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

[Beucars]

The Agip petrol station in St Cergue, Switzerland

@Legs: I have some more photos if interested

 

[Andy J]

Went for a ride around the south of the island on my Zane 750 Formula with French visitor, Bruno Soravito on his Moto Officina 750 SFC replica. Bloody cold it was too....

 

[Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond]

Glad you had that one running Andy - the beemer could have been embarrassing !

 

[chrisk]

The Agip petrol station in St Cergue, Switzerland

@Legs: I have some more photos if interested

Legs must have lived in the yellow house. 

 

[Legs]

Yep, that,s Freddie Blum's servo. The chalet we lived in is in the middle photo, the one behind the tree in the middle, was called 'La Maisonette'.
The ski run in the bottom photo is the 'Corps de Garde' if I remember correctly. The first ski lift I every went up, fell off the poma lift three times before I made it to the top. Used to get a few runs in after school if I still had enough pocket money for the lift ticket.
Long time ago (1960), thanks for posting, and would be interested in more pictures.

 

[Andy J]

Glad you had that one running Andy - the beemer could have been embarrassing !

I was on the Beemer when I first caught up with him on Friday....

 

[lavgert]

Went for a ride around the south of the island on my Zane 750 Formula with French visitor, Bruno Soravito on his Moto Officina 750 SFC replica. Bloody cold it was too....

... a 750 SFC replica with a triple tank, or are my eyes fooling me???
Ciao, Gert

 

[Grant]

Not a triple tank.

 

[Andy J]

Here's another shot of Bruno and the bike for the rivet counters......

 

[lavgert]

... I got my LAVERDA 250 Chott running again after two years. Found a totally closed idle jet - full of green slime - fucking 95 octane gasoline!!!
Now I am looking for replacement rear shocks (original are leaking) - any hints?
Ciao, Gert

 

[Beucars]

@Legs

thanks for posting, and would be interested in more pictures.

I've send you a PM with a link for the zip file download.

Regards,
jeroen

 

[Legs]

Thanks Jeroen, much appreciated.

 

[tyelav13]

Not today but yesterday, did about 300 miles on the mirage around mid Wales and parts of England. Called into the old Slaters place, shame to see it all closed up but times move on. The Mirage run great all day .

 

[tyelav13]

Another couple of hundred miles today up to the bike racing in Towyn (Tonfanau race course). Breathtaking scenery on the ride and lovely sounds from my mirage and friends' Norton Commando mk111, BSA spitfire, Triumph Thruxton (new version) and BMW R90s with open pipes. Great day.

 

[Ventodue]

Fitted the replacement starter motor to my Corsa - thanks to Wolfgang, Greg and Piet for bits and advice - took it out for a short spin, all ok.

Now just got to:
Pick up the repainted side panels, weld modified brackets onto the Hepco & Becker carrier so it doesn't gouge into them, set-up the new shox properly, check/adjust valves and chains, change the fork springs and oil (ignoring the worn head bearings  ), reset the carbs ...

... And all will be ready for Breganze!

 

[Schurminater]

Met up with some other Laverda riders yesterday,certainly adding a splash of colour to the area  8)





Schurmy

 

[piranha-bro2]

You get some absolute gems in the world of DPOs (Dickhead Previous Owners, for the uninitiated) but I reckon my #2 bike frame has evidence of one of the kings of the trade (almost as good as the primary chaincase on the SF i worked on where the DPO had bored a 20mm hole in it ... supposedly so they could 'feel' the primary chain tension  :-\).

My frame came from Vic Wreckers and the masterful PO had used a ball-peen hammer to 'modify' the frame tube so they could get the big ol' battery out (can only assume that's why they did it!?! Why the fu#@ else?!). It's always bugged me so while I'm doing other stuff to the bare frame I decided to grind it out, straighten the tube (yes, the hammering had succeeded in curving it!!) and make a piece to fit in to be welded and hopefully cleaned up to almost invisible.

 

[chrisk]

Q, I?m surprised that the inside of the tube wasn?t rusty, it looks very clean in there.

 

[Dellortoman]

It won't rust if the tube is sealed and air can't get in.

 

[chrisk]

It won't rust if the tube is sealed and air can't get in.

Well, that tube has an half open end, where the smaller dia guard loop is welded in.