Hi Phil,
Having that recess on the liner does makes sence when using a composite gasket now that I think about it. If I didn't have the CU gasket on the shelf I probably wouldn't have bothered using one as I have a couple of head gaskets from Wolfgang also on the shelf. I only went to the trouble of making one for the challenge of doing it after being told I couldn't and I'm one of those guys that likes to make things. If the Perth engineer doing my work wasn't so damn efficient I'd have told him to leave it after speaking to Red, but I guess having it flush is the correct way to go. In all the years of 1200 owner ship I've had the head off 4 times and have never had an issue with the composite gaskets.
Hey M,
I have always been a westener though I have spent nearly half my life somewhere else. Spent 9 years in Sydney before returning to my little bit of paradise on the south coast. I also spent 3 years in Melbourne back in the late 70s hooning the Great Ocean road, Reefton and Black Spur on my old SF2 before loading her up and heading off into the wild blue yonder across the Pacific.
As for Eades spares, I have no idea how to contact the guy who brought the lot. He lives in Bunbury, about 250 kays north of me on the way to Perth. I met him once at a time trials at the Collie Motorplex and as I had the only Laverda there he sounded me out. He was quite supprise to see the SFC. Seemed like a nice enough guy too. As for spares, I just sorce them from Wolfgang, email or phone call and they're in my post box a weel later, easy! I do miss the east coast roads and laverda enthusiasm from the Qld, NSW and Vic boys. Had some memorial rides and great laughs with those guys.
There is a shit load of Lavs in Perth but not any scene where they all meet for rides or get togethers.
