Out and About on your Laverda.No bull,Just photos

oldiggy said:
Hamish do you have to pay ulez everytime ?
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No, mine’s a ‘76.
Any Laverda (or any other vehicle) registered prior to January 1st forty years ago (currently 31st December 1983 or earlier) is eligible to be classed as ‘Historic’ from 1st April (currently ’24).
This brings:
1. Free VED (“Road Tax”)
2.ULEZ Exemption
3. Should you choose to , no MOT required.
 
oldiggy said:
Hi my Lav is 1980 but haven’t used it last year because when I put my reg number in it says I have to pay. It’s registered as historic 🤷
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My 1980 comes up with the same result. However on the Ulez web site it states that as long as the vehicle is over 40 years old AND has been registered Historic with DVLC it is exempt the charge. Presumably the historic tag pings up when they do the registered owner check.
 
Rules are one thing, the people who apply them another.
Since I'll be going to Glasgow by car, I checked and sure enough, there's an emission free zone. On the web site, you can check to see the status of your vehicle using the registration number.
You have a choice of two boxes to tick: UK registration or non UK.
I tick non UK and am then invited to fill in my registration number, which I do.
A message comes up reading: we can't answer, it's not a UK registration.
I shall be living a risky 24 hours in Glasgow.

Last time I was up there was 1979 on a bike. We were thrown stones at by kids whilst riding through.

Paul
 
Paul Marx said:
Rules are one thing, the people who apply them another.
Since I'll be going to Glasgow by car, I checked and sure enough, there's an emission free zone. On the web site, you can check to see the status of your vehicle using the registration number.
You have a choice of two boxes to tick: UK registration or non UK.
I tick non UK and am then invited to fill in my registration number, which I do.
A message comes up reading: we can't answer, it's not a UK registration.
I shall be living a risky 24 hours in Glasgow.

Last time I was up there was 1979 on a bike. We were thrown stones at by kids whilst riding through.

Paul
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Surely not in a former European capital of culture ?
 
As an ex car mot tester I thought there was no way a two stroke would pass any emissions test so I parked that bike up as well but someone on the forum said they get through ok. I begrudge paying to have it done though.
 
a one off test for motorcyle is getting close to £200, they dont give a shit at the test station (Riverside m/c) is my nearest and "everything" passes because he hates Sado kh..nt.

have you, oldiggy, filled in the form from DVLA known as V211? if not do so soon, and take it to a main post office together with your V5C, rather than post it to numptyland (DVLA Swansea).
CLEM
 
This is a repertoire of the 1st Bike I bought Brand New and the Last Bike I sattled ;o(

Just scroll Down and you will see PIC's are "REAL" there on the Adventure Rider Site in regards to homage to my 70 750 SF0.

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Any Laverdas out there?

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No Bull Shit here.

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My Northern Ontario 2 Wheel MoPed ;o)
 
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I burnt through a lot of expensive tires with that ride weeding my through the winding Cambrian Shield.

That Modified Kawasaki 3/4 Dunstall Fairing is a must in the rain and cold (Don't weight any more the 4 pounds) and so is the rear Rack (My Design say 2 lbs) to carry Beer or a Heavy Lady friend. The Rear Sets are all Mine ;o)

The 2 into One Pipes are Slater.

Had to richen the Main Jets on them VBH 32's from say 24's to 32's so as not to lean out the engine when shifting at 7400+ rpm approaching 8000 under load.

Gotta say if your planning of racing a 750 SFO, change oil frequently (15w40 Diesel ) and suggest you replace the Valves with Stainless Ultra-Lites (Needs Replacement Valve Gides an custom Seat Angle Geometry + some Port grinding). Important is to replace the Valve Springs every year.

The 70/71 SF was originally designed to shift at 7400 RPM.

Them heavy cast iron valves will not spin 8000 rpm before they break or pound the seats to death but low and behold the Breganzie cast iron piston and rotating 2 Cyl 750 mass will survive 8000 rpm.

After all IF your going after that ultimate 8000 rpm shit - Good Luck ;o)

The SFC Cam is useless on the street.

I did a lot of long distant night riding exploring the Cambrian Shield in the rain and survived on that 750 Breganzie SF0 ;o)

For Example: On one night, a Corvette could NOT beat me from Sudbury to Toronto after 600 miles of racing on HWY 69.

Definitely NOT the fastest motorcycle I've saddled but fast enough and dependable to win a race.

Just a JOY to ride at High Speed on Winding Asphalt. 118 Mph+ down any straight and shifting well over the Red Line for hours on end,

Being aggressive the stock chain and tires will NOT get you through one episode with her ;o)
 
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EU has tried to force Norway to have bi-annual inspections on bikes but so far our rider organisation has managed to hold them out. Short riding season, statistic that roadworthiness is insignificant in crashes here, and chronic lack of bike shops (online roadworthy with those parts?) being the arguments. They wouldn't even look up from their phone for 200 quid (equiv) here.
 
Norway isnt even in the EU, and my experience of Norway, where I have a few very good Laverda friends (all be it in Finmark) that common sense prevails and they dont allow anyone to push them around, ignore rules and laws and generally "get on with it"
CLEM
 
CLEMTOG said:
Norway isnt even in the EU, and my experience of Norway, where I have a few very good Laverda friends (all be it in Finmark) that common sense prevails and they dont allow anyone to push them around, ignore rules and laws and generally "get on with it"
CLEM
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Norway has been in the EU since 1994 Clem.
Paul
 
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