mauricejota7604
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- Victoria Australia
M.T will be planning a 2019 ride adventure my friend stay tuneda14rgs said:Going to see if the same rates apply in reverse, Maurice?? (i.e. Aus/NZ > UK and return)
Re: What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?
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RCGBOB44
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- Coulsdon,Surrey, sometimes Germany
I fitted a new Motobatt battery, crap terminal arrangements.
Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond
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- Cotwolds
RCGBOB44 said:
It why i chickened out from changing now have a Yuasa on Joan which is the same fixings as the old one !
Normski
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- Devon, England
They do some in black, for hardly ablesons,LJ said:crap colour too
Normski
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- Devon, England
chrisk
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- Brisbane, Australia
How cool is that!
Dellortoman
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- Tasmania, Australia
Went for a ride, met up with forum members, Aldo, Russ and Laverda Bomber. Chewed the fat for a while and generally had a nice day catching up with friends.
When I got back home, I was just getting off the bike outside the door to my garage when a car drove down my driveway. My immediate thought was "shit, I hope this isn't an un-marked cop car that's clocked me speeding". It turned out to be a bloke who'd followed me home because he was interested in Laverdas. His name is Gary and he'd recently moved to Australia from Wales in UK. My Jota was the first Laverda he'd seen here. He said he used to have a 1979 Jota in Wales, and regrets selling it. He's keen to get another one here in Australia. He gave me his phone number and asked me to let him know if I hear of any for sale. So, if anyone has a Jota for sale in Aus, let me know.
When I got back home, I was just getting off the bike outside the door to my garage when a car drove down my driveway. My immediate thought was "shit, I hope this isn't an un-marked cop car that's clocked me speeding". It turned out to be a bloke who'd followed me home because he was interested in Laverdas. His name is Gary and he'd recently moved to Australia from Wales in UK. My Jota was the first Laverda he'd seen here. He said he used to have a 1979 Jota in Wales, and regrets selling it. He's keen to get another one here in Australia. He gave me his phone number and asked me to let him know if I hear of any for sale. So, if anyone has a Jota for sale in Aus, let me know.
markQLD
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ay Cam, tell ya new drinking mate that a factory Jota is 'so yesterday'! Just saying.Dellortoman said:
And Clyde, my Redax-prepared '78 1200 will smoke any old Jota. Am considering riding Clyde down to the 'Not the Barry' to tempt all them cashed up punters. 8)
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Davo
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Started the strip down for the frame check and welding. All electric cables, lights and electronics, hand controls/switches, mudguards and bodywork is now off. Next weekend it will engine out and replaced by a spare set of empty cases to make sure all mount points remain in the right place if any straightening required.
19753C(E)
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Slogging along in the shop...that's the SF2 on the right, triple on the left. What started out as simple maintenance has turned into a major effort for both. This is the time of year I should be riding, not wrenching...oh well. You can see the paper towels under the triple since its still pissing oil. Wolfgang is sending me a cam chain protector from a later 120 that he says has an extra ridge cast into it to prevent warping...that and an asbestos gasket which he says is much better than the current paper ones. With luck we'll be leaving the oil slicks to the brit bikes.
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Dellortoman
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Your workshop is way too tidy
19753C(E)
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The entropy is concentrated on the right side of the shop that you can't see
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Reggie3cl
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Taxed it. Want to know that everything is OK before the season starts proper.
LaverdaIan
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sfcpiet said:Bye, bye... see you in 7 weeks!
Will be watching this very closely over that period. At least, if it does go down, my bike will be in illustrious company on the sea bed! (V6, GP Agustas and Cagivas, etc, etc...) http://www.vesseltracking.net/ship/msc-fabienne-9279965
piet
Very cool Piet.. I see we are in port in France, just one hop now and we load in Genoa.. one day at a time mate I am going to keep an eye in this f***ker...
8)
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Reggie3cl
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Shakedown run today. Bloody cold, 2 degrees according to the thermometer.
Forks feel as good as Marzos can with slightly heavier oil in them than last year (a 70/30 mix of 10W and 7.5W Motul motocross oil which I think is the best fork oil I've used) Fresh Ariete fork seals probably help - they come with a grease to help the action.
Brakes with new HH EBC pads much improved and will get better, helped by me finally getting a wee bubble out that was lurking for a long time.
Clutch better - it wasn't lifting square so I shimmed a couple of the springs, but basically I think I need a new set. Do that when I next replace the primaries.
Dropping the needles seems to have helped the fuelling (feels very sharp and responsive) but the slow speed running is still not quite right - have got rid of the spitting completely by upping the pilot to size 20, but it feels like one cylinder isn't quite right. Not a massive problem as I rarely need to ride in town.
Wider mirrors OK, but the adjustment available (or lack of) means they're still not brilliant.
Funny thing is how different it feels having gone back to Silkolene Comp 4 20/50. I tried some Motul oil in the last change and it felt horrible. How can this be?
Anyway, think it's ready for another season now, but I think I'll wait until it warms up a bit more before heading out again.
Forks feel as good as Marzos can with slightly heavier oil in them than last year (a 70/30 mix of 10W and 7.5W Motul motocross oil which I think is the best fork oil I've used) Fresh Ariete fork seals probably help - they come with a grease to help the action.
Brakes with new HH EBC pads much improved and will get better, helped by me finally getting a wee bubble out that was lurking for a long time.
Clutch better - it wasn't lifting square so I shimmed a couple of the springs, but basically I think I need a new set. Do that when I next replace the primaries.
Dropping the needles seems to have helped the fuelling (feels very sharp and responsive) but the slow speed running is still not quite right - have got rid of the spitting completely by upping the pilot to size 20, but it feels like one cylinder isn't quite right. Not a massive problem as I rarely need to ride in town.
Wider mirrors OK, but the adjustment available (or lack of) means they're still not brilliant.
Funny thing is how different it feels having gone back to Silkolene Comp 4 20/50. I tried some Motul oil in the last change and it felt horrible. How can this be?
Anyway, think it's ready for another season now, but I think I'll wait until it warms up a bit more before heading out again.