It's best to bolt the condensers on. The rivets work loose with vibration and the condensers earthing through their body, you get a frequency related misfire.
What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?
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The entire fairing sits at a flatter angle than the previous fitment... quite obvious from your old pics. Compare the fairing trailing edge to lower tank edge.
piet
Yes, I came to the same conclusion. The fairing needs to be tilted down at the back.
I need to undress the lady again to have a look at her suspenders.
Paul
martymoose
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That is a beautiful bike Paul, enjoy her
motoddrob
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Paul, I reckon your head light pointing down is because the fairing is sitting too high at the back. Compairing the photo you posted with mine the back of the fairing of yours is level with the bottom of the tank where as mine is level with the bottom of the fuel taps. Your 2nd shot of as before also shows the fairing sitting lower level with the bottom of the fuel taps.
Could be the front mount fitted up side down which would raise the rear. Worth checking.
Could be the front mount fitted up side down which would raise the rear. Worth checking.
motoddrob
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Should have read to the end of the posts. Piet got in before me.
Turning the front fairing bracket around would cause it to sit higher at the rear.
Turning the front fairing bracket around would cause it to sit higher at the rear.
I've searched all my pics for some of the original front fairing bracket, to no avail. I came across these however taken during rebuild. Is that bracket the original one repainted or is it another part?
Is it on the right way? Bolt is underneath.
I have doubts about that part.
Or maybe the fairing is wrongly drilled?
Paul
Is it on the right way? Bolt is underneath.
I have doubts about that part.
Or maybe the fairing is wrongly drilled?
Paul
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chrisk
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That will happen, given she approved.
Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond
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Oil change day for the Zane - nothing on the magnetic plug and a clean ALTO filter , then filtered the oil - no metal - all good but the starter was a bit of a pain !
MarnixSFC
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The headlight is pointing downwards because the whole fairing is pointing downwards, Paul. The wings should be lowered at the rear by at least 50mm. Indeed the headlight must be in a vertical position. I hope that doesn’t implicate the holes in the fairing nose need to be redrilled, maybe you can do it with spacers, but I fear..
Marnix
That's the conclusion I came to Marnix. I'll try to reposition it, otherwise, it'll be filling the holes and paint.The headlight is pointing downwards because the whole fairing is pointing downwards, Paul. The wings should be lowered at the rear by at least 50mm. Indeed the headlight must be in a vertical position. I hope that doesn’t implicate the holes in the fairing nose need to be redrilled, maybe you can do it with spacers, but I fear..
Marnix
Paul
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Damn right. Even at the "50th" in Breganze in 97, I didn't try one. Must have been a premonition. Even when the French importer was selling them half price, I wasn't tempted. His stock was bought by Enzo, the Belgian importer who's now selling off all the broken remains.Was out today Paulit’s a great bike but then you might not know that
The 500 already has enough auto destruct features not to warrant another 40 HP and a lack of planning and quality control.
Paul
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The headlight is pointing downwards because the whole fairing is pointing downwards, Paul. The wings should be lowered at the rear by at least 50mm. Indeed the headlight must be in a vertical position. I hope that doesn’t implicate the holes in the fairing nose need to be redrilled, maybe you can do it with spacers, but I fear..
Marnix
I wonder if the rubber silent blocks are fitted on the wrong side of the bracket? My SFC is not together at the moment so I can't go look to verify. That would account for the 50 mm as best as I can say.
Perhaps the silent blocks are not even in place ........ the photos show the fairing bottom level with the bottom of the tank and the original photos show it as you say about 50 mm below the tank.
Hope it is an easy fix Paul.
Jim
Came across this photo. My first track outing at the Coupes Moto Légende, Monthléry 1994.
Alongside an ex Bol d'Or Kawasaki of some sort. There was in that series for exceptional bikes, 6 of us. There was the Bol d'Or Moch Benelli/Motobécane 6 and a lovely Velo KTT.
In France, the gesture uniting thumb with two fingers indicates fear.
I'd had the bike for a year. It was then that I learnt that using SF valve springs with 6 coils rather than the SFC springs with 5 coils leads to binding at high revs because of the high valve lift..
Paul
Alongside an ex Bol d'Or Kawasaki of some sort. There was in that series for exceptional bikes, 6 of us. There was the Bol d'Or Moch Benelli/Motobécane 6 and a lovely Velo KTT.
In France, the gesture uniting thumb with two fingers indicates fear.
I'd had the bike for a year. It was then that I learnt that using SF valve springs with 6 coils rather than the SFC springs with 5 coils leads to binding at high revs because of the high valve lift..
Paul
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Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond
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Paul if you can fit on an SFC a Zane will be a breeze - never give up on your body !