The Sock
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What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?
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78jotadave
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Sintered brake pads when used on Laverda cast-iron discs may provide excellent stopping power but it is at the expense of wearing the disc out before the pad wears out, just saying, each to his own 
mauricejota7604
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Well today I got to spend some time in the seat of my 79 Jota that has spent most of its life sitting inside someones home.
What a delight although the 41 year old K81 up front kept my itchy throttle hand calm.
Here she is at Bells Beach home of the Rip Curl Pro international surfing comp.
What a delight although the 41 year old K81 up front kept my itchy throttle hand calm.
Here she is at Bells Beach home of the Rip Curl Pro international surfing comp.
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The Sock
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Breakfasted with Clem, who came on his Pan, this morning, at The Hollyville.
Let's hope the sign should makes it possible to do so, again, in the future (as long as there aren't more than six of us).
Let's hope the sign should makes it possible to do so, again, in the future (as long as there aren't more than six of us).
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Schurminater
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maurice turner said:
Looking good Maurice (bigthumb)
piranha-bro2
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Nice one, Maurizio. Original K81!!! You're brave
mauricejota7604
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Flat slight on shore breeze 1 metre swellTC said:
martymoose
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Im questioning your sanity maurice, paint looks too nice to risk a fucked tyre. Nearly dropped a customers bike with 10 year old tyres, my rule now is 7 years. No test ride on tyres older than that.
Guy bought a 1098 ducati second hand on friday, came back in a ute today, he put tyre shine on it. Some people shouldnt be allowed to touch bikes...... broke his collar bone.
Guy bought a 1098 ducati second hand on friday, came back in a ute today, he put tyre shine on it. Some people shouldnt be allowed to touch bikes...... broke his collar bone.
mauricejota7604
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You are correct Marty dumb idea front wheel is out now !! 
Tippie
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" Nearly dropped a customers bike with 10 year old tyres, my rule now is 7 years. No test ride on tyres older than that. "
I nearly did that on a LeMans with under inflated tyres. Strictly was not to touch anything other than some little job or other he wanted done. Never test rode a bike without checking pressures again.
I nearly did that on a LeMans with under inflated tyres. Strictly was not to touch anything other than some little job or other he wanted done. Never test rode a bike without checking pressures again.
piranha-bro2
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Tippie said:
The owner had probably been riding it around like that for months ... if he hadn't dropped it, he was obviously a very 'conservative' rider.
78jotadave
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Old tyres can be deadly even ones with lots of tread life. As a pillion on my mates 3C we experienced a near fatal get off, the result of him using on old K81 that was laying around the garage for years, plus it was a 4:10 on the back. He was short on funds and the bike was his only form of transport. Woke up in the hospital days later with multiple broken bones and internal injuries between us. The 3C was totaled big time, even the engine was bent. He put the tyre on the same day we crashed.martymoose said:
