What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?
- Thread starter CLEMTOG
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Tell Sir Sid not to change his seal in the future so he won't loose gears.
Paul
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Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond
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- Cotwolds
Excellent Andre - Zanes make great bikes for working on and riding !Picked up my Zane Formula today, will see how it works.
Andy J
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- Isle of Man
First start up in possibly decades of a 1978 Series 1 Formula 500. Seems to be in remarkably good condition, but it did spend a good proportion of its Life in the dry air of South Africa.
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Tippie
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- Dr?bak, Norway
Andy J
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- Isle of Man
Rune is hoping to ride either his 650 Formula or the Formula 500 at Jurby this weekend, so needs a set of leathers to wear. He was ‘stretching’ the ex-Russ Joyner leathers I’ve leant him, so they fit him better....
Andy J
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Yes, but it was preferable to him parading around in just his underwear.
Moving swiftly along, progressed from riding the bike around the car park to a slightly longer test ride, but curtailed by a cloud of blue smoke cloaking the bike following what appears to be a blown oil seal in the starter motor area, leaking a fair amount of oil, onto the exhaust and back tyre. Back to the workshop for further work.
Speaking of which, he did manage to replace the dodgy aluminum spacer and worn generator and wood ruff key on the 650 Formula. It’s now runs a lot quieter.
Moving swiftly along, progressed from riding the bike around the car park to a slightly longer test ride, but curtailed by a cloud of blue smoke cloaking the bike following what appears to be a blown oil seal in the starter motor area, leaking a fair amount of oil, onto the exhaust and back tyre. Back to the workshop for further work.
Speaking of which, he did manage to replace the dodgy aluminum spacer and worn generator and wood ruff key on the 650 Formula. It’s now runs a lot quieter.
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piranha-bro2
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- Melbourne
Tippie
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- Dr?bak, Norway
I still reckon plastic jerry cans are way cooler.
piranha-bro2
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- Melbourne
Which bit's that Vince? the lovely yella? Coulda got black but when I'm, out in thew wilderness I don't give a rats about the look. And I'm more visible
piranha-bro2
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- Melbourne
Agree the jerries are pretty cool, and I've still got 'em plus the steel mounting brackets - tough as!! And I reckon I subconsciously chose yellow bags in honour of my yella jerries. Definitely fit them with the double seat and std guard for a really long outback kinda trip. Prob is, I think my custom exhaust is too high for the bracketry, but probably just a matter of redrilling holes and raising the jerry cans to clear.
Bottler
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- Bungendore, Australia
You bags arrived well before mine PB2.
hooksey
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- Vic , Australia
Quick catch up with the CIMAA lads and then a blast up bush to blow the cobwebs out!
Alzero
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- DaNang Vietnam
That’s a pretty BMW, do you know anything about it?
hooksey
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- Vic , Australia
Apart from the wheels looking pox (imho)
Twas a lovely paint job.
As Kernal Klink would say………
Alzero
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- DaNang Vietnam
There’s no accounting for taste! It was the wheels that caught my eye, not quite the shade I would have picked, but very close. I can’t really tell, but from the picture it looks like it doesn’t quite match the BMW Motorsport red.