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

Refitted the dynamo after tidying it up, sleeving the cabling through the chaincase and replacing the terminal rings.
With sausage fingers and the lack of dexterity that being 70 brings, fitting a new V belt made replacing the dynamo clamps a tricky task without an assistant handy.
Fortunately, Stanley came to my aid.
Job done.
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To fit the belt, you put it over the freewheel pulley, engage it by hand on the dynamo pulley, and the turn whole caboodle over with the trusty 24mm socket which all Laverda owners have in their pocket.
Paul
 
Did the fork seals on Corinnes 500 and fitted gaiters.
Since nobody found what an NSK 62028 was, I ordered some 6202-2RS for the dynamo which I'll pick up tomorrow.
Paul
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piranha-bro2 said:
To run so well on such cold plugs it would be interesting to do an accurate CR check on your bike. Use a burette to fill a cylinder (bike leaned over a little, fill to halfway up the plug hole) at accurate TDC with an oil-kero mix. Add that figure to swept volume and divide by that figure.
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Not sure I trust myself to do that accurately... although my wife is a medical lab analyst, burettes have been relegated to the museum display case in the waiting area...
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That is the hottest "cold" plug i have ever seen, something is not correct there. j
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There's someone local who had a bike shop and prepared race bikes al well, they quit the shop part (bikes, clothing, etc) & only do maintenance and prepare the race bikes. Might have a chat there and see if they can do e.g. a compression measurement.

I have no reference other than your digital help and the fact that it has been run like this for a long time & did not break, for what that is worth. Would not want it to get broken, though.
 
Took the S out to do some shopping. Buy some fork oil, go to the chemists and pick up the bearings for the SF2 dynamo.
And to check the clutch.
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That clutch is a right pain in the ghoulies. It slips horribly when cold. That gets better when it's hot, then it drags to the point of stalling the engine on tickover with the clutch pulled in. It still slips if the throttle is opened abruptly in higher gears.
It's been apart twice in the last few weeks, new friction plates in there and longer rods in the mainshaft. The cable adjusters are at the slackest.
I'm waiting for some new springs to arrive and then it'll be taken apart again. Likely next week.

I received the dynamo brushes today so I'll rebuild the dynamo as from tomorrow.

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Paul
 
More sorting out wiring on the SF2 and reconnecting the neutral switch, which is serviceable but was not connected for reasons unknown to me.
Also tightened the engine mounting bolts, only one of which I would've described as tight. One was way less than finger tight.
 
There are at least two schools of thought on what to do when you drop a nut when fixing a vehicle:
"It's all right, I've got a tub full of new ones. Shiny stainless steel. Got 'em off Ebay. Anyway, I need this job finished in ten minutes."
And, "Stop everything until it's found!"
Changing the regulator strap, today, I let one slip. Having searched the top of the motor with a torch, I was just about to remove the starter motor, again, to check underneath, when a sparkle in my head torch revealed this:
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Glad I'm not in the first camp!
 
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Dynamo day. Sounds very military.

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Once again, the parts list is wrong.
If you want things right, get a Honda with an extended guarantee.

Paul

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The Sock said:
More sorting out wiring on the SF2 and reconnecting the neutral switch, which is serviceable but was not connected for reasons unknown to me.
Also tightened the engine mounting bolts, only one of which I would've described as tight. One was way less than finger tight.
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You cannot tolerate loose nuts Hamish.
Paul
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The Sock said:
There are at least two schools of thought on what to do when you drop a nut when fixing a vehicle:
"It's all right, I've got a tub full of new ones. Shiny stainless steel. Got 'em off Ebay. Anyway, I need this job finished in ten minutes."
And, "Stop everything until it's found!"
Changing the regulator strap, today, I let one slip. Having searched to top of the motor with a torch, I was just about to remove the starter motor, again, to check underneath, when a sparkle in my head torch revealed this:
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Glad I'm not in the first camp!
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Hi Hamish, have a look what would happen when you start the engine with a nut in the carb. Ciao, Gert
 

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Service on Laverda 1000 year: 1973 I have installed a new ignition/generator system, purchased from Jlo teck, so now there is about 350 w charging current, the old system gave 180 w. Many thanks to Morten Lange, who is always ready when I need expertise for the electrical.
 

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sfcpiet said:
Thought you wanted to clean up the armature? Where is the parts list incorrect?

piet
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I did clean up the armature. It was black all over before. In the lathe with some dry wet and dry.
As for the parts list, there's just enough spindle on the armature side for a bearing, not a long shaft with a thread at the end.
Paul
 
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