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

Wowza, what a find, Piet! Some pretty trick parts and work gone into it. What do you know about the history? Looks like it's very low to the ground ... hopefully won't create any clearance probs. Did the factory actually produce engine cases in Mag? 150kg involves serious weight loss! Running a cush drive in the rear?
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Just like all the race kit available for 4 valve Ducatis, extra long mag swingarms and pulling in the fork rake. Its really pushed the weight up front. Thats what weight it has, must be a huge difference to how it feels to ride.
Some really smart work back then and now, I just bet you were chuffed to find it.
 
Tested new horn with built in laser blaster.

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What a special bike. Very interesting modifications. It is a credit to you to rebuild it into such condition. I gather it is tongue in cheek that it was on fleabay. Do you intend to race it in anger or more demonstration type?
 
Tim came around with the 3C again this morning and we put in a matching set of Dellorto slide cables. Balanced the carbs with vacuum gauges and all is good carby-wise. But after a couple of starts during the balancing process, the battery ran out of grunt. A quick check with the meter revealed that the charging system wasn't working. OK, no problem, we should have that sorted in no time. How hard can it be?

We spent the rest of the day in the sauna-like workshop (about 35C) trying to get it sorted. By 5pm we decided to call it quits. I'm an engineer and he's an electronics technician and the fucking thing defeated both of us. He ended up going home on my Jota. We'll do battle with the 3C another day.  ::)

Might post something in the technical thread to see if you buggers have any bright ideas.
 
Dellortoman said:
Tim came around with the 3C again this morning and we put in a matching set of Dellorto slide cables. Balanced the carbs with vacuum gauges and all is good carby-wise. But after a couple of starts during the balancing process, the battery ran out of grunt. A quick check with the meter revealed that the charging system wasn't working. OK, no problem, we should have that sorted in no time. How hard can it be?

We spent the rest of the day in the sauna-like workshop (about 35C) trying to get it sorted. By 5pm we decided to call it quits. I'm an engineer and he's an electronics technician and the fucking thing defeated both of us. He ended up going home on my Jota. We'll do battle with the 3C another day.  ::)

Might post something in the technical thread to see if you buggers have any bright ideas.
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Will be a change from my blathering  ;)

My charging issue (week before last) was a bad earth.
 
Might be something simple Cam.

My brother in law  (computer tech) and his brother (electronics tech) spent a whole morning trying to get a dimmer switch working in my sisters lounge. They tested everything, but no joy. So they went up the road to buy a new switch. I waltzed in, pressed the knob and voila - worked fine. They had been twisting, not pressing.
 
That looks like fun, Piet!  And at least it's got you away from fixing Zan?s (altho' I see one lurking in the background ...  :P).

Thanks for posting.  And have a good trip to Oz!

Craig
 
Piranha Brother 2 said:
Car or moto? Hw do you break a twin starter? (well, not allowing clearance between a new freewheel and starter clutch did mine in big-time)
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On the 880, it was making a not happy noise, and then just locked up. Haven't pulled it apart, but I expect to see some teeth missing from the planetary gears when I do.
 
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