Andy J
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- Isle of Man
...before you crash....
50ish years of Laverda racing in British Isles & VMCC FOTB
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Andy J
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- Isle of Man
Despite the best endeavours of Mallory Park admin to thwart the entry of several of our ‘Laverda family’, somewhere in the region of 50+ Laverda owners gathered at the circuit to celebrate the 50th anniversary and have a damned good time. During the weekend I overheard many fellow participants and spectators remark that they had never seen so many Laverdas before in one place. Those comments alone were enough to make me feel the weekend was a success and worth all the time and effort in making the celebration happen.
I am pleased to say there was a good representation of both Breganze and Zane built Laverdas, the earliest a 1960’s scooter and the latest a 1999 750S Formula.
In all I think I counted from Breganze: five 750’s in various guises; eleven 500’s made up of five Montjuics, one Barcelona replica, four Formula 500s and Andy Bartlett’s Binnion framed race bike; one Motodd; one SFC1000, one RGS; a couple of 180 Jotas; a 1200; and a 3C. Zane bikes were also well represented with two Formula 650s, one road and one race bike; one 750S Carente; two 750S Formula road bikes; and two 750S Formula race bikes. The vast majority of these bikes made it out onto the circuit at some point during the weekend. However, I am sure there were others at Mallory that I have missed out. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons a handful of other owners couldn’t make it on the day, including the owner of the ex-Kevin Hughes/Motodd RGS race bike and I didn’t see the ex-BR-AM Racing Egli SFC at the event either.
It was a pleasure to welcome former Laverda Dealer, Gareth Jones, part owner of Cropredy Motorcycles, as our guest on Saturday and Ben Shaughnessy, team owner of Alto Performance on the Sunday. I understand ex-Laverda racer and dealer, Roger Winterburn also made an appearance on the Sunday.
All-in-all it was an excellent weekend only let down by the lousy tannoy system and an error in the event programme that contributed to a group of owners, including me, missing the dedicated Laverda track session!
Finally, thanks to Regalia Ted for all his support in the lead up to the event and during the weekend, and to all the owners that made the journey to Mallory and who helped make the weekend such a fun and memorable affair.
I am pleased to say there was a good representation of both Breganze and Zane built Laverdas, the earliest a 1960’s scooter and the latest a 1999 750S Formula.
In all I think I counted from Breganze: five 750’s in various guises; eleven 500’s made up of five Montjuics, one Barcelona replica, four Formula 500s and Andy Bartlett’s Binnion framed race bike; one Motodd; one SFC1000, one RGS; a couple of 180 Jotas; a 1200; and a 3C. Zane bikes were also well represented with two Formula 650s, one road and one race bike; one 750S Carente; two 750S Formula road bikes; and two 750S Formula race bikes. The vast majority of these bikes made it out onto the circuit at some point during the weekend. However, I am sure there were others at Mallory that I have missed out. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons a handful of other owners couldn’t make it on the day, including the owner of the ex-Kevin Hughes/Motodd RGS race bike and I didn’t see the ex-BR-AM Racing Egli SFC at the event either.
It was a pleasure to welcome former Laverda Dealer, Gareth Jones, part owner of Cropredy Motorcycles, as our guest on Saturday and Ben Shaughnessy, team owner of Alto Performance on the Sunday. I understand ex-Laverda racer and dealer, Roger Winterburn also made an appearance on the Sunday.
All-in-all it was an excellent weekend only let down by the lousy tannoy system and an error in the event programme that contributed to a group of owners, including me, missing the dedicated Laverda track session!
Finally, thanks to Regalia Ted for all his support in the lead up to the event and during the weekend, and to all the owners that made the journey to Mallory and who helped make the weekend such a fun and memorable affair.
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KERMIT1200
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- Worcester,UK
Going well Gareth.
Well done to all involved.
Paul
Andy J
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- Isle of Man
Thanks Gareth but aren’t you supposed to wear those sliders on your elbows?
The Sock
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- London, England
I had a look today, Gareth. It's pick-up from the track, not wear on mine.
I guess I can muddle along, suspension-wise, for the moment, but you've inspired me to have a word with Maxton to see what it will cost to drag my suspension into the 21st Century.