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

[The Sock]

These are the ones I'm fitting. Just waiting for the required longer bolts and I can get them on.
Gerald will be fitting his soon, too.

 

[sfcpiet]

These are the ones I'm fitting. Just waiting for the required longer bolts and I can get them on.
Gerald will be fitting his soon, too.

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Yep, these require spacers when fitted to Ceriani forks. Something like 5-6mm iIrc. I did that about 12 years ago, works well with the stock PS15 M/C.

piet

 

[Dellortoman]

Do you know the Brembo designation or part number for those calipers?
Are spare parts and pads readily available?

 

[sfcpiet]

They were OE on late airheads and K-models, so not strictly a "Brembo" item. Spares available from your local Beemer dealer. Aftermarket yields loads of different pads, something for everybody. I fitted stainless discs, these work so much better than the cast iron paperweights.

piet

 

[The Sock]

Do you know the Brembo designation or part number for those calipers?
Are spare parts and pads readily available?

As fitted to several BMW models, including R1200 C 1997-2002
Parts and pads are readily available.

 

[Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond]

Like these ones

Very nice - probably better than my gold ones

 

[sfcpiet]

Very nice - probably better than my gold ones View attachment 70522

Not really. Your 40mm 4-pots are more versatile and lend themselves to varying forks and disc diametres using quite simple adapters.

The BMW calipers bolt up directly to the original P08 mounting points on Ceriani forks with only a couple of spacers required, limiting disc diametre to 280mm. All other fork/disc combos require a massive rummage in the box of tricks.

I have reservations putting big discs on old, worn 38mm Ceriani and Marzocchi forks, they are quickly overwhelmed by the increased braking forces and wear even quicker. For serious braking power, better, stronger forks and a headstock upgrade should be considered. Food for thought... the original 3C frame was designed for use with front drum brakes in 35mm forks, but was never altered to cope with the installation of stonger forks or disc brakes!

piet

 

[markQLD]

Food for thought... the original 3C frame was designed for use with front drum brakes in 35mm forks, but was never altered to cope with the installation of stonger forks or disc brakes!

Aye, 40 years ago I had the same thought.
Being 20-something and bullet-proof I thought I could do better ...

It worked well for me, even with the 2-pot Brembo's. Was simple enough to lock up the front wheel with the tyres of the day.

 

[motoddrob]

I would love to upgrade the Mazzo 38s to something more substantial on the Motodd. Though it handles fantasticaly amazing, rock solid in bumpy corners, bigger stanchions wouldn't go astray.
The forks on your Spondon Mark is something I can envisage on the Motodd.

 

[Legs]

Finally got around to stripping the Yellow Peril in readiness to taking the engine out of the frame and head removal.

 

[Tippie]

The pensioned race-bike starts it's journey back onto the road.

 

[CLEMTOG]

BMW PO9 calipers are a different offset as well (got a pair if anyone wants them) but black Brembo's is just old man stuff, not racy if you ask me, golde, gold gold they just have to be gold, and silver rpotor inners as well (not gold) and as for non floating weedy little 280mm discs, 320's is the way to go and SS as Piet says, pads for those old black slugs are not avaialable for Cast iron paperweights, never mind the unsprung weight saving, which is dramatic.
CLEM

 

[lavgert]

... my new 750 SF is now ready for take off. I'm curious about what it's like to ride a 750 with drum brakes and normal handlebars. All my Laverdas have clip-on handlebars except for the 250 Chott. If I like it, then the SF will be restored to its original condition in the next stage (Bosch egg headlight, headlight holders, instrument panel, exhaust down pipes). Ciao, Gert

 

[markQLD]

... I'm curious about what it's like to ride a 750 with drum brakes and normal handlebars. All my Laverdas have clip-on handlebars ...

Flat bars are worth a test run for sure
I can ride all day with a set of Renthal 'Ultra Low' bars (758-01) and rear-set pegs.
My legs are too long for standard pegs. Horrible. My knees keep hitting my chin.

 

[Paul Marx]

I've bought a set of flat bars with about the same characteristics as the Renthal ultra low. My wrist can't put up with the original drop bars on the 3C more than an hour. They're too far forwards.

Paul

 

[Paul Marx]

We started installing our classic bike show for Sunday.
My friend Bruno brought along his lovely 150 Garelli. He bought it in the UK where it didn't seem to interest anybody.
There will be some nice bikes including the ex Georges Monneret 7R on the poster.

Paul

 

[Love..rda]

This is what I found a couple of weeks ago at a fair close to Milan

 

[martymoose]

Redax machined my floating 300mm discs and fitted new 15mm titanium buttons, thanks Red!!! No more rattles!

 

[Andy J]

This is what I found a couple of weeks ago at a fair close to Milan

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Looks a bit like the old M&T ‘Nessie’ Endurance race bike.

 

[andre g]

Looks a bit like the old M&T ‘Nessie’ Endurance race bike.

It is a replica I think