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

[tyelav13]

First chance to ride the SF1 for a while so out for a few miles with my friend on his BSA 650. Lovely side and the SF1 felt better for every mile she did. More proof Laverdas respond well to use .

 

[redfox]

Charged battery back to full, pressed the button and voila: a Deep growl from the sfc1000. Happy days and a new season in front of us.

Kind regards,
Jacques.

 

[Robin Webster]

Sold the unrestored Alpina, which I didn't have the heart to start pulling apart to restore.

Race bike running.
Have new wiring loom for the SF.
Kawasaki KLX250 just needs a battery.
New race bike recived on Saturday morning, polished and locked in the garage.

Robin 

 

[harpmeister]

Cut 30+ year old bakelite tyres off a set of borrani rims 

 

[John lord]

Brazed the GTLs side stand kick down lug back on and resprayed it , the simplest jobs take the longest ,

 

[19753C(E)]

Cut 30+ year old bakelite tyres off a set of borrani rims 

Me too...Sawzall and bolt cutters?

 

[Shajota]

Post scrip to an earlier post:-
Arrived home last Sat night after 4500kms with rack solid as a rock (admittedly took on board advice and designed my own bracing ) -

 

[Vince]

Nice 20mm strap.

 

[henrywillms]

Getting ceady to start putting the Corsa back together. Frame back from powdercoating,  waiting on chrome bits  from the chromer and  body parts from the painter.  Cleaning up the engine from 35 years or so of  road grime. Like to thank the  forum for the tips so far.....I did find the rear lower engine mount bolts were loose as some of you had said to check and the other tip was the best way to get  the engine out of the frame. working by yourself.  Still lots of small stuff do as well, painting switchgear and brake  calipers, polishing bolts and cases, etc before it all comes together.  That engine is some heavy, good thing I like it. Can't see doing all this work on a bike that was mearly just transportation.

 

[Grant]

Ultrasonic cleaned the carbs, new needles and re-fitted them.
Bike is ready for summer now.
Hopefully get out on it at the weekend.

 

[Paul Marx]

Now a retired old git.
Spent the day doing various errands on my SF2.
Beautiful weather in Northern France.
Paul

 

[sfc1000uk]

Took the seat unit off the SFC, so I can reach more of the loom. Swiped more of the old petrol out of the tank and chucked it into the MZ, which seems to burn it quite happily.

Bet I've just tempted fate and the damn thing will conk out in the next 30 minutes 

 

[Schurminater]

Today marked an important day for me as i fired up the Laverda for the first time since i acquired her way back in August........and boy did the ground rumble 

Few final checks and some little jobs to complete and we can try her out........excited,scared,looking forward to it....Oh Yes  (bigthumb)

 

[padlock]

Today marked an important day for me as i fired up the Laverda for the first time since i acquired her way back in August........and boy did the ground rumble 

Few final checks and some little jobs to complete and we can try her out........excited,scared,looking forward to it....Oh Yes  (bigthumb)

Top Job, hope its everything you want it to be!!!

 

[CLEMTOG]

fired up TOG yesterday in preparation for a ride to the ILOC AGM and she fowled a plug (middle), my fault because the last four or so starts have only seen her running for about 90 seconds, because of a wrist strain, I cannot push her back into the workshop as its slight uphill, so there is a need to run the motor if no one else is around. So today, changed all three plugs and reminded myself how I detest working on a bike that is not on my work ramp, put helmet and jumper on then started and rode her about 5 miles, all is good, so get on the computer to get the road tax, the MOT expires in September, the insurance in October, but no go at DVLA, I will have to phone them (deep joy) and cant do that until Monday, but hey ho, off to Bike Shed this PM, for the pre season DTRA launch party.
CLEM

 

[Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond]

MOT today on Joan - no problem - man does like a decent bike to look at rather than the tosh after me was German  Corsa tomorrow for the agm - boy it does sound nice with the new pipes 

 

[sonomalaverda]

Not much....more rain in Northern California....

 

[Schurminater]

Top Job, hope its everything you want it to be!!!

Thanks padlock  (bigthumb)

 

[PaulK]

Took my 1981 180 Series 2 Jota for a ride on the roads of South Taranaki, New Zealand, and then discovered afterwards that the primary chaincase drain bolt had come out and there was oil all over the back tyre!  I thought I could just have a new one machined to fit, but I'm told it isn't a drain bolt at all, but something that works the primary-chain adjuster mechanism!    So now I have my primary-chain whirring about unadjusted (but noiselessly) while the adjuster mechanism is lying quietly in the bottom of the oil-less primary-chaincase! I've been advised to contact closest experts "Redax Laverda" in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.  Any ideas as to their address/email/ website?

 

[Vince]

Who,you mean that bloke who has had his hands on most of the Laverdas in Oz.