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

The main complaint against the wireless meters here was from people who were convinced that they would be irradiated by all the nuclear emissions. Some people got doctors certificates saying that they got severe headaches and stuff from them, probably could see their own skeletons at night too. These people of course have their houses wireless routered and all that shit, and spend most of the day with their mobile phone glued to the side of their head.
 
There are more issues than just health scares. Look on Youtube for clips on how the utility companies will mine your data. I'm not upon all the ways they can do this but it is a scary thought.
They will know when you use peak demand and can inflate rates accordingly.
They can remotely switch you off at the flick of a switch whereas now they need access to the property to do so.

All of the above is in addition to the scare tactics the utility companies are using to force it on you.
Initially the UK government had set a date for compulsory conversion of all homes to smart meters but have backtracked to now say it is a target. Some utility companies were found out after this backtracking to still be telling customers it was mandatory.
 
Laverdalothar said:
Piet, the meters need to get exchanged every 5 years or so in Germany; the new ones are all capable of wireless reading, it is just a question of the fee you/the landlord are willing to pay if they activate it or not... (have several of them, trust me...  ;) ). However, sometimes these devices do not work properly and do not connect, so that you need to enter the flat anyway to read them. Or the tenant does not want it for "security reasons"...
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Lothar,

My anaolog power meter was installed over 20 years ago and hasn't been swapped since, much the same with the water meter, this was renewed about 18 years ago when repairs on the water supply were performed.  The one fitted prior was probably 700 years old... roman numerals on the dial! :D

Maybe every 5 years for rental homes/appartments.

piet
 
They keep phoning me up trying to get me to install a smart meter and I keep telling them I dont want one. Why would I? What's the benefit to me?
 
Well yesterday it was Australia day and it would be un Australian if you didnt go riding your Laverda!
So I headed off on my blue Aussie drummer after setting those mongrel individual carbs again!
During the past couple of weeks Brett and I have been doing the same to both of our drummers (setting up the individual carbs, now for those that havent ridden one the throttle cable come from to carby to a three way splitter the same as the choke, for some reason this makes the tension on the twist grip almost unbearable, so we have been shortening springs routing the cables differently looking at different diameter twist grips etc etc.
I have now got springs in the slides that are barely 80mm long the slides snap shut and the tension is almost acceptable.
But I want to share my syn story, I hooked up my best set of guages and synchronised the low speed and as usual lifted and lowered slides on each throttle slide screw, the idle became vague and seemed to need richening up, I reset the freeplay in the cables then went riding and the bike ran like a piece of shit, after sharing stories with Brett, I went back and had a look at the slide heights on the stop and there was clearly a huge difference between them (the engine is fresh with similar compression's)
So I put the synchronising guages back in the draw reset and measured he slide heights so they were all the same reset the freeplay on the cables then bought the air mixture back and bingo the bike run like a swiss watch.
Fuck the syncronising guages.
So today is the day after Australia day and it would be un Australian if I didn't ride a Laverda so the Aussie drummer will be the bike of choice.
Stay tuned for some pics, sorry about the pun.
 
Paul Marx said:
I gave up sync gauges on my twins a long time ago.

Paul
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Yep me too unless you really understand and I mean really understand how to read and use them then to be honest they are better in the draw as they don't always tell the proper story.

On my drummer bummer we are on a trip next weekend as I reckon it would be just about ready, just waiting on my last care package from Wolfgang then should be ready to roll.............finally.

 
My original Mercury Sink gauges developed bubbles that couldn't be removed so I bought a new set with metal rods. Used them on my Pantah and they appeared to get a nice steady idle but the bike pulled with very poor response off idle. Just like insanity, I kept repeating this for months with the same result. Finally, I had had enough and took it to a shop with a dino. It went like crap there as well, TILL the mechanic found the slides were massively out to each other. After 10 minutes sticking a finger in and adjusting to feel the slides and hear them snap closed the bike then went with way better pull. Learned a lot that day. Bike sounds brilliant Brett, just like all the rest of yours do. Looking forward to seeing it on a run.
 
Same here Vince. I synch my Ducati by ear. First set throttle stop screws and mixture screws to get a nice even idle, then listen for the click as the slides close against the stops. Adjust the throttle cables so both carbs close with a simultaneous click.

The other way to do it is to poke a finger in one carb to feel the slide lift, while looking at the slide in the other carb. But you need to take the intake rubbers off to do that. So the click method is quicker and easier.
 
So why do these gauges work on muiltys and not so much on twins?
Someone once said something about less vacuum on the 2nd cylinder in a 90 deg engine?
 
Woke up this morning to cloudy conditions but checked the weather radar and looked like might get away with a few showers on a morning jaunt.
As it turned out half the trip was in intermittent showers, the other half in tropical monsoon downpours. ie - bugger all visibility and sheet water over the road.
The Eagle, however, never missed a beat and hummed along beautifully. The rider however was too clever to put on any wet weather gear or even the zip out coat lining (usually too warm anyway) But oh well, still enjoyed the run, but still need to work on the bikes throttle action. 
 
Went for a ride with Nick Giles and checked out his recently restored Jota, very very tasty indeed, was great riding behind him listening to those pipes sing.
Nice work Nick  :) :)
Oh and didnt manage to make any new friends Maurice....
 

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Double demerits over here this weekend. Means most idiots in cars are travelling 10 to 15kmh below the limit "just to be safe". Wankers. Makes for a very frustrating time on the road especially when double white lines join the party.
 
So gone as bout far as can now till my care package from Wolfgang arrives with the final peices to the puzzle including side cover badges. Bugger that will be off riiding next weekend instead of the one after that otherwise might have been tempted to take the blue bike  :o

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