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Messages - Laverda Dave
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« on: February 12, 2019, 02:50:21 PM »
Thanks Julie. My fingers and toes are crossed this time!
I cannot belive how much quieter the engine is though following the latest rebore, its a different bike!
I'm sitting on a train on my way to Westenhanger now to collect the fairing. I think I'll be sending it to Menno for a respray to match the tank etc he painted last year. Just wish I could find the engine bar.
1802
« on: February 12, 2019, 02:11:44 PM »
Don't let the bastards grind you down Julie. Real bikers don't inflate prices, hype up worthless junk or embellish histories. People who do are chances.
I can't help laughing at some of the ads placed in bike mags by these people, look at the claims made for the burnt out reck of an F2 being discussed at the moment on the forum 🤨.
The sandcast thing could be a lot worse, how much would a sandcast be worth if Steve McQueen had walked past it and actually stopped to have a look at it in a car park!
1803
« on: February 12, 2019, 01:59:32 PM »
It's going to be a good read Roy so I'mooking forward to it.
1804
« on: February 12, 2019, 12:49:14 PM »
I have an 8 fitted at present Nigel but may go up to a 9. What I am making sure of doing is planning my route where I don't sit in traffic. I'll stick to riding around the Chalfont/Amersham and Aylesbury areas until the engine is properly run in.
James, I'm using mineral oil, I don't think I'll run this engine on a semi synthetic. As the engine only holds 1.5litres of oil, runs hot and works hard I'll change the oil every 750 miles to give it (and its owner!) an easier life.
1805
« on: February 11, 2019, 06:59:20 PM »
Well, after a lot of faff the bike now runs and is much, much quieter than before!
In the end I bought a s/h barrel from ebay for £10 rather than throw a £100 genuine Honda ±50 piston and rings into the bin. I had the barrel vapour blasted as the paint was in a bit of a state and repainted it using PJI satin black (although once cured in the oven it is more matt than satin). I had the barrel bored to the middle tolerance as specified in the Haynes (and Honda) manual. The engineer cried 'no, it will sieze' but after explaining the Honda metallurgy methodology he relented and did what I asked. He warned me when he has bored previous CB250RSA engines to these clearances they have siezed as they run very hot. He also said the ones he worked on previously were dispatch bikes with pattern pistons so I guess they might well have siezed if subjected to london's cut and thrust traffic from the word go!
Im not counting my chickens yet given my previous two experiences but I ran it for 42 miles, it was amazingly quiet (the previous oversize rebore must have introduced piston slap of another level!). The best thing, it used no oil whatsoever, previously even after 42 miles the oil level would have dropped slightly!
The only slight downside is I noticed a slight weep coming from the end of one rocker shaft, oil weeps from these are a common problem on these engines. It wasn't there before so I'm at a loss why its strarted now? I know I'm not taking the rocker cover off again to remove the rocker shafts and replace the o rings. What should be an easy job isn't on these engines due to the stupid pressed in dowls being impossible to remove without a spark eroder!
If anyone has any suggestions for an alternative potential cure I'm all ears 👂😊.
Thanks for all your previous advice, hopefully it will run as it should from now on 🤞!
Tomorrow I'm also collecting the CB250RSA holy grail.... A genuine 'Hondastyle' nose fairing, as rare as hens teeth to find in undamaged condition.
If anyone has a set of front engine bars they wish to sell please let me know.
1806
« on: February 10, 2019, 12:35:11 PM »
Good luck Dennis. A mate had both he's knees replaced over a two year period. He was back flying a light aircraft within 6 months. He has no pain at all now.
1807
« on: February 09, 2019, 11:19:58 AM »
Looking good👍. More pics please so we can see it in all its glory.
1808
« on: February 07, 2019, 09:06:09 PM »
Looks like it's been re-sprayed in the wrong colour. The decals don't look right either. Piki, send him a set of your decals and tell him to do it properly 😁.
1809
« on: February 07, 2019, 02:15:47 PM »
It's 1970's alloy finned period tat introduced prior to the invention of 1990's anodized period tat. Apparently and despite advertising claims to the contrary, adding period tat does not make a motorcycle go any faster.....
1810
« on: February 06, 2019, 07:12:43 PM »
My o/h used Bikesure when she was learning last year. Probably not the cheapest but they are specific to bikes so probably a bit more understanding in the event of a spill and they don't Flog car, house, pet, life and other insurance (and they sponsor BSB racing👍.
As for a suitable bike, I would go for a Honda CG125 (stop laughing 😂). Let's face it, he'll drop it and with no fairings damage will be minimal. Parts are cheap and easy to fit and there are so many to choose from. I know his street cred will suffer but it'll still keep up (just) with a YamSakihonuki moto3 lookalike! At least if he hates bikes you won't have lost a lot of money. Please don't buy him a scooter, my 17y/o nephew has one and he hangs out with the local yobs who use it and abuse it, it's wrecked now. They wouldn't do that with a CG😊
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« on: February 04, 2019, 07:11:10 PM »
For a brief moment I thought that was my old bike I was forced to sell in 1986 a couple of years after restoring it and when the mortgage rate went up to 15%. I re-trimmed my seat in exactly the same way to match the tank colour. It was only after seeing the number plate in another picture I realised it wasn't my bike but that seat is very spooky!
Nice looking bike though, I think you got a good buy there as long as it runs OK and no leaks, rattles etc. It's £5k cheaper than the one on ebay!
1812
« on: February 04, 2019, 06:29:13 PM »
They we not fitted as standard although a few people had aftermarket ones fitted usually with 'HONDA' logo's in white. I had one fitted on my first 400/4 in 1979 that I bought from Speedway of Acton (long since gone🙁). My mates called me an old man so I removed it after a while along with the huge barn door fairing, white fibreglass panniers and matching top box.
1813
« on: February 04, 2019, 03:01:55 PM »
😁 Good play on words Nigel.
'The bike caught fire in the garage'. I'm surprised the house is still standing after that, it looks like an inferno took hold!
1814
« on: February 04, 2019, 02:58:53 PM »
They used to be called 'Bacon Slicers' when I started biking!!!
1815
« on: February 04, 2019, 02:55:43 PM »
23 bids so far on the 'genuine barn find'  ? As for 400/4 headers at £2k a piece, take a look at the new CB600. It has headers made to the same design as the 400/4 (sweeping and clearing the oil filter). The price for new headers if you happen to crunch them is £2500 and that's WITHOUT the cat or the silencer!!!! Some would say they are 'reassuringly expensive'.
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