1984 Laverda RGS 1000 Executive

[Gregg G.]

Extremely low mileage 2 owner bike in rare Silver/Black color combo with 1,353 original miles, completely original and stock bike, part of a private collection. 1 of 200 bikes built, excellent condition, $18K. Contact Gregg @281-799-3090.

 

[sfcpiet]

Extremely low mileage 2 owner bike in rare Silver/Black color combo with 1,353 original miles, completely original and stock bike, part of a private collection. 1 of 200 bikes built, excellent condition, $18K. Contact Gregg @281-799-3090.

Sorry, but no...

Oil cooler and connections, fork brace, horns missing (relocated?), exhausts, wiring sheathing, front brake disc centres re-painted, seat hump missing, chromed(?) alternator and primary covers, possibly loads more. This makes one question the mileage as well. Doesn't look to have been ridden in this condition either, judging by the angle of the rear brake lever.

No alternate facts please.

piet

 

[sfc vintage]

Hi there,I can see there are about 2 to 3 new posts with Laverda for sale, just go to: Laverdaforum, here in Denmark you can't sell anything that has anything to do with Classic motorcycles or cars, the young men in Denmark have no interest in old vehicles, my personal opinion is we are going to see more and more ads with Laverda for sale, and when you read the sales ads it almost always says: I'm selling my Laverda, because it has become too heavy to handle
Br
Peder

 

[TeddyG]

Nice collection- list them stateside on BAT since most members on this site are abroad and shipping is an issue

 

[Tenni60]

Il manubrio è lo standard RGS basso, la Executive aveva la versione alta con una copertura diversa...

 

[Steve G.]

interessante!

 

[piranha-bro2]

Il manubrio è lo standard RGS basso, la Executive aveva la versione alta con una copertura diversa...

The handlebars are std low RGS, the Executive had the high version with a different cover (pad). My translation ...

 

[TeddyG]

Interesting hand deflector- is that OEM for that model?

 

[Alzero]

Interesting hand deflector- is that OEM for that model?

Yes, before I stripped, powder coated and painted my Exec. it looked just like this one. Including the hand guards which can be fitted to any RGS, I think. With the higher handlebars and wider fairing it was the most comfortable bike I’ve ever ridden once I put a hole in the bottom of the windscreen to relieve the negative pressure. That created a big pocket of still air as opposed to the previous buffeting.

 

[piranha-bro2]

The negative pressure thing is interesting. The ZXR250 fairing I use works brilliantly and I think it's because I've left to air intakes in the fairing open (they original had flex tubes going to the airbox). No buffeting at all.

 

[Vince]

There are hundreds of pages on Adventure Rider about modifying screens to remove buffeting or sound. I guess because so many bikes in the USA get used on Super slabs getting to better roads. I did a bit of this on my Atlas, but I think that sound is from the Semi Nobby tyres roaring. What's odd is that even the moulded earplugs connected to recorded music still doesn't drown it out. Fixing these things can drive you nuts if you let it.

 

[Alzero]

It was not really noise that I sought to eliminate, but the head movement caused by the uneaven and pulsing airflow. You can see how large a hole I made in the photo, but later experiments with tape indicate that it could have been 1/2 that size.

 

[chrisk]

There are hundreds of pages on Adventure Rider about modifying screens to remove buffeting or sound. I guess because so many bikes in the USA get used on Super slabs getting to better roads. I did a bit of this on my Atlas, but I think that sound is from the Semi Nobby tyres roaring. What's odd is that even the moulded earplugs connected to recorded music still doesn't drown it out. Fixing these things can drive you nuts if you let it.

I was really concerned that my 880SFCK, GSX1400 and ZX7R all sounded like they had top end issues that sounded like a warble.

One day, taking a roadside piss, a car went zooming past any it warbled too.

Some type of feedback through the microphone to the headset I had fitted to my helmet

 

[Andy]

I was really concerned that my 880SFCK, GSX1400 and ZX7R all sounded like they had top end issues that sounded like a warble.

One day, taking a roadside piss, a car went zooming past any it warbled too.

Some type of feedback through the microphone to the headset I had fitted to my helmet

I tried speakers in my helmet, didn’t like them, they drowned out the voices in my head

 

[The Sock]

I never really understood that.
“I hear voices in my head”
As opposed to where?

 

[Paul Marx]

I never really understood that.
“I hear voices in my head”
As opposed to where?

It gets difficult when you have several people speaking in your head.
Paul

 

[piranha-bro2]

I never really understood that.
“I hear voices in my head”
As opposed to where?

In your head ... I guess where your thoughts reside, Hamish?!

 

[Andy J]

Without wishing to push this thread further away from its intended purpose, and I can’t resist this, but several people suggest Hamish does a lot of talking through his backside, so perhaps the voices also reside in that part of the anatomy?
And BTW Gregg, good luck with the sales.

 

[The Sock]

In your head ... I guess where your thoughts reside, Hamish?!

That’s where I hear everything, Quentin.
Hearing voices in your foot, that’d be properly crazy!

 

[chrisk]

Without wishing to push this thread further away from its intended purpose, and I can’t resist this, but several people suggest Hamish does a lot of talking through his backside, so perhaps the voices also reside in that part of the anatomy?

Arse speaking: FFS, that’s definitely not Kimberley Clarke