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

motoddrob said:
Sounds like a plan Q. If you go with epoxy/carbon no need for jell coat but you knew that anyway.
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Actually don't know jack shaez about laying up carbone, Rob! But I can see now that gelcoat is not involved. Good idea to set a halfway point with plasticine. Was thinking I could trim the silicpne moulding to required depth with a sharp blade once set. Might even make the covers the full depth so they curve over on the inside. Dunno yet. Have to get a handle on this bubbling issue. I guess there's a timer limit once you mix your Si.
 
No riding in the Adelaide Hills this week, the whole place is infested by cyclists and the 'Tour Down Under'.
Wheels down town having new BT45s fitted.
 
We have been awash last couple of weeks with a seasonal monsoon depression causing a bit of havoc around the place.  Woke up Mon of the Aus Day  holiday (week ago) and it was 100% cloudy with 100% chance of rain, however it was relatively dry. Checked the radar and cloud movement and decided to take the Jota for a quick trip and hoped to miss the heaviest weather. Of course all going well until, on my way back home ran into torrential rain for the last 50kms. Reminded me of previous (much longer) trips I had done on the Lav in that type of weather and also reminded me what a great choice it was for the conditions. Enjoyed the trip immensely! The Jota has always provided confidence in heavy weather with its stability and just slices through the surface water. Of course biggest problem is always the car drivers who can?t seem to see, slow down and or partially pull off the road at inopportune times. At least the truckies plow on????..
Anyway, home, toss out the Barra swimming in my boots and hang everything out to dry. Don?t usually bother with wet weather gear as it is often too hot and can?t keep water out in those storms anyway. Jota just sat there ticking away, you would swear it was saying let?s go again?????..   

 
How was the front brake, mine usually develops a 4-second delay in really heavy rain before they work. Its been suggested I need to deglaze my discs with a Scotch-Brite pad. They work fine in the dry
 
Vince said:
How was the front brake, mine usually develops a 4-second delay in really heavy rain before they work. Its been suggested I need to deglaze my discs with a Scotch-Brite pad. They work fine in the dry
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4 sec delay :o Holy Shit, that would be a touch scary at highway speeds.
My brakes have always been fine, although always very keen to minimise emergency braking, hence my comments about car drivers nervy habits.
I also have had for some time a new set of stainless rotors I haven't got around to putting on yet, so they might perform differently to the iron jobbies, although you would expect modern rotors would be perfectly fine...????...
 
Yes, its an attention-getter and results in some arse puckering when it happens, it's rare that I end up riding when it's pissing down so I end up forgetting how bad it is. When I replaced the pads a while ago I specifically asked for pads that work in all weathers especially rain and on my cast iron rotters. I have a remote resivoure radial master and 4 spot callipers on 280mm fixed stand Laverda discs so they are usually strong in the dry but there is this delay in heavy rain. I will try this green scotch bright deglazing thing and see how that goes. I usually give my rear drum a rub with 120 grite when a new tyre goes on but never touch the front discs.
 
A  big day for my Corsa. I moved it across the garage so I could get my snowmobile to the chain hoist to do some work he on the rear suspension. When I finished the snowmobile job I moved the Laverda back again, where it will sit for another 2 or 3 months until spring.  Pretty exciting for February.

 
Those front discs in the rain were on of the reasons I gave up riding the SF2 to work about a year before retirement. Just too scary in heavy traffic.

I did hit a car though a couple of years back, but that was in the dry. I would have missed it on the Aprilia.

Bothers me a lot less on the kind of roads I usually ride, more car free.

Paul
 
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