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Laverda Dave:
Yet more progress!
I have completed making all the missing brackets including the ignition switch, rear indicators, headlight frame bridge, front reflectors, toolbox mounting and helmet lock mounting. I attempted to mig weld them to the frame with my brand new mig welder and very limited skill set. Fair to say I could just about tack weld the brackets into position on the frame ready for an expert (Howard at Hybrid Motorcycles) to weld them on properly! There were a few other damaged mounting studs on the airbox and seat pan that I also attended to.
I took the frame and the 22 other parts for powder coating last week and I got a call today to say they were completed so I collected them this morning and on the way I dropped the engine cases in for vapour blasting and painting. I spent a good few hours with various files and grit paper on smoothing and blending the welded repairs on the sprocket and stator casing. There were a few pin hole inclusions in the welded areas and I filled these with metal putty. These will be painted so hopefully the repairs will be invisible.
Next item on the agenda is to get the various nuts and bolts etc ready for BZP and to check the fork stanchions for straightness.
Laverda Dave:
More progress photos
Oddjob:
Oh, I would so polish them ;D ;D ;D
If you have those abrasive discs (for the Dremel) Dave I would try flatting that area with a low grade one, say light blue to start.
Did you know BTW that there is a Honda special tool to remove those plug caps, same one also used on the CB500K clutch adjuster. I bought 2 of them last year, just to see what they were like. Saves rounding the slot off.
Laverda Dave:
I would have polished them Ken but those inclusions are pretty deep in places hence the use of metal putty that will be covered with paint. I think polishing them will make the metal paper thin otherwise yes, I would have polished them. The sprocket cover is impossible to obtain although there is someone selling replicas on eBay but I've heard the quality isn't great. I'd rather have a painted original (or the bikes owner would anyway) than a poor quality replica.
Laverda Dave:
I haven’t posted any progress updates for the TL for a while; I’ve not been idle but have been doing a combination of cleaning and buying spares for the project.
A couple of items to report though, I have now collected the vapour blasted and painted engine cases back from R D Cox and Son in Reading and they have made a fantastic job of those. The original sprocket cover that was really badly damaged has come out well following the welding, filing, filing, blasting and painting.
I also had the new Pirelli trials tires fitted to the existing rims yesterday. I have polished the front brake drum but have the other side still to do. The anodised original rims and spokes have come up really well with a bit of elbow grease.
I have accumulated a vast amount of spares from what seems like all over the world for this bike! Once I receive the spares from DSS I can commence the build.
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