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

So could you feel the connected DNA, I was surprised how a ride on an RGS felt similar to my 3c. More feel and science though.
 
Dellortoman said:
Where was the photo taken from? I didn't know there was a spot in London suburbs with a view like that. I was thinking maybe Muswell Hill, but the architecture doesn't look right for that area.
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Apologies, Dellortoman!
I must have missed your question, at the time.
Only found it now, while looking for something else.
It's Canonbie Road, London SE23. The bit I find strange is that the windows on the houses face each other. None have windows showing that view.London's Spring 03.jpgCanonbie Road.jpg
 
The Sock said:
Apologies, Dellortoman!
I must have missed your question, at the time.
Only found it now, while looking for something else.
It's Canonbie Road, London SE23. The bit I find strange is that the windows on the houses face each other. None have windows showing that view.
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Thanks Mr Sock
Looks like a nice area. I suppose any window facing that view would necessarily be on the side of the house overlooking the neighbour. Perhaps that's considered an invasion of privacy.

I was way out with my guess of Muswell Hill. For some reason I thought you were on the north side of the city looking south, but it's almost exactly opposite. You're on the south side looking north. So my guess was 180° out. I don't think I could have been more wrong!
 
Dellortoman said:
Thanks Mr Sock
Looks like a nice area. I suppose any window facing that view would necessarily be on the side of the house overlooking the neighbour. Perhaps that's considered an invasion of privacy.

I was way out with my guess of Muswell Hill. For some reason I thought you were on the north side of the city looking south, but it's almost exactly opposite. You're on the south side looking north. So my guess was 180° out. I don't think I could have been more wrong!
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Not so bad of you I looked and thought Muswell Hill but then I thought Hamish in the North - surely not
 
Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond said:
Not so bad of you I looked and thought Muswell Hill but then I thought Hamish in the North - surely not
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I did live in North London, when I first moved here in January ’78. A Laverda Rider, from London, who I met in Scotland put me up in his digs in Golders Green for six weeks, until I found a flatshare in Barnet, through another Laverda Rider. Finally, muso friends who’d moved to Bromley with Gallagher and Lyle, and Bromley High School’s senior girls, encouraged the move to South East London.

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The Sock said:
I did live in North London, when I first moved here in January ’78. A Laverda Rider, from London, who I met in Scotland put me up in his digs in Golders Green for six weeks, until I found a flatshare in Barnet, through another Laverda Rider. Finally, muso friends who’d moved to Bromley with Gallagher and Lyle, and Bromley High School’s senior girls, encouraged the move to South East London.

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Great photo - still got them Jeans i see !
 
The Sock said:
I did live in North London, when I first moved here in January ’78. A Laverda Rider, from London, who I met in Scotland put me up in his digs in Golders Green for six weeks, until I found a flatshare in Barnet, through another Laverda Rider. Finally, muso friends who’d moved to Bromley with Gallagher and Lyle, and Bromley High School’s senior girls, encouraged the move to South East London.

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Is that an Opel Kadett B mirroring in the window?
 
The Vauxhall Cavalier was basically an Opel Ascona or Manta, the Chevette was basically an Opel Kadett with a Vauxhall Viva engine.
I used to work in a garage that sold both marques. All the parts came from the same distribution centre but we ordered them on different codes. Anyway one year they had a competition to increase the volume of Opel parts sold, don't forget they sold AC Delco items etc as well, with all sorts of prizes for the parts staff.
We simply bought all our Vauxhall parts from Opel for a year ha ha! My boss won a holiday in Spain, bikes and god knows what else, I won lots of good camping gear plus high quality spanners, torque wrench and so on. You can't beat a bit of creative thought now and again :)
 
Now I come to remember it the sales manager. parts manager and workshop manager were all arrested for different scams later on. I really enjoyed working there, one of my favourite jobs.
 
sfcpiet said:
Probably actually a Vauxhall Lothar.

piet
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Hi Piet, I was tempted to write "...or Vauxhall equivalent", but then I thought the Kadett B was built from 1965 on until 1973, Vauxhall was used from 1970. Would they really just rename/relabel an already existing car that was due to be replaced? Wasn't sure though either, but @The Sock confirmed it. At least one time right 😇 😂
 
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