a huge backfire and then started straight up again.  Bloody bikes.
 
good you"ve got it sorted Duncan,

Rode to Sidmouth via Red Max open day at Dunkerswell

Funny its name being Reds and Max"s! Some nice machines there mainly Ducatis

http://www.redmaxspeedshop.com/flattrack.html

 
Changed brake fluid on the SF2. Noticed that pads were worn so ordered some before hitting the Alps in September on the way to Italy. Ordered a new front tyre.
Started first push on the button and soon ticked over. Second start up in 3 months. Will do a few hundred km next weekend.
Paul
 
Took the Atlas and POP for MOT testing this morning.
Should be ready this afternoon. Got both insured now too.

 
Is the free tax on a rolling basis?
I found out it's currently any vehicle registered before 1/1/75, so if rolling then next year POP is eligible.
 
Grant said:
Is the free tax on a rolling basis?
I found out it's currently any vehicle registered before 1/1/75, so if rolling then next year POP is eligible.
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It's on a rolling year basis now, when your bike is eligible you have to apply to change the taxation class to Historic Vehicle. You then have to apply for vehicle excise duty VED aka road tax (even though it's free) in the normal way or SORN the vehicle. Went through the process recently for my 3C and am now enjoying the benefit of free VED. I dealt with that process through the Post Office and avoided going direct to DVLA.

 
As Laverdian said. I did the SF1 through the post office the first year it could be classed as historic and now do it online. It is a rolling process so you should be ok next year. I have a few more years to wait for the Mirage although the Bonnie I recently bought will also be free. All my bikes would now be free if Gordon Brown had not robbed us of 15 years!!! (Was originally free after 25 years of age).
 
Grant said:
Took the Atlas and POP for MOT testing this morning.
Should be ready this afternoon. Got both insured now too.
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Ooh, how did that place like them?

It's my nearest MOT station but I've not let them touch a bike of mine in >10 years ever since they failed the SFC for having floating disks... Going to try the place in Bonnybridge this year, seeing as the chap in Kippen is "retired"
 
The guy was very impressed. Had never seen an Atlas, and was interested in the mods to POP.
All went very smoothly.
Whereabouts is the one in Bonnybridge?
 
Grant said:
The guy was very impressed. Had never seen an Atlas, and was interested in the mods to POP.
All went very smoothly.
Whereabouts is the one in Bonnybridge?
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Auto doctor - just under the canal, across from the communtiy centre / Tesco. Never used him myself but my (ex)father-in-law had his TRX out there for an MOT last week in preference to Jim Allan's. The local Z1 guru recommends him as well

I used the Glengyle Garage in Kippen as it's a nice ride there and back and the tester is sympathetic to interesting bikes (serial Ducati / BM /Aprilia / Velo owner) - anyone who greets me rolling in on the SFC with "I was hoping it was you - you'll like the bike that's due in after you..." has to be worth the journey. Shame the garage is closed, though I'm told he's still doing MOTs for old customers and interesting bikes - the challenge is that I've only got the landline number which no longer works
 
The guy just round the back of Traquair House seemed sympathetic- had all sorts of interesting machinery in there- DARL Services?
 
Reggie3cl said:
The guy just round the back of Traquair House seemed sympathetic- had all sorts of interesting machinery in there- DARL Services?
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Aye, that's Duncan in Innerleithen - serial MV / Laverda owner. And prone to the occasional bit of inspired lunacy: at one point he had an ex-Keith Flint (from the Prodigy) Martek GSXR that was showing >300bhp on the dyno when it got a bit sulky. Not sure if "it" was the dyno or the bike...

If he was nearer I'd use him, but I suspect plod might ask awkward questions about riding an untaxed & untested bike to a pre-booked MOT via the Edinburgh bypass. For some reason that may be construed as taking the piss  :D
 
Fired up the racer for a trackday at Rudskogen (brilliant technical track near here but never yet used for classic racing for some reason). My son has recently taken his racing licence so I tootled around with him to get him into a comfortable pace, and of course had to take off for the odd quick lap just for the sake of it. The scrutineers eyes nearly popped out when I turned up, had never seen such a contraption, everyone is getting younger! And then it rained for the last session and I did it completely alone as nobody could be stuffed fitting their wets, and of course Alexander just filmed me on snapchat, so I can?t put it here, yes everyone is getting younger.
 
Well, Morini 3 1/2 sold now so the garage is down to the 750 only per the attached. The 3 1/2 was bought by a local Sonoma rider whose group of mates he rides with includes someone with a Triple so it will be nice to meet up with him.

I can't imagine the garage will stay this empty for too long though.
 

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Tried to MOT the Jota today. Keihin FuCkeRs pissed gas out of the float-bowl gaskets...  :'(

bought 2 new sets for the Jota and the SFC, need to wait until they arrive from the netherlands though...  :-[
 
Cleaned my RGS and checked the 1000 SFC for a trip to Gro?heubach where I will visit the European Trial Championship tomorrow - I will not participate with the SFC ;-)
 
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