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

Jo said:
The week before last one of our mates did fall over while maneuvering on the side of the road - he'd missed a hole and well, his right foot wasn't long enough.

Another mate and me immediately put the bike back upright. Then we checked how our friend was doing.
That's the right order, isn't it?
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That's why you and I ride Laverda!
 
Jo said:
The week before last one of our mates did fall over while maneuvering on the side of the road - he'd missed a hole and well, his right foot wasn't long enough.

Another mate and me immediately put the bike back upright. Then we checked how our friend was doing.
That's the right order, isn't it?
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As a 15 year old in a boy scouts first aid competition, one of the scenarios was a motorcycle crash; a Triumph Daytona duly laid on it's side and biker on the ground. Out team of 3, 1 attended the patient whilst the other 2 picked up the bike and put it on centre stand, checking petrol taps and ignition were off.
 
Did 40 km on Madame's 500 to test the shocks to go and pick up the O rings for my 3C. A small detour around the countryside and through a local town with cobbles. Lovely, makes a change from the clapped out pogo sticks.
Now the front end feels lights. I checked the bearings, no undue play.
Paul
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henrywillms said:
Bike looks good. Helmet looks like a old hippies tie dye shirt.
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It wasn't really by choice. After last year's accident, hit by a car driver who didn't see me, I renewed all my bike gear with high visibility stuff. I ride around with a yellow jacket now.
That helmet is a Shoei something. The revelation is the photochromic visor which instantly adapts to ambient luminosity. It's tinted in daylight but clears if you pass under trees or enter a tunnel. Instantly and unnoticeably.
I hope never to have to test the helmet.
Paul
 
Presently alternating between the GT750, Guzzi 1000 and my KTM scooter- the Laverda is going really well after rebuild, Guzzi has just had new brake lines and oil/filter change and all good. Now, little scooter was going well until I stopped to talk to a mate of mine who said he heard it coming making a right racket? I took out my earplugs and sure enough from the back of the bike was coming a sound just like tin cans on string behind a wedding car! I immediately thought the exhaust had broken up/a run bearing😳 something cracked and flapping….
I got home and with helmet off the noise was under the seat/ fuel tank/ rear mudguard area. I began to remove the vast metal enclosure that is the rear bodywork and took a small plastic bottle ( that I measure the two stroke oil with) out of the small Tool box section , that resembles an upturned cowbell. I dropped the bottle back into the box and it was just like a hand bell that being wrung…I thought of Paul Marx’s rattling fuel cap and stopped stripping the bike! 😂
 
Well two months to the day I bought it I went for the first ride on the 3C today, a whole 24 miles. First time in 49 bikes I’ve had right hand gear change! Agricultural and an oil leak.
Collected it, stripped it, fixed it, repainted it, assembled it and chased problems with oil cooler, ignition and hydrolock/carbs.

Time to put some miles on it but think the individual cone carb filters will have to go - it seem thirsty and won’t pull from 4500rpm unless very gentle winding it on.
 

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FWIW, fuel filter, use neodymium magnets under the tank near the fuel taps ( discussed here previous ), most contamination is metal ( oxidised ) shed from the fuel tank itself rather than floating debris. Spark plug covers, have to be 20+ year old ( unless NOS ) and may be open circuit ( lack of urge on rising throttle ). Oil leak am chasing the same here, same place, number of less obvious causes to the naked eye, also covered on this forum.

Lot of correct restoration on your ride, well done, looks a treat. HTH j.
 
I followed your advice with the magnets, Jon, after having to drain and rinse my tank probably 5 times with filings from my welders grinding work (not sure why he sealed it up with all the filings still in there!). No traces in the fuel lines since fitting the magnets. I'll endeavour to get any of the gathered metal out from the inside by removing them and sticking a magnet inside ... assuming there is any magnetic detritus still in there.

Very good trick!
 
Spooky looking inside the tank where the circular external magnets make a nice perfect doughnut shape of debris, on the bottom of the tank. Myself, use a magnet on telescope rod extension to remove the debris ( remove the underside magnet for a moment ). Glad to be of Service Quentin.... we seek the win, a smile here. j
 
Slowly progressing with the burnt 3C.
Bearings on the layshaft changed and I got the rear hub and brake plate back from cleaning. I'll give the hub a quick polish by hand, the blasting leaves it mat.
I need to get the other gearbox bearings off. I may need to purchase a press for that.
Paul
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Finally got round to exchanging the original 'bars on my RGS for the higher RGA / Exec 'bars - which entails procuring and fitting slightly longer top brake hose, throttle cable and clutch hose.
A few 'while I'm at it' jobs while the tank was off, concluding in a successful test ride today.

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I went to take the 3CL out to a bike show this morning only to discover the clutch plates are stuck. Haven't actually ridden it since it's MOT 9 months ago. That'll be tomorrow's job then.
 
a14rgs said:
Finally got round to exchanging the original 'bars on my RGS for the higher RGA / Exec 'bars - which entails procuring and fitting slightly longer top brake hose, throttle cable and clutch hose.
A few 'while I'm at it' jobs while the tank was off, concluding in a successful test ride today.

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Nice one Al, certainly throws the head up into the breeze alot more........but an excellent riding position that frees up the neck and Back (y)
 
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