Andy
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- Auckland, roughly
Good news, thanks for that
What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?
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Robin Webster
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- Silverstone
The 3CE is a much less tax on my time now but I have spent a lot of time in my garage doing it so decided to make it a more pleasant place to be. Hung up some signs and a few pictures; made a bit of a sculpture out of some of the Laverda bits I’ve got hanging around…….
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Exmoor beast
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- Minehead,Somerset, ENGLAND OF COURSE
I’ve seen less complete projects on EBay!
I know that fairing. It was mounted on a Laverda 500. The bike was build by Gijs van Dijk in the Netherland, Color choice from the owner
.Fairing is bottom Ducati F1 and upper part Pantah. The screen is Pantah. I used to have the same fairing on my Harris500.
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Robin Webster
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- Silverstone
I converted the bike to a Barcelona in 2012 and the fairing has been in the loft of my garage ever since.I know that fairing. It was mounted on a Laverda 500. The bike was build by Gijs van Dijk in the Netherland, Color choice from the owner
Fairing is bottom Ducati F1 and upper part Pantah. The screen is Pantah. I used to have the same fairing on my Harris500.
sfc vintage
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Hi.
Start building a new Spaceframe.
Start building a new Spaceframe.
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The Sock
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- London, England
Popped down to The Pied Bull, in Farningham, for the Annual Boxing Day meet. A decent turnout, despite the faint drizzle.
Didn't feel as warm as the Met men promised, but a good excuse to get the Laverda out and field the many "Is it a Jota?" questions.
Bumped into a guy I hadn't seen for forty-five years who'd once ridden pillion on mine, all those years ago.
Didn't feel as warm as the Met men promised, but a good excuse to get the Laverda out and field the many "Is it a Jota?" questions.
Bumped into a guy I hadn't seen for forty-five years who'd once ridden pillion on mine, all those years ago.
Eurocycleguy
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- Chicagoland-USA
Great pics of a great time. Thanks for posting Sock
CLEMTOG
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I was there also McStrap! and I missed you, the Sunbeam you picture belongs to my mate Paul Watson (his business is engine reconditioning) and you have missed totally that it is cnverted to electric start, but that only shows on the left side, Paul has leg and shoulder problems and is converting all his vintage and classic bikes to self starter, so far a T120 Bonnevile, The Sunbeam, a 250 Triumph single in a jap frame/running gear, (bulit from scrapo because he can) a Scott and a Rudge, more to come , all of them using a starter from a Kubota mini digger. A seriously clever engineer/fabricator as well as his head, crank, rebore service etc, although now retired will still do work on a cash only basis.
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The Sock
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Seems like a cute toy for a Learner Rider.
RGS1000RGS
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- Dorset, GB
The grand plan for the Christmas holidays was to get a whole load of work done on the RGA Sprint restoration, plans for which were thwarted by a unpleasant dose of Covid, which is doing the rounds in my locale. I've been feeling well enough to get out into the workshop this week and have been been bolting a few bits and pieces onto the RGA Sprint. mounting the cibie headlamps and fork brace, bar end weights, stripped the callipers and master cylinders ready for repainting and rebuilding; I've ordered a full complement of rebuild kits and new calliper pistons from Ducati Paddy. The stator, on closer inspection was showing all of it's 41 years age; the insulation on the wiring was broken down, so rather than fit the original, so I've ordered a replacement from Electrex world. Hopefully, I'll be picking up the repainted tank and bodywork from the paint specialist at the end of February, so I need to get the rolling chassis completed.
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RGS1000RGS
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- Dorset, GB
A bit more done over on the RGA Sprint, over the past couple of weeks.. The new electrex world stator required a small alternation to the cable guide/clamp mount. Waiting for new pillion pegs to arrive (someone forgot to order those). The rebuilt front calipers and mastercylinders have been fitted. Engine casing covers are waiting to be fitted, and the rear shocks have been fitted permanently.
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piranha-bro2
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Always gratifying to see progress - looking sweet!
smlav
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- Shropshire UK
Searching through boxes at back of garage, and I found the original handlebars for the GTL I’m restoring. Very pleased with the find, as have been looking around for something suitable. Also found the original metal tool tray, and the fibre glass tray which goes between the frame tubes. Just need to find a battery tray now.
Wrong cam cover for a RGA. The tach drive doesn't line up nor is there space under the stock tank for the vertical cable exit from the inlet cam.
RGA/1000SFC had the tach drive exit from the exhaust cam between cylinders 2 and 3 at an angle of approx 45°. Both bikes used almost identical frames and basically the same fuel tank where only the filler differed. Correct cam cover is somewhat rare as the RGS cover isn't tapped for the drive gizmos.
Jota 120 used the cover carried over from the 180s, different frame, tank and cams.
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RGA/1000SFC had the tach drive exit from the exhaust cam between cylinders 2 and 3 at an angle of approx 45°. Both bikes used almost identical frames and basically the same fuel tank where only the filler differed. Correct cam cover is somewhat rare as the RGS cover isn't tapped for the drive gizmos.
Jota 120 used the cover carried over from the 180s, different frame, tank and cams.
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RGS1000RGS
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Really interesting, and confirming your information, on consulting the SFC1000/RGA/RGS additional parts manual, the SFC1000/RGA is a smooth rounded cover, and has the tachometer drive taken off the inlet cam using cam cover part number 25 306 098, with the drive output racing rearward at 45 degrees.
My engine is #RGS 02416, but according to the varied and many receipts kept, and passed on by the previous owners, there was major cylinder head work done by 'The cylinder head shop' in May ' 2005, including gas flowing, lead free valve seats, guides with valves supplied by the Laverda Paradies, and other accoutremonts supplied by Motalia. Also a receipt for pair of 120 degree Jota cams, and a 120 Jota cambox cover from Miura Engineering in Taunton. I can't find a receipt for a cylinder head, but I'm wondering if there had been a catastrophic top end failure, and a 120 head had been sourced to replace the O.E head assembly.
Don't think so, guess you've got your cover arse about... drive cable exit faces forward.
Starting with the RGS, all engines carried the "RGS" prefix, making no difference between models. Jota120 and RGS heads are identical, just different cams. Jota120 still had A11(12) or C4 cams depending on market, RGS recieved the new F1.
Really cannot see a valid reason for fitting a 180/Jota 120 cam cover on a RGA as there is no space under the tank for the tach drive cable. The cover will require a Jota 120 inlet cam for the tach drive. Was a diffent tank fitted at some point?
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RGS1000RGS
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Interesting. The parts manual diagram shows the cam cover oriented at 180 degrees to the head, then.
The Sprint is fitted with the RGA instrument console, and the tachometer drive cable was present and attached to the tacho drive and console, without any problem. The fuel tank fitted is the standard RGA item with pop up cap and the Sprint fairing attaches to attachment points that the RGA chin bar fairing fitted to..
I'd imagine that if the cylinder head was severely damaged, the cam cover would also have been, hence the earlier 180/120 cover, if the RGS ones were rare in 2005.
A previous owner was supplied with a set of used F1 cams in 1998.
Where is the cam ID on the cam shafts?
It is possible that the previous owner who had the headwork done, had the 120 cams reground, but that I don't have a receipt for
I'll have to have a a look at the cam cover relationship to the head/cams, on the weekend.