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

Dellortoman said:
Anyone got any tips on welding cast iron?
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Used Cast Iron rods in my stick welder to fix an old slow combustion stove. No preheating or anything fancy. Just cleaned the crack prior to welding and went well.
 
It's my understanding that you only do about an inch at a time to avoid cracking elsewhere. And drill holes at the ends of the cracks before you start.
 
Yep. Cast iron rods = nickel

Much more nickel than in stainless rods.

Hence they don't quench crack when the weld pool absorbs enormous amounts of carbon. Stainless would still be advised to use pre & post heating.

Also nickel can be painted or take the pot belly black, unlike stainless.

Great for welding gaping holes in the pot belly flue connector, and improves your carbon monoxide sleepiness.
 
CK , little birdy would be tap tap tappin away in my ear all the way up n back,
so have managed to beg/steal n borrow one for the trip  8)

Good to hear your 880 is a goer  ;) Persistence pays !
Hope you can hold onto ya licence long enough to get to NSW  :o
 
use 22% silver rods in a stick welder, but put the manifold on a heat source tpo get it well and truly hot before you start, all other welding preparations still apply, the thing is that after the  welding is done, the coling cast iron contracts, but the silver content of the rods give it a tad of "elasticity, to prevent HAZ cracks,I have done loads of similar repairs for farmers around here, usually at nine or ten O clock at night in harvest season.
CLEM
 
hooksey said:
Good to hear your 880 is a goer  ;) Persistence pays !
Hope you can hold onto ya licence long enough to get to NSW  :o
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If weather is OK, taking it for a run to Kunda Park and back tomorrow..... about 3 hour return trip. Only cause I left my fucking mobile phone at a customers place today.
 
MOT'd it.  6911 km over the last year according to the paperwork.  Must try to get out more.
 
Did n't MOT it, Mr Treen is getting fussy
1 could not hear horn over engine noise - will have to fit foghorn
2 rear brake return spring worn
3 cracked number plate.
All fixed now just have the drag of going back over to his shop.
 
walkermarra said:
Did n't MOT it, Mr Treen is getting fussy
1 could not hear horn over engine noise - will have to fit foghorn
2 rear brake return spring worn
3 cracked number plate.
All fixed now just have the drag of going back over to his shop.
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#1 ...... Now that's just ridiculous.
 
Duncan, losing your touch, I went to Treenies on the 9th, Quad bike in the way so didn t bother with brake test on the Salter scales, proded and poked a bit and passed :D :D

Shaun
 
Shajota said:
Fitted my rack today...
Damn, couldn't find the camera...... :o :LOL:
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You should post a photo so our resident rack expert can cast his eye over it.
Just think all the rackerteers should have a seperate little display all of there own.

Rivet counters in one corner................rackers in another
 
Here we go, I was reading a great thread on Adventure Ride from a ver cluey bloke building a road registered salt lake hight speed racer Harley. He had done all this brilliant setup and improvement to its rubber mounted engine frame connection. It was very much better and then he added a very stiff RACK and that made an even better improvement. So my rack is now called a FRAME BRACE.  Fucken Hysterical to me. The whole thread is very interesting and worth a read

http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/harley-dual-sport-the-land-speed-street-bike.1051908/page-7#post-31796150


 
Beautiful day here. Was out on the Ducati heading up the east coast of Tassie when a bike came up behind me. I couldn't tell what it was in my mirrors. He sat on my arse for a while then decided I was going too slowly so he pulled out and overtook. I was pleasantly surprised to see a nice shiny Jota overtake me. It was my mate Steve. I caught up with him at Swansea for lunch.

Steve's Jota is a Ted Saga built bike. Has a few upgrades like 4-pot calipers and floating disks. It also has 7C cams in it. Dunno whether that's an upgrade or not!

Sorry about the crap photo. It was taken into the sun. I thought the tree was shading the camera lens, but apparently not.
 

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