Am I the only one blown away that people still use Craigslist?Laverda 750 SF2 1974 - motorcycles/scooters - by owner - vehicle automotive bike sale - craigslist
Laverda 750 SF2 in good condition well maintained with only 12,000 miles. Owned by retired mechanic.santabarbara.craigslist.org
Dirt cheap British bikes with very low mileage were brought back to Europe by full containers.
Pretty sure the solid alloy mount just came with SF3, my 2 came the the plate one and any bike with decent mileage had them crack up. The attic in the old Stanco building had lots of rusted out SF mufflers that had been replaced under warranty, no idea why they kept them. Agree the states produces a number of these low mileage bikes.
Same here in NZ. Container loads of British twins came in with very low mileage and often with weather damage on one side only. I spent 7 months travelling North America in the early 80's and apart from a few Harleys doing a lap of main street at lunch time and the odd Goldwing out on the Freeways I saw no motorbikes!
I have had nothing but fantastic success with 'Craigslist.' I have sold all kinds of things and have bought and sold 11 vehicles over many years, with not one problem ever. The only time I was disappointed was when I ran an ad trying to sell a few Laverda parts I no longer needed, didn't get one punter, not a one. I did find and buy a 'thick web' Laverda front wheel and a set of 38mm Cerriani forks (no triple clamps). A couple of other great scores were the Alpine Star boots I still wear, like new, for $60, and I replaced my 40 +years old Thurlow deerskin jacket with an identical one in much better shape for a cool $100.
Silencers are quite new judging by the condition and shine of the chrome compared to the rest. Originals probably rotted after 50-odd years of doing nothing. They will rot from the inside if moisture is trapped.
Consumer society at it's worst.
Definitely with SF2. My 74 #17015 came with it and my buddies' SF2s have that, also known as
I sent both a Norton and a Triumph off to South Australia back in the days when bikes were almost give-aways here in the US of A. A Corvette and a Z28 Camaro went too. At one time, bikes were being bought up in Australia and shipped to the US, mostly Ducatis/Italian bikes; then the wind shifted, and bikes were heading south again. Ridiculous Australian customs fees and motor vehicle licensing regulations put a damper on it for me. Aussie customs applied a tax fee on the crates I built to ship the bikes in; the fee was more than triple the cost of the wood.
Australia did indeed previously have high import duties as part of our economic protectionist days. Once our dollar was floated in the '80's our politicians latched onto the global economy buzz which meant our tariffs had to reduce, particularly in line with negotiated free trade agreements. This naturally had consequences however this is not a political post and anyway, both major parties embraced globalisation and enjoyed the international travel associated with now being part of a "global" economy!!
