piranha-bro2
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No sidestand lockout cos no sidestand on my SFs (2/1 is far more important 
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Oh, there IS one on the ZZR250!
) Oh, there IS one on the ZZR250!
What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?
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Us more mature people call interlock thingies "idiot lights". Must be a reason for that.
I am currently looking to replace my car and would like one with the least possible number of idiot lights.
Dacia make some nice cars without even electric windows. And of course, cheaper.
A motorcycle is two wheels, an engine and if possible some brakes. The rest is superfluous. More weight therefore more risk, more things to brake down.
I remember when the Zane bikes came out, problems with that sidestand cut out switch. I recommended taking them off. I had to do the same on my now cremated Gilera Saturno.
I'm not sure that the engine risking suddenly cutting out in the middle of a fast curve because a sidestand spring breaks is really a safety measure? (and yes, I know, some electronic doodah is there to keep the engine going and let you dig the sidestand in on the first lefthander.)
Paul
Paul
I am currently looking to replace my car and would like one with the least possible number of idiot lights.
Dacia make some nice cars without even electric windows. And of course, cheaper.
A motorcycle is two wheels, an engine and if possible some brakes. The rest is superfluous. More weight therefore more risk, more things to brake down.
I remember when the Zane bikes came out, problems with that sidestand cut out switch. I recommended taking them off. I had to do the same on my now cremated Gilera Saturno.
I'm not sure that the engine risking suddenly cutting out in the middle of a fast curve because a sidestand spring breaks is really a safety measure? (and yes, I know, some electronic doodah is there to keep the engine going and let you dig the sidestand in on the first lefthander.)
Paul
Paul
A friend had a sidestand switch fail on his 750 Fromula in the midst of a very fast left hander during a track day, did not go out well...
Don't know what's worse, the stand deploying or the switch going tits up at the most inconvenient moment. Both not my idea of fun.
piet
Don't know what's worse, the stand deploying or the switch going tits up at the most inconvenient moment. Both not my idea of fun.
piet
tyelav13
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2) This week I got around to also putting a microswitch and diode circuit on the sidestand, so it must be up for engine to run, except if in neutral. ( the diode allows the neutral switch to override the sidestand switch, as is conventional)
Yes, I know it's not old-school pure Laverda blah blah blah , but most of my riding is on modern bikes and I get used to the interlock features.
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More than once I have helped out stranded bikers on newish machines when sidestand switches have played up and left their machines unable to start and stranded. Once on their way they all say they will be having them removed
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Yes, I know it's not old-school pure Laverda blah blah blah , but most of my riding is on modern bikes and I get used to the interlock features.
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More than once I have helped out stranded bikers on newish machines when sidestand switches have played up and left their machines unable to start and stranded. Once on their way they all say they will be having them removed
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markQLD
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Took SeFFie for a sedate run out to the Mulga pub and spoke with the local Mulgowie mob.
A good day, good bike, good pub, good beer. Life is good.
A good day, good bike, good pub, good beer. Life is good.
chrisk
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markQLD said:Took SeFFie for a sedate run out to the Mulga pub and spoke with the local Mulgowie mob.
A good day, good bike, good pub, good beer. Life is good.
It wasn?t a pommie bloke named Richard was it Mark?
markQLD
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No. He was Graham or was it Graeme? Back in the day, he had a Kawa Z1 that only cost $2,100AUD new.chrisk said:
Born and bred in the valley, he has 10 acres back towards Laidley South. We yarned about brown snakes, kangaroos and sun cancers, etc, etc. And both acknowledge that this is a great country. 8)
helicopterjim
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markQLD said:
You folks in Australia have good beer now?
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markQLD said:
He got ripped off. I paid $1800.
Dellortoman
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Davo said:He got ripped off. I paid $1800.
I paid $1700. It was 'pre-owned' but practically new. Only had about 1500km on the clock and was in pristine condition. What sort of person buys a brand new bike and trades it in a couple of months later after only 1500km?
Probably scared himself good, that's at least a better decision made by an Imbecile I once knew. Bearly any riding experiance and bought a CB500 4 when they first arrived, wrote it off coming home from the bike shop on day one. LAMs is a good thing we have now, its a list of lower powered bikes that learners are limited too till they graduate after time to a full licence and any bikes they then want. It applies to cars as well, no Turbos and V8s to early drivers.
Dellortoman said:
People for whom a motorcycle is a fashion accessory, like a scarf. A lot of them around in the classic bike scene.
Crap bikes but shiny.
Crap mechanics and expensive.
Crap dealers, and expensive.
Crap riders.
Crap and expensive bike clothing.
Paul
Beucars
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Some impressions from Retro Moto St Cergues. Weather was far from summerish with hail storms at the end of the day.
The 750 based special is a Br?hl frame similar to Rau with other geometry.
And of course you all identified the spaceframe
The 750 based special is a Br?hl frame similar to Rau with other geometry.
And of course you all identified the spaceframe
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Beucars
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Dellortoman
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Vince said:
Reminds me of a bloke who joined the Italian Motorcycle Club of Tasmania a number of years ago (I won't mention his name, but it must have been around 2001 or 2002). After doing his time on a learner legal bike, he went and bought a brand new Aprilia RSV Mille. He wrote it off within a few days of buying it. After getting the insurance payout he went back to the shop and picked up another RSV Mille. That bike lasted a couple of weeks before it too was written off (bloody nearly wrote himself off with that one). I spoke to him when he got out of hospital and he reckoned it was just a run of bad luck and no reflection on his ability. He was all set to get another one, but his wife said no fucking way - gave him a choice between the bike or her. He made the smart choice and stuck with the wife (not only was she more sensible than him, but very attractive too). She did allow him to get a gutless little Honda. His membership of the Italian bike club lapsed.
A while after the Aprilia wrecking incidents, I was talking to the owner of the shop where he bought the two RSV Milles. He said he wouldn't have sold him a 3rd one anyway. He reckoned crashing one could have been bad luck but crashing 2 within a month was shit riding skills. Oddly enough, he said it wasn't the worst case he'd seen. He sold some guy a new bike (forget what sort, but something with a heap of grunt). The bloke gave it way too much throttle while pulling away from the kerb outside the shop, shot straight across the road and crashed. They only had to walk across the road to recover the wreck.