Great pictures - I would love to borrow the Laverda for a week or two! - A mate of mine had a Laverda a few years ago but found the Mirage's reversed brake - gear change controls tricky to get used to. Some very cool bikes there.

I had an issue similar to this a few years ago on a z1000. I changed the points for a different set and all was well. I think it was said at the time that sometimes non original points sets can cause problems in setting up timing.

Lovely bike - suits that exhaust.

Probably a lot of us should ride them more than we do - inspired me to go out today and get some miles in - Shame to waste the sunny weather!

Nice pics of how it was 'back in the day' !

Wow - now you're talking!

When I lived in North Manchester I took a ride up to Devils Bridge at Kirkby Lonsdale - which is a bit further south. Great looking bike and some fantastic roads up there.

Thanks for comments -
Hi Zapo !
I sold my KH400 in 1980 !
The S however is progressing since last year's session at Twistgrip motorcycles has improved things.
Still not 100% perfect for me.
If you want to meet for a coffee (maybe Abbots Bromley again?) I can bore you to death with the full story!

I wish I could say the pictures were taken as I pulled into my drive - but unfortunately not!

Very surprised at that - the M5 fitted absolutely perfect for the whole length.

Took the screw out of a disused green dyna coil and inserted a screw which I am pretty sure is m5. (KH400 switchgear screw) So you should be ok with m5 replacement - you should also use a split washer. For info the threaded section is about 8mm and the head of the screw is quite wide at about 9mm. D...

Not sure how relevant to the seat pan but Philippe made some observations about A1 & A2 seat differences here:
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=51108&p=416467&hilit=seat#p416467

I had a Z1r since the 80's and acquired an A2 in 2013 - (and sold the Z1R in 2021). I still have the A2 but for a few years was able to make direct comparisons. I always felt the Z1r was more planted on the road and inspired more confidence but whether it was much faster in real road conditions is v...

Great picture. Tuesday was a great day for biking - almost like Summer! I was out and about too - finally got my carb setting right having had them off the bike. The fuel screw (sometimes referred to as pilot screw) needs to be 1 1/4 turns from fully seated and it now runs perfect. Might take her ou...

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