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

As I had the carbs off the RGS fettling thought would be an idea to check the clearances as has been a long while since have done... and bugger me the bloody No 3 inlet was a we bit loose at 9 thou.... the other 2 were good at 7 thou probably explains why was a bit off at idle on no 3.. loose clearance...
The exhausts were all spot on at 9 thou as they were set at some shit 20K ago. not bad for a buggered head I must stay... ... off with the inlet cam changed out the shim on 3 inlet, tighten back up and recheck.. 7 thou perfect... so then torque up the head bolts and bang one the bloody 8mm cam stud pulls out at 18ft lbs ( and the torque wrench was only tested a month ago so is spot on )... so shit out with the bloody cam again and in with a time sert.. retorqued back up... recheck clearances 7 thou across the inlets.. 9 thou on the exhausts bloody close enough to spot on.. inlets a tad on the loose side but all the same so cool... new plugs torqued in, carbs back on and bobs your uncle ready for the trip.

Oh and swapped the bikes around so as can take the 3C out tomorrow for a Chrissy day run.



 
Brett that would have had my bike shed bound for months, you heard the weather for the Oxley Run,western Sydney. 40c plus, out there probably more. Better dig out the Camel Back and hit it with the Miltons Baby bottle sanitising pills.
 
its metrich innnit Grant, we have the wonderfully complex imperial system that was used worldwide for centuries, nothing wrong with dividing a single imperial  inch into 1000 metric parts, good enough for 1850 steam locomotives then good enough for any Laverda.

easy to add and subtract, and stuff all that 0.05mm and a half stuff
CLEM
 
Quick Christmas blast up coast

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Grant said:
8 thou inlet = 0.20mm
10 thou exhaust = 0.25mm
That's what I aim for.
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only ran those clearances back in the day when bike had standard valves... once modern valves and seats no reason to run them that open. Been running mine at 6- 7 thou ( cant stand bloody metric for something so intricate as valve clearances I mean 7 thou equates to something weird like .17777 ?? go figure ) for years and set everyone else's to that too never had an issue... oh and am not alone at running those clearances I can tell ya.......

Yeh I read the weather Vince...the problem with the camel back is that makes the back sweat so nope wont be in play. unless I can mount in to the tank bag I guess.
 
Davo said:
Catch up Brett. We went metric in 1966 mate.  :LOL:
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Not quite right, I am afraid to let the air out of your tyres on 18inch rims am guessing, but  that's when the currency changed to decimal's, 14th of February if I am not mistaken.. now can still remember that when I started Tech in "74" was told that could use either imperial or metric as we were soon to be  trialing metric... well I was taught imperial so am still awaiting for the gov to teach me metric.........

Interesting that quite a lot of you still quote torque settings in Ft or inch/pounds...oh and see you use 18inch rims and tyres on your bikes... so what happened to the metric there huh matey's ??
 
You can go one further Brett.  Chain sizes are imperial, simply because they were standardized before the metric system was introduced.  Too much hassle to swap it all to metric because there were/are still far too many applications in use requiring the imperial sizes.  Also a lot of special imperial applications amoungst otherwise metric, eg, camera/tripod fixing screws.

I too learnt the basics in imperial, technical drawing and woodworking at school.  Learnt my trade in metric... I find metric to be far easier to handle. :D  I've found a set of digital calipers that can be switched from metric to imperial decimals, AND fractions.  Very useful when working from old british manuals on metric machine tools.

piet
 
If you were born in 1957 on Oz you were caught in the middle of the Metric change at Tech. I still check measure any plywood sheets, lots are made in the USA and are Imperial,1220 wide. Also lots of hight tech fixings, expensive Concertina Door systems made in the USA.
 
Brett said:
Cool, nice clear sunny day by the looks of it and not too windy ( judging from the swell that is )
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Sea breeze is in looking at the whitecaps. Started early and made the day most pleasant.
 
Davo said:
Sea breeze is in looking at the whitecaps. Started early and made the day most pleasant.
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Yep breezy again today, makes life good.

Quick blat to get some supplies today.

This Ventura seat pack is gold. Unzips to expand or keepow profile.
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Brett said:
Not quite right, I am afraid to let the air out of your tyres on 18inch rims am guessing, but  that's when the currency changed to decimal's, 14th of February if I am not mistaken.. now can still remember that when I started Tech in "74" was told that could use either imperial or metric as we were soon to be  trialing metric... well I was taught imperial so am still awaiting for the gov to teach me metric.........

Interesting that quite a lot of you still quote torque settings in Ft or inch/pounds...oh and see you use 18inch rims and tyres on your bikes... so what happened to the metric there huh matey's ??
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Right on, Brett and all international air travel and most local is done in feet and knots I believe
 
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