What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?
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chrisk
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sfcpiet said:
There's a Forum member that has something apt on their signature: If it ain't broke, fix it till it is.
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Davo
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chrisk said:There's a Forum member that has something apt on their signature: If it ain't broke, fix it till it is.
Reminds me of the old Easy Rider Magazine maxim:- "If you can't fix it, fuck it!"
MarnixSFC
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Piranha Brother 2 said:
Only in 1973 they used slimmer rods than the ones you mention. They were slim and shot peened. The 5 experimental racers that they built in 1973 had these. Now I'm the only one left with a complete running 1973 works engine... Had a narrow escape at Spa when a piston seized, scared me shitless.
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Damn, Piet. I share your pain. Bum, bum, bum, bum ... :'(
You know, every time I've had something let go on track, it's always been on the final lap. So I've decided not to do final laps no more ... ???
(P.s Sorry to have missed you at Castellet. Couldn't get over til the Sunday, unfortunately.)
Craig
You know, every time I've had something let go on track, it's always been on the final lap. So I've decided not to do final laps no more ... ???
(P.s Sorry to have missed you at Castellet. Couldn't get over til the Sunday, unfortunately.)
Craig
Tippie
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So was my luck that my SFC crank did so many hard racing miles and luckily had non-works normal rods, or is my luck that I now fitted Carrillos? Fortunately I didn?t find out.
I?m sure you will have it back on track before too long Piet.
Otherwise by all accounts the meeting was a huge success.
I?m sure you will have it back on track before too long Piet.
Otherwise by all accounts the meeting was a huge success.
steph
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sfcpiet said:
Really sad and sorry to read this
It's really a shame Piet
Wish you the best for the repairs..
S.
CLEMTOG
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I feel your pain Piet, I feel your pain,
you are probably one of the best qualified if not THE BEST qualified spanner man in the world to get this rare works SFC back and running again. Anyone can rebuild almost anything and there are plenty of known SFC experts around, but when crank cases have "grenaded" and rods twisted and snapped like baler twine???? that becomes a different story,My best wishes go to you for the work ahead,
then again you could just wop a 1200 bandit engine in there instead!
CLEM
you are probably one of the best qualified if not THE BEST qualified spanner man in the world to get this rare works SFC back and running again. Anyone can rebuild almost anything and there are plenty of known SFC experts around, but when crank cases have "grenaded" and rods twisted and snapped like baler twine???? that becomes a different story,My best wishes go to you for the work ahead,
then again you could just wop a 1200 bandit engine in there instead!
CLEM
Rob
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What horrible news, Piet. I wondered what had happened to you when I couldn't find you on Sunday.
Thanks for taking the time on Friday to tell me about the bike and show me all the photos of your extraordinary build last year - makes your pain all the more real, especially as you mentioned those lightweight rods that had obviously lasted fine until now.
For those who haven't been lucky enough to see this special bike in the flesh, a couple of snaps from Le Castellet
Thanks for taking the time on Friday to tell me about the bike and show me all the photos of your extraordinary build last year - makes your pain all the more real, especially as you mentioned those lightweight rods that had obviously lasted fine until now.
For those who haven't been lucky enough to see this special bike in the flesh, a couple of snaps from Le Castellet
Lee87H
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What a beautiful racing machine, nice job Piet, sorry for your loss, sounds like your confident on a total repair.
chrisk
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Got my new standard needles and tubes, thanks for the sizes Marty, in the mail from Gowanlocks. I?ll throw those in today, and should be ready for dyno tune Tuesday 
Lee87H
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I like the positive attitude, get after it!sfcpiet said:Not a loss mate, just a new challenge...
Others have been through worse and managed OK.
piet
sfcpiet said:Not a loss mate, just a new challenge...
Others have been through worse and managed OK.
piet
nice work Piet, we have a saying in our workshop, "its all about the recovery" we all make mistakes and bad stuff happens but its how you make it good again thats the most important.
We also have another saying up on the wall, hope this puts a smile on your face.
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chrisk
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It?s everywhere!
helicopterjim
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TC said:nice work Piet, we have a saying in our workshop, "its all about the recovery" we all make mistakes and bad stuff happens but its how you make it good again thats the most important.
We also have another saying up on the wall, hope this puts a smile on your face.
Don't let Ron see that sign about Neil Young.
chrisk
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sonomalaverda
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Yep, me too on the final lap once at Kyalami. Concentration goes or you say it's the last lap, I'll go for it, I suppose ( rider error in my case ).
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Davo
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TC said:nice work Piet, we have a saying in our workshop, "its all about the recovery" we all make mistakes and bad stuff happens but its how you make it good again thats the most important.
We also have another saying up on the wall, hope this puts a smile on your face.
So you get a boat in for repair every decade or so? :-*