750 Drummer on eBay

Tippie said:
In Australia a new SF2 cost $2200 and a CB750 cost $1400. For most of the people I knew who had them it was because of their excellent handling, robustness and build quality. The alternative was often BMW, which cost similar to Laverda but were perceived as boring and didn't handle as well and it was like buying into a bit of a snob club. Vincent ownership should prove interesting.
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I think that a 750 Laverda was probably around 15 % more expensive over here than a CB 750 at the time. Handling didn't come in to it. A pretty standard CB 750 won the Bol d'Or when it started again in 1969. That sold it a lot. Endurance is where Laverda made it's reputation. In an age when you could partly rebuild an engine during a race and win it, handling wasn't very important.

BMWs were used by long distance riders or side car fans using Earles forks. And were perceived as boring. They were.

Paul
 
Paul Marx said:
We definitely do not agree.

Paul
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Yes we do.
Paul Marx said:
In their heyday, when 750s were winning top level races, Laverda weren't that exotic over here and barely more expensive than the japanese rubbish of the time. Laverda, like Triumph or Norton, or a little before Sarolea, Gillet Herstal, not to mention BMW, were just a stone's throw over the border.

Paul
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That's just silly and ironic given that the SF engine was based on the very rubbish you decry (Honda Superdream) just as Laverda used Japanese Nippondenso for quality electrics and gauges. Calling the CB750, Z900, Kawi 2-strokes, etc rubbish, is not credible. It evidences the truth of my earlier statement re why some people ride old bikes.

I distinctly remember the racism surrounding excellent Japanese goods like cars, electronics, and motorcycles, that kept many Westerners buying inferior junk like Harleys and 1970s British bikes. "Jap crap," "riceburners," and all that insanity. Still heard that stupidity from 1990s Ducati owners, and I can still see it today.

When the CB750 was released in 1969, the long game was already over for Laverda. It had superior performance to the SF in every objective category, was much quicker and faster, was built at least as well, and was 20-25% cheaper.

The Z1 900 and KZ1000 were one third less than the Lav 1000. And so on.

I've always felt it important to be objective about the objects I like - to know what's good and bad about them. That extends to why I like Laverdas but I'm very aware of their limited appeal and why.
 
piranha-bro2 said:
Can't imagine the frame and geometry would have been any diff from my SF1 and the front end on it was super stable at any speed (and especially in WA i rode it FAST) even on Australia's bumpy as buggery roads, sealed and unsealed. Factory never fitted a steering damper and it never needed one. If your bike is set up badly and not well maintained of course you'll have problems. No point disguising a prob with a bandaid. I reckon it was just tradition to fit steering dampers.
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(and especially in WA i rode it FAST) do tell then, that was you riding fast eh, poor boy. Even the Weir Road was straight unless you throttled it, 160-180 was fun above that the Guzzi lads were in the ditch, Beemers stopped to look at the view, and Ducrapis were getting pulled out of the bush. If you don't ride fast in WA it is pretty much a straight road everywhere..:ROFLMAO: it's all good Q
 
That was the deal, Dave - if you had handling issues the high speeds were gonna show them up ... a curve at 100 is a different story at 160 - smooth might not be so smooth either. I remember Bruce's Z1000 getting the big weaves up at my preferred pace. These days you'd be done by the fuzz quick smart riding the way we used to. No fun any more. Rob would agree.
PS The Weir road wasn't so straight in a few spots :cool: But better roads down south.
 
Wow! Hovering at $11K USD with about 4 hours to go. Reserve was met at some point.
We'll have to see if the winning bidder takes it or backs out and we see it relisted next week...
 
It's a good price for the seller and a good buy for the new owner. I hope he or she rides it and does not shine and polish it for display purposes only.

When you see old Ducati GT 750s' going for $18+k and Darmah anywhere from $8-20k this SF looks good to me

The higher the price a bike sells for the less likely it is to be used for its intended purpose, so many beautiful machines parked in lobbies or living rooms whose tires will never touch asphalt again'
There is a Ducati 750 GT listed on the Bevel Heaven site the asking price is almost 59,000 Euro, pure madness.
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