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

[Laverdalothar]

Bought my very first Laverda today it’s been pissing down from the moment I picked it up so just sitting staring at it in the garage

while you wait for the sun - why not buy two more? I would know of two for sale, actually...

 

[Otto]

Yep.
Were I very rich, I'd pay to have mine rebuilt.
I would even have paid a rider and mechanic to race the TT2.
Paul

You don’t need to be rich, make me an offer

 

[Paul Marx]

You don’t need to be rich, make me an offer

I can't afford it.
Just rebuilding the TT2, which has a new engine is time and money.
And then, if the rider crashes it, there's a lot of pezzi rarissimi o cari on that.
Paul

 

[Otto]

I can't afford it.
Just rebuilding the TT2, which has a new engine is time and money.
And then, if the rider crashes it, there's a lot of pezzi rarissimi o cari on that.
Paul

I know, I race my Harris 600. That’s why I am not expensive to hire.
If the project is overwhelming ………

 

[motoddrob]

The plastic toe piece finally gave up after 40+ years. The thread stripped out. Found some 20mm ally rod and half an hour on the mill and linisher came up with this. Temporarily fix till I get a replacement pair.

 

[chrisk]

The plastic toe piece finally gave up after 40+ years. The thread stripped out. Found some 20mm ally rod and half an hour on the mill and linisher came up with this. Temporarily fix till I get a replacement pair.

Nice temporary fix, should last another 20 years

 

[Exmoor beast]

The plastic toe piece finally gave up after 40+ years. The thread stripped out. Found some 20mm ally rod and half an hour on the mill and linisher came up with this. Temporarily fix till I get a replacement pair.

Raask?

 

[motoddrob]

Raask? Don't they make copies of the adjustable bars?
Original Laverda rearsets using the plastic toe pieces from the 120 series.

 

[piranha-bro2]

I used a custom toe piece with a UJM rubber in place of the shoe-destroying Jota knurled alu thing. Then Piet gave me the RGS plastic one you speak of Rob. I like your alu replica!

 

[Vince]

Me too, a perfectly good expensive Alpine Star Gore-Tex boot died from its hole worn from the knurled toe piece on the top of the boot. I got a replacement toe piece made smooth with a rounded end and zero knurling.

 

[Gazman]

First job on my list of a little bit of restoration re-paint the pipes and silencers was very nice to see that they are original Sito
the label appeared whilst stripping off the old paint all ready for spraying tomorrow.

 

[stevepm2011]

One day, you'll get to my age with plenty of abandoned Laverda projects, not enough life left and nobody who wants to buy them.
Paul

Join the club, Paul! 13 bikes, of which 9 are rideable. I must be nuts…

 

[motoddrob]

Started it for the first time in 13 years

 

[piranha-bro2]

Sweet!

 

[The Sock]

Sounds lovely, Rob.

 

[motoddrob]

FIrst ride tomorrow around my test track. So looking forward riding it again.
Have to say the ignitech ign has tranformed the motor. No longer walks across the floor when reving, idles better and less vibration through the throttle.

 

[Tippie]

FIrst ride tomorrow around my test track. So looking forward riding it again.
Have to say the ignitech ign has tranformed the motor. No longer walks across the floor when reving, idles better and less vibration through the throttle.

Great stuff Rob, finally let it out of jail. One SFC I serviced had the bloke pissed off because it idled, reckoned that it was a racing bike and I must have de-tuned it to get it to idle as it never had before.

 

[Vince]

I was surprised at how my 3c sounded after the John Wilson EI was fitted; it never sounded that good before.

 

[iis_iis]

.....too kind Vince, one of the aspects that came about unexpected, was the actual idle capability of the triples, carby re calibration a given as next step post ignition upgrade. Cold crank start and idle ( hands free on the throttle ) 15-30 seconds you could walk away and kit up, the series 1 motors responded well, the series 2 a little more careful setup.

The biggest overall outcome post bosch ignition, protection for the starter clutches. BTZ did more damage to starter clutches than poor low throttle response. Batteries well taxed having to crank and crank while the BTZ output a feeble 15KV at best to fire a cold crank enrichment, anti start "ballast" resistors making horrible into fiasco. j

 

[chrisk]

Started it for the first time in 13 years

Very nice indeed