What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?
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chrisk
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LJ-2 said:
Us BFNs have got to stick together. Wore my BFN T-shirt on the weekend, my mother in-law wanted to know what BFN meant ........... I told her. She near pissed herself laughing.
chrisk
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDb_WsAt_Z0
a14rgs
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"Stone the fucken crows, ya flamin' galah!"
Team BFN - an international rabble on wheels
:-*
mauricejota7604
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Fairdinkum I reckon I gained a pommy accent whilst on tour with the BFN
No one seems to understand me anymore.
No one seems to understand me anymore.
chrisk
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maurice turner said:
I just found a picture with everyone from Team BFN at breakfast, everyone looks hung over, except for me ........... 'cause I took the picture.
tyelav13
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Went into the garage and looked at them. Didn?t actually do anything with them but this is one of my favourite threads and I like to see it by the top of page one 
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padlock
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Started to get FBB ready for the coming year. Woo hoo.
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Schurminater
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Fired the Jota up after some winter layover maintenance,using my dummy tank and my Carbtune gauges i was able to balance the carbs up nicely.
List of jobs done so far include - Valve clearances and shim adjustment (2 needed changing) Cam chain adjusted.
Carburetors cleaned out and linkage lubricated,new air filter fitted along with some new fuel hose.......Love the green colour hoses but boy doesn't it go hard!
Had my first peep into the primary casing,Triplex chain swapped over for a new duplex one along with new clutch cush rubbers......looks like the previous owner had replaced the primary tensioner shoe which was good,Triplex chain looked slack compared to the new one so glad its now out and retired.
Ended up Replacing both of the outrigger bearings as they showed some wear,the gearbox output shaft one wasn't too bad but on closer inspection of the crankshaft bearing 2 of the needle rollers were fractured,my trusty jewelers magnifier coming in very handy to spot them so again very happy they were retired.
The Crankshaft end ring i deliberated on but decided to leave well alone,it was firmly in place and showed no wear at all, measuring it up against the new one there was only a 0.0006" difference in diameter so no real point in disturbing it......after fitting a new primary cover gasket it all fitted back together nicely. (bigthumb)
Only real difficulty i had was getting the adjustment right on the new primary chain,being new and tight it was harder to "feel" when it was correctly tensioned and I will revisit this after a couple of runs out once it has settled in......anyone else found this?......or any tips welcomed.
Halfway through a polish up now and the last job left is to flush the tank out with some Oxalic to treat it,then wait for the sunshine to arrive. 8)
Schurmy
List of jobs done so far include - Valve clearances and shim adjustment (2 needed changing) Cam chain adjusted.
Carburetors cleaned out and linkage lubricated,new air filter fitted along with some new fuel hose.......Love the green colour hoses but boy doesn't it go hard!
Had my first peep into the primary casing,Triplex chain swapped over for a new duplex one along with new clutch cush rubbers......looks like the previous owner had replaced the primary tensioner shoe which was good,Triplex chain looked slack compared to the new one so glad its now out and retired.
Ended up Replacing both of the outrigger bearings as they showed some wear,the gearbox output shaft one wasn't too bad but on closer inspection of the crankshaft bearing 2 of the needle rollers were fractured,my trusty jewelers magnifier coming in very handy to spot them so again very happy they were retired.
The Crankshaft end ring i deliberated on but decided to leave well alone,it was firmly in place and showed no wear at all, measuring it up against the new one there was only a 0.0006" difference in diameter so no real point in disturbing it......after fitting a new primary cover gasket it all fitted back together nicely. (bigthumb)
Only real difficulty i had was getting the adjustment right on the new primary chain,being new and tight it was harder to "feel" when it was correctly tensioned and I will revisit this after a couple of runs out once it has settled in......anyone else found this?......or any tips welcomed.
Halfway through a polish up now and the last job left is to flush the tank out with some Oxalic to treat it,then wait for the sunshine to arrive. 8)
Schurmy
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test posting
https://photos.app.goo.gl/vEp5n2Ww851Jmo6w6
can this be viewed?......ta
https://photos.app.goo.gl/vEp5n2Ww851Jmo6w6
can this be viewed?......ta
Dellortoman
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Went to go for a ride on my 120? Laverda Benelli triple the other day (well, it's almost a Laverda)
Got all togged-up with leathers, boots, gloves and helmet, wheeled the bike out of the garage and locked the roller door, jumped on the bike, turned the key on and - nothing. Electrics totally dead.
Got off the bike, removed gloves and helmet, opened up the garage door, grabbed a multi-meter and took the seat of the bike. Battery was OK, but no power getting through. So I undid, cleaned and re-tightened battery connections, checked all fuses and all seemed OK. Stood there for a while scratching my head until I noticed the kill switch was in the 'off' position. Flicked it on and the bike came to life ... Duh! I'd spent 20 minutes trying to diagnose a non-existent fault. :-[
My excuse is that on every other bike I own, or have ever owned, the kill switch just kills the power to the ignition coils, not the whole bloody electrical system.
Got all togged-up with leathers, boots, gloves and helmet, wheeled the bike out of the garage and locked the roller door, jumped on the bike, turned the key on and - nothing. Electrics totally dead.
Got off the bike, removed gloves and helmet, opened up the garage door, grabbed a multi-meter and took the seat of the bike. Battery was OK, but no power getting through. So I undid, cleaned and re-tightened battery connections, checked all fuses and all seemed OK. Stood there for a while scratching my head until I noticed the kill switch was in the 'off' position. Flicked it on and the bike came to life ... Duh! I'd spent 20 minutes trying to diagnose a non-existent fault. :-[
My excuse is that on every other bike I own, or have ever owned, the kill switch just kills the power to the ignition coils, not the whole bloody electrical system.
Laverdalothar
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Managed to re-tighten the cylinder-head of my freshly re-assembled 1000 SFC engine
Only downside: after roughly 7km and maybe 20 minutes of running, no oil in the oil-traps of the head... :
Will go to see OCT next week with the bike on the trailer to see if I did something wrong or what's the reason for that. My understanding is, that there should be plenty of oil after 20 Minutes of running, no?
Only downside: after roughly 7km and maybe 20 minutes of running, no oil in the oil-traps of the head... :
Will go to see OCT next week with the bike on the trailer to see if I did something wrong or what's the reason for that. My understanding is, that there should be plenty of oil after 20 Minutes of running, no?
Shajota
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