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

Yeah it was a bit loose and has a reasonably thick (heavy) wire hanging off it. Rather than giving it the calibrated "gronk" (it looked like it had had a few of those in the past) I snipped it off and crimped on a new one.

I use Narva uninsulated terminals with the clear flexi (look like silicone) insulators. Never seen them without the retention tags though. When using them individually (not in a multi terminal block) I just press the little tag down flat.

The spade connections on the horns tend to suffer the effects of vibration too. Probably because the horns flap around on those multi-leaf springy mountings. They come loose after a while and need to be gronked occasionally.

Gronk - I think you've coined a new word.
 
Did the shims on the SFC 1000 and even changed the plugs for new B8ES.
I fixed a few niggling things that have happened over the last year since the last annual service.
Happiness is a relatively low kilometer machine (27,500) as not too many things need tending to!
Oh, I had to bleed the rear Brake, again, as it just refuses to stay bled for any longer than 6 months/3000klm.

Now that I have some time the 81 Jota is next as the clutch slave has pissed fluid all over the frame and completely peeled the paint.
Not to forget the Scorch Spaceframe project that I want to finish this year.

So many things to do!
Cheers
BK
 
Go for it Bruce, always good to have Laverdas around the place to keep you busy.. You remember when you were the Ducati guy up from Vic...?? Those were easy times yea. ;)

Hey CK, manky fuel is just that.. one time in NZ we were having all sorts of problems with damp fuel, kept having to toss the lot and go again.. pissing rain..!!
So anyways, finally CeeJay just tosses the lot out on the gravel apron behind the pits..
Organisers had repeatedly asked all the campers to not park their vans behind the pits, but this one C was there for the last couple of days.. his missus was ensconsed, reading a book, not coming out at all.. we didn't give a rats until he came and aggrod us over the dumped fuel.. "it stinks and my wife is getting it through the air conditioner.."
To which CeeJay replied.."mate, you have been asked many times not to be there, you're lucky I didn't burn it off.. so f**k off..!!
No sign of that sucker the next morning.. :P

8)
 
Got a ride organised with some mates for this weekend and I'll be taking the Jota. Heading to the west coast of Tassie for an overnight stop. It'll be about 800km all up. I?m looking forward to it but my arse is dreading the prospect. While the Jota is probably the least uncomfortable of my solo bikes, the seat gets pretty punishing after a couple of hours.

Are those Air Hawk seats worth buying? I could pop into one of the local bike shops and grab one.

Maybe I should follow Drikko's example and get an RGS. On long rides it might be easier on my old bones.
 
Are those Air Hawk seats worth buying?
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Yep - means you can stay a lot longer in the saddle.  Extended my 90mins before pain on something that's not a Laverda to full day riding. The only 'but' is that you do tend to roll a bit when cornering, so definitely not a good idea for track sessions!  And yes, that's even with the smallest amount of inflation which is critical for optimum comfort
 
They dampen down the vibs as well. I have a thickly padded seat done by John Moorehouse who has a rep as the bloke to build an all day seat. So I expected it would work great on a big day, nup, I had numb bum after 3 or 4hours and I put that down to the vibs through the seat. That becomes an issue when I am cruising above 4500.
That's a 3C seat with the solid frame mounts front and rear, doesn't matter that it has those 4 rubber bungs it sits on. So I still use my Air Hawk all the time. Absoute minimum air gap between arse and seat for best connection in the twisties, bit more air for comfort on long rides. You use your mouth to inflate and it has a bleed valve to set the hight. I have a mid size cruiser model and fit it backwards to cushion my inner thighs.
Great gadget worth its weight in pain free ks.
 
OK, thanks guys. You've convinced me. I'll buy an Airhawk cushion. Reckon I'll go for the "cruiser" as it's pretty much a universal fit so I can use it on all of my bikes.

I rang around the local bike shops and nobody has them in stock, so I may as well order it on line. Plenty of time now as our trip has been postponed for 2 weeks due to a shitty weather forecast.
 
Bought one a few years ago but never tried it, might give it a go for the Curdie Vale trip next month.
 
I took my forum sticker on holiday. I hate skiing, but the sticker always has a good time.
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