Throttle cable change question
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Thanks Andy from Sandy. That’s good to know. Think I may even carry a spare on longer ride. I came across 2 riders by the roadside last year with broken throttle cable and neither had anything to attempt a fix. One on an HD, the other on a KTM 690.
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Laverda's were notorious for having heavy controls that destroyed cables, I eventually cable tied a new cable to the throttle and clutch ones that I was using, if one snapped I'sd just disconnect it and connect the new cable. That was a trick that I learned to do when I owned a Triumph T140E Bonneville, it used to eat cables too. I think they used to call it character in those good old days, it was before teflon lined cables became widely available.
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Amazing what can be done with a bit of ingenuity eh? I remember going for a test ride on a Jota sometime back in the 80s and the heavy clutch really put me off but I nearly bought it anyway just for that exhaust note. Pure Italian magic.
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Aye, you need forearms like Popeye to ride the old Laverda's, they were also very tall and top heavy, I had the seat on mine re-upholstered and the seat hight was 33". I'm only 5' 8" with a 29" inseam, I had trouple putting my feet on terra firma so it was time to get rid of the Lavvy. It was very thirsty too, riding around town only gave 27 mpg and cruising returned 30 mpg. The pumper Dell Orto carbs gave instant accelleration through the rev range, first gear was very tall, I once had it up to 90 mph in first, but it was well into the red zone, fifth gear was an overdrive with a top speed of around 145 mph due to the Jota cams, high compression pistons and Jota big bore collector box and straight through Jota silencers bellowing that 180 degree exhaust note. It was alsolutely wonderfull to own and ride, it's faults were so few easy to forgive.
I traded the Laverda in against a Benelli Sei Mk2 in 1986 with a Ł150 refund due to the Laverda being worth more than the Benelli at that time, I still own the Benelli to this day, I've customised it over the years, a bank of six 22mm Dell Orto carbs with alumonium velocity stacks, Tomaselli quick action throttle, Paulo Tarozzi rearsets and a six into six Silentium exhaust system. It returns 45 mpg which I consider good for a machine with six carbs.
Are you regretting not buying that Jota?
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No not really - I always go with gut instinct buying bikes and not pandering to current fads/trends. If it doesn’t feel quite right on a test ride, it probably isn’t the one for me. If I remember correctly I went for a Suzi GS1000S instead of the Jota. Okay maybe nothing like the character but so easy to live with and, probably more importantly, my missus liked it. That Sei sounds amazing - pure Italian engineering. Cheers Andy
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