First race in the 2015 British Historic Racing BEARS series for the old Laverda Jota. It was my first outing with the novice jacket amongst the big boys
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@johncunningham4820 Жыл бұрын
Medium - Rare Clutch was not helping , Eh .
@bobrogers70047 ай бұрын
In the early 80s Montjuics were much quicker round Cadwell than Jotas. Only place Jotas and 900SS Ducatis did well was Snett where they galloped down the straights.
@aldermarsh67767 ай бұрын
Having raced Montjuïc's, SFC750s and Jotas round both Cadwell and Snetterton, I can confirm you are 100% correct !
@wescooley34 Жыл бұрын
Was there a racer back in the late 70s early 80s called peter davies who raced a jota with a bit off success ?
@aldermarsh6776 Жыл бұрын
You have a great memory! PK Davies was a very accomplished rider and I can only dream of riding a Jota like he did. His son and grandson came over to see my Montjuic at Mallory park a few years ago - what a lovely family.
@wescooley34 Жыл бұрын
@Alder Marsh i saw a monty parked up on glencrutchery rd last yr the fella was part of a run out for one of his buddies who passed away
@gren50911 ай бұрын
As Peter Davies could tell you, the powerband on a Jota only comes in above the end of the red-line ! They are just slow and heavy below that. Still, a nice Sunday ride with the lads and no speed cameras to worry about !
@aldermarsh677611 ай бұрын
Very true!
@davidburne947711 ай бұрын
Mmmm, that’s why we have a gearbox. Hold the lower gear and row it along. I have a Morini 3.5 and that’s the only way I can get speed out of it. Barely sounds like the Jota is being rowed along - lot of short-shifting. Maybe that dodgy clutch had an impact…
@glyn7005 Жыл бұрын
Superb track and a glorious soundtrack (even with the clutch-slip). I have just revived one of Roger Winterburn's Spondon Jotas - it feels like a waste to keep it as a road bike. I wonder if I can still fit inside my leathers . . 🤔
@aldermarsh6776 Жыл бұрын
I got Roger to work on this bike after that season, and she ran beautifully for the next two years. Lovely. Enjoy the Spondon !