As I sit here now my M900 resides in Scotland awaiting the trip South to be with me by next weekend. In the meantime I am already in research for what will be a nut and bolt rebuild.
Ive only been on the forum a day and the imparting of knowledge from here has been fantastic. I already have my bedtime reading in the shape of manual Slob pinged me.
My background is Engineering (all be it, Civil) but I am a lifelong biker and ardent builder, tinkerer and restorer, which now I'm retired I can indulge in to the fullest.
Until recently I was a one bike man with a long standing ownership of a 120 laverda Jota, since 84. Over lockdown my project was a ground up resto and electric start conversion on an XR400. I now jointly run the Facebook Page for the E Conversion.
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmUCGmMy
So thats 2 bikes and now I have just got a 95 M900., so suddenly thats three.
Theres an album of the bike in its as bought state and if anyone has time to study them I would gratefully receive all comments....the more rivet countery the better.
It is a 95 manufactured bike First Registered 1/1/96 Frame number is 0006742 and engine number is 024489, its still its original colour.
It comes with the correct non adjustable Showa forks but has an adjustable set of Showas from a later model fitted in the photos, which come with it aswell.
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVhVBmd
The Magic ( or informed bodgery) will take place here. Dont be telling me about racks of tools not in perfectly laid out order....it would be a long post!
I have a blast cabinet and zinc plating set up elswhere and a pretty good supplier list of people like vapour blasters, machinists, painters, powder coaters etc. But would still like to hear about who people use here, when I get to those stages
I will try and do everything I can myself, until theres something that needs a lathe. but I can be pretty handy with a welder, a grinder and a drill if it comes to making pullers and special tools.
Does the club run a specialist tool hire facility? (as The Laverda Club do)
Im particularly interested to learn the ins and outs of The Desmodromic System
Anyway, please comment, criticise and inform as much as you like...its how we learn.