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

Vince said:
I used to get so much negative stuff about Heated Grips, they saved me lots of pain so I just don't get why.
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When I commuted into Oslo, on some days early or late in the season I would have given anything for heated grips (or heated seat, vest, heated everything), but never fitted them. 40 minutes in -6 one day, nasty, just dreamt of summer instead.
 
Everybody seems to think Oz is a Sunny Paradise, mostly yes but we have passed Snow on the roadside more than a few times and in Tassie Snow roadside plus freezing rain and big winds, apparently something called a Polar Vortex. On those occasions, I love my heated grips. After 400ks I love my Air Hawk as well. Just bought a replacement for this year's HUGE multistate Snowy Run. My last one sprang a leak near the valve, unfixable.
 
Love the Heat Demons on my RGS, rarely require more than the first stage to roast my paws. Actually made for snow-mobiles, hence the extreme outputs. They do put considerable strain on the electrics though, voltmeter drops to 9V at idle. Concealed wiring, neat control switch.

If I'd do more cold-weather riding, I'd seriously consider a heat mat for the seat, truely spoilt by the heated seats in my cars. ;)

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So I had the Formula mot today and of course it breezed through - but it has been getting more difficult to start it - so 2 hours later it’s stripped waiting to replace the starter motor cables which if you know any about Zane the starter motor is in a BASTARD position and requires the oil draining 😫 so from this to this in 2 hours IMG_3839.jpegIMG_3846.jpeg
 
Fired it up yesterday after a rebore w/ Ross pistons and valve job, and the motor and exhaust sounds healthier w/ more exhaust back pressure.
Also shorted the side stand and adjusted it's forward angle so the bike won't fall over again.
 

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Changed the leaking cam cover gasket on the Jota today. Used one that I purchased at Ricardo Oro’s last year. A lot thicker than the usual fare so hopefully will last longer. Also found that the single coil mount had fractured so fabricated a new one out of 3mm alloy sheet. Doubled it up just like the original 😊.
Tom
 
My 3c was similar, recently added a bit to the stops so the bars wouldnt hit. Finaly washed it yesterday. So shiny now. Me and it need a ride badly, in the nicest way. BTW nice job on the tank, how did you go with its breather?
 
The tank will have 2 Monza fuel caps which have breathers, but those will be closed. I’m going to use a small hose with an air valve like on motocross bikes. In this way I can fill up the tank up to its limit. Just a bit over 20L. Should be enough 😅
 
I did similar with my 3c only I used a Ducati Cap that used an O ring to seal it. I used a 6 mm separate breather fixed high and on the right side of the tank to get max capasity, and then it got interesting. If I filled the tank high enough to submerge the end of that breather, it would self sypon till it lost enough fuel till the breather wasn't covered. Bloody annoying. The breather hung into the tank approximately 15mm. I tried a one-way mx style hose and valve connected to it, nothing stopped the syphon till I drilled a tiny hole in that Ducati cap and broke the vacuum. That's why I asked about the breather, I chased this for a good while, tank vacuums are an odd thing.
 
Seems the issue is the breather is hanging too deep in the tank. Even 15mm can be enough... Not completely my idea but I take some inspiration from others like van Dijk. He used a 90 degree angle (don't know how you call it) and attached a hose with a ball valve. Very simple and work properly... I hope!
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