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

Finally managed to get a bit of workshop time in this afternoon and spent some time on the RGA Sprint. I had previously refurbed the starter motor stator and replaced the brushes and got the starter reassembled and tested, then fitted, along with the alternator stator and casing.
 
chrisk said:
My pommy mate, that had a necktie manufacturing factory, passed to him when his father died, in England, doesn’t agree.
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Saville Row disagrees with your pommy mate. Compliment yes, but match - no. Why? Because it’ll end up looking like something from one of those tacky gift sets:

savilerowco.com

The Best Tie and Pocket Square Combinations

If you’re looking to set your suit apart from the rest, a tie and pocket square should be at the top of your shopping list. Simple yet effective, these stylish accessories will add some extra character to formal ensembles without breaking the bank. But how do you navigate the etiquette of these...
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general_piffle said:
Saville Row disagrees with your pommy mate. Compliment yes, but match - no. Why? Because it’ll end up looking like something from one of those tacky gift sets.
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Fuck me drunk…. You’ve put me in a very horrible position!

Now I’m going to have to quiz out my pommy mate.

I may have duck and weave when I ask if he, and his father before him, ‘made those tacky gift sets’ that you can’t get from Saville Row.

Anyone want a slightly used pommy mate?
 
Tie an what, will that clash with my stubbies. BTW Stubbies are quintessential elastic waisted work shorts worn by Tradies in Oz.
 
chrisk said:
Fuck me drunk…. You’ve put me in a very horrible position!

Now I’m going to have to quiz out my pommy mate.

I may have duck and weave when I ask if he, and his father before him, ‘made those tacky gift sets’ that you can’t get from Saville Row.

Anyone want a slightly used pommy mate?
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If he's a good pommy mate, then just say I completely agreed, and realised I'd commited a crime against fashion by suggesting otherwise. Only we (and Saville Row) will know the sartorial truth... ;)
 
general_piffle said:
If he's a good pommy mate, then just say I completely agreed, and realised I'd commited a crime against fashion by suggesting otherwise. Only we (and Saville Row) will know the sartorial truth... ;)
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Thanks, after his separation and other shit going on, I fear the revelation that his father was a cheap arse may tip him over the edge. 🔫💀

I think it’s best to let old dogs lie, lay … or whatever the fuck it is???
 
Rammed on a pair of shoes and took it out for a spin. Ten days since the new toe joint was put in, but too nice a day to let go to waste.
Clutch cable pulled the top nipple. It's the last of the three development samples that'd been made by Venhill for me to test.
None lasted more than 5,000 miles, one which they had replaced the inner on, failed at 1,300 miles.
Sadly, I have to conclude "Unfit for purpose".

One of Andy Wagner's on now. I'll see how long it lasts.
Also tightened up the steering head bearings a tad.
Decent run, tomorrow.
 
The Sock said:
Clutch cable pulled the top nipple. It's the last of the three development samples that'd been made by Venhill for me to test.
None lasted more than 5,000 miles, one which they had replaced the inner on, failed at 1,300 miles.
Sadly, I have to conclude "Unfit for purpose".
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I'd have thought Venhill would know how to make a decent cable. Nipple pulling off is a pretty basic failure mode that they should have addressed by putting a birdcage on the end of the cable. They even sell the tool to do it with.

www.venhill.co.uk

CABLE INNER WIRE BIRD CAGING TOOL

Tool for forming a 'birdcage' when soldering nipples to control cable inner wires. Suitable for 1.5mm, 2mm and 2.5mm dia. wire. You will need a vice to hold the jaws and clamp the cable. Then use a hammer to stamp the supplied punch to form the 'birdcage'.
www.venhill.co.uk www.venhill.co.uk
 
Atlas looks great, Malcolm. Exhaust? Don't know what fails first, the Chocolate countershafts or the lack of available Cam Chains. What's your like for getting neutral at traffic lights, mine, I think, needs new plates. Its clutch drags badly
 
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