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

I rode my SFC 1000 to the local high end car/bike gathering. Nobody there had ever seen one. For me the great thing is to have the bike running after a circa 25 year slumber with the previous owner, followed by several months of me fixing stuff whenever I could find time. It still needs a little tuning but is going pretty well. I’ll probably need to strip the carbs on the bench to make absolutely sure all is OK, but I traced yesterday’s low power to a faulty 1986 spark plug on the right cylinder. It then came to life.

In the two days that the bikes been back on the road I’ve put about 10% of the total mileage on the bike, which now stands at about 2000 km. I’m impressed with the ‘on rails’ feeling, as I was expecting something with a little looser handling. I have little Laverda experience.

The photo was taken in the garage, not the most exciting location, but it’s a runner! For better or worse it’s 100% stock except for DMC ignition. Not even holes in the silencers or the air box. I’m uncertain whether I’ll leave it that way, or not.

The oil temperature seems to run up to 75 C max, a little below that much of the time even with engine warm on a warm day. Any comments?

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I’d be happy to meet you there.

I can see the top of East Grade from my house, a little white stripe running along the top of the mountain. What day and time? Sunday looks to be cooler.

1200TS’s bike is the green one I’ve seen once before, in 1989, and it really did plant the seed that I’d like to have an SFC 1000. I’d love to see it again some day, even more so grouped with another one as it was when I saw it the first time. What a nostalgia trip that would be.

PS Here’s the East Grade and South Grade. The third one from Pauma Valley is Nate Harrison Grade. Try it on a dual sport some time! Regardless, hope to see you at Lake Henshaw 👍

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Silvaire said:
I’d be happy to meet you there.

I can see the top of East Grade from my house, a little white stripe running along the top of the mountain. What day and time? Sunday looks to be cooler.

1200TS’s bike is the green one I’ve seen once before, in 1989, and it really did plant the seed that I’d like to have an SFC 1000. I’d love to see it again some day, even more so grouped with another one as it was when I saw it the first time. What a nostalgia trip that would be.

PS your maps show the South Grade and also Nate Harrison Grade on the lower one, the latter is the third and less travelled road up Palomar and is better on a dual sport, but I get the idea!! Hope to see you at Lake Henshaw.
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I will DM you some info.
 
My knob fell off. Luckily I had a spare. Fixed in 10 seconds. Anyone else have problems with their knob? To clear, I only touch my own knob.
 

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