Managed to spare another couple of hours to play with the Laverda
today. There isn't that much outstanding so the original plan was to
just put the thing together today and be done with it. That said, I've
been unhappy with the "replacement" air filter I got, which one needs to
glue to the airbox, as no OEM-style filter is available. Well, none that
I could find, anyhow. I don't like this solution but if it's the only
one...
However, someone on the Laverda mailing list mentioned that their club
had had some OEM-style airfilters manufactured so I'm currently checking
if I can get my hands on one of them instead.
Nevertheless I did continue to assemble the bike - put the front
mudguard back in on its new unbroken stay, and started cleaning and
poli****ng the dull alloy. Fortunately someone must've spent a lot of
time poli****ng the bike so both the Borranis (which are a pig to clean)
and the engine side covers are slowly regaining their sheen.
Finally, I did put the freshly painted bodywork back on as I wanted to
regain use of the sofa. The paintwork is of course another job done by
UKRM's resident paint wizards, Beav & Son...
I would say this is an improvement over its previous vile green
incarnation:
http://www.bsdninjas.co.uk/scratch/lav-01.jpg
http://www.bsdninjas.co.uk/scratch/lav-02.jpg
It's pretty much complete now - apart from the air filter, the carbs
need balancing, it wants a rear tyre and I need to put some of that
paint protection film on the back of the tank to stop the seat from
rubbing through the paintwork. And I guess a new front tyre wouldn't go
amiss either, plus a decent service.
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Morini Corsaro 125 | CB450 K4 | XL250 Motos****t | 900SSD | R1150RT
Laverda SF2 | Harley FXD BOTAFOF #33
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