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

chrisk said:
Fitted up rear brake line yesterday, new pressure switch and banjos as well.

Now I just have to make another 5mm upside down calliper mount so I can bleed the system.
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Knocked off work early, raced home and spent two hours trying to bleed brake ...... frustrated, I went had dinner and drew master cylinder on a whiteboard.

A few reds with my father in-law, and we concluded the one of the fluid ports is blocked.  How that happens whilst the part was in storage l don?t know, but in any case, now I have another job to do FFS.
 
Didn't do a lot with any of mine today but well being that its Saint Patrick's day and all had a few Murphy's this evening whilst catching up with an ole mate who had dropped round once the other Lav boys had left ...........

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Brett said:
had a few Murphy's this evening whilst catching up with an ole mate who had dropped round once the other Lav boys had left ...........
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He must have been waiting around the corner, chowing down on one of those nice hamburgers the fish and chip shop makes, until the riff raff left.
 
Put the orange Jota Series 2 up on the bike lift, and prepared it for the TueV (MOT, WOF...)
All good, except a suspect fuel tap, so ordered a new one.
And the LH rear indicator bulb was blown.
Replaced the bulb, still nothing. Dud bulb. Replaced it again, still nothing. The third bulb was OK.
Why the hell do I collect dud indicator bulbs???
Fitted a Li- ion battery. Cranks like crazy!
The bike started and ran perfectly, nice even tickover.
Now all I need is the weather to warm up.....

 
fitted TOG up with the repaired and re-polished exhaust, had the front wheel out because the mudguard bolts have touched the tyre, why? bolts (fork to bracket) were loose and the guard had dropped on the slotted brackets, so re-polished the guard, refitted it and the wheel (temporarily) with the guard bolts tightish, adjusted the guard, removed the wheel, and belted the bolts up tight, took a soft pad to the bolt protrusions (bracket to guard) and ground them off, just for good measure, then re-polished the forks, calliper brackets (ex Red still ahead of forks) and all associated bits and reinstalled the wheel. Checked battery voltage, still good after 3 months of idleness, not far off now.
CLEM
 

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its not a problem, not really needed anyway, and tight enough not to fret or rub, I just don't like losing a specially made part which has proved a boon over 20 odd years, mainly in keeping the studs from rusting where exposed and the extra length means that can be wired easily, nice to know they stay put. Might even be a bit of extra cooling for the exhaust valve!
You would probably say the same about the front wheel spindle nut, but maybe not the calliper bolts, but who cares, not I.
two more pics and that's your lot for 2018.
two more jobs to do, one you cant see, needs new rear tyre, and the other you can, does anyone spot it???????
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Agree with Grant, designed to be behind the forks, but this has been mentioned before...
 
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