that. Plus "and just get on with it like we did in years gone by".
What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?
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that. Plus "and just get on with it like we did in years gone by".Bought me one of these while on special offer, Paul.More Breganze prep... Spent (too much) time getting a fossilised BT45 off the rear wheel of the Jota. Bloody hell it was hard work. I need more time in the gym,. Tyre stuck fast, being extremely tight around the seat circumference. All my bead breaking techniques failed, so I was reduced to slicing through both side walls (steak knife), removing the tread, and then Dremel-grinding through the bead wires. Wasn't too difficult in the end, pretty easy actually - should have started that way. Now to get the new BT46 on, hoping that recent/supple rubber should be a doddle by comparison. BTW - I'm tubeless and all my local shops fitters now refuse to fit a tubeless tyre on a 'tubed' rim, miserable buggers.
Pass the lube dear!
Not perfect, but do make life easier ... (plus quality lube and a pair of loooong levers).
Tippie
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And warming up the tyre helps heaps.
The Sock
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Soft luggage bars fitted. Couple of straps to shorten, an oil change, then check the tyres, light the fires, Breganze, here we come.
Forty-four years after we first rode down there.
Forty-four years after we first rode down there.
Schurminater
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What a great adventure to have returning again after all those years Hamish,......mightily impressed and slightly envious! bikes looking great and we look forward to hearing your story.......Safe travels smiles and miles.
The Sock
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Securing strap, Vince, which I have to shorten a little. there are a couple at the back, too.
I'll put up a couple of pics. of the straps and the brackets in the next couple of days.
piranha-bro2
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I'm making up a protector frame for my throw-over bags. I can't work out for the life of me how I'm supposed to strap them in at the bottom to stop the flop. I'll make it up as I go along. Got the rubber netting to go under my mag tank bag fitted -0 seems to hold it a lot firmer than without and hopefully no scratchies on the Q's tank.
The Sock
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Mine are strapped at the front to the frame triangle/exhaust hanger triangles, PVC taped to protect paint, Q.
Rear straps slip over the protector frame to secure the back of the bags.
Here are photos of the frame which keeps the bags off the shocks and side panels, saving the paint/powder coat.
Frame constructed from 3mm steel, braced to avoid bending.
Sleeve in the suspension top mount has 3mm shaved off one side, to maintain alignment. When frames are removed, shock tops are turned 180°. Job's a good un.
Mr Sock that's incredibly neat work, The only comment I could make is maybe slotting the shock mount hole so you don't need to completely pull the bolt. Just loosen and pull them up. I am a lazy buggar. Q have a look at Andy Straps's website for pannier frame inspirations. His are pretty light so they bend and repair easily in off-road gravity attacks and are easy to make and copy. And maybe round off the corners so they don't rub and snag the bags, nitpicking a lovely bit of work though.
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hooksey
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Ready for the squirt up to Yea tmorra…..Cathedral of Moto Guzzi! should be some bite in the air! Single digits forecast
Bit of dirt trackin so the ole nail gets the gig
Bit of dirt trackin so the ole nail gets the gig
CLEMTOG
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those are not throwover bags at all, they are purses, show us some proper ones Marxy!
CLEM
ps it wasn't me who made the protectors, nice job, nicely gusseted to take out any flex, who made them for you H? I would gladly recomend him when I get asked to do stuff like this since I cant be arsed myself these days
CLEM
CLEM
ps it wasn't me who made the protectors, nice job, nicely gusseted to take out any flex, who made them for you H? I would gladly recomend him when I get asked to do stuff like this since I cant be arsed myself these days
CLEM
The Sock
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Liam at Bluecoat Engineering, not particularly cheap but very good, reasonably quick and very easy to work with.
They allowed me to provide basic measurements, they then provided a mock up for me to check, list modifications for them to produce the finishe item. They would've painted or powdercoated if desired, too.
I preferred to paint them myself.
Hi Hamish
Just a thought pal; are you able to put a rubber 'blunt thingie' over this area?
I'm thinking that if you were clobbered from behind (ooh eer missus), then that forward pointing area could spear the back of your legs (as the bike flies forward, whilst you stay still).
May also stop the corners digging in to your bags?
Paul
Just a thought pal; are you able to put a rubber 'blunt thingie' over this area?
I'm thinking that if you were clobbered from behind (ooh eer missus), then that forward pointing area could spear the back of your legs (as the bike flies forward, whilst you stay still).
May also stop the corners digging in to your bags?
Paul
piranha-bro2
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SFQ is remaining grubby after the wet Walkerville run. Looking fwd to a bit of dirt1 Cold but clear and dry I'm hoping Prez. See you at YG.Ready for the squirt up to Yea tmorra…..Cathedral of Moto Guzzi! should be some bite in the air! Single digits forecast
Bit of dirt trackin so the ole nail gets the gig
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The Sock
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I,initially, intended to round them off, Paul, but Bluecoat, bless 'em, had rounded all the edges so nothing is sharp.
I'll test fly them, as is, and modify if necessary.
piranha-bro2
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i'll have. squiz at Andy Strapz, Vince. Thanks for the tip.
Banker-Laverda
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Got my crankcase back from SFC Vintage who have repaired the sump plug thread.
Unfortunately, the solution does not work. The inserted bush slides in the crankcase when I tighten to just 10NM, so I must have it done properly, that is, have the sump plug hole welded and have a new hole and thread made by someone who can fix it.
Learning: Go to the right specialist from the start and avoid paying for the same repair twice
Unfortunately, the solution does not work. The inserted bush slides in the crankcase when I tighten to just 10NM, so I must have it done properly, that is, have the sump plug hole welded and have a new hole and thread made by someone who can fix it.
Learning: Go to the right specialist from the start and avoid paying for the same repair twice
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piranha-bro2
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Looks like a simple Time-Sert job to me. No brainer.