End of SF1 restoration

serpiko

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Hi, I'm Fabio from Italy, as I wrote about a year ago in the presentation post I had bought a Laverda SF1 to restore. Finally after more than a year and a lot of hard work my Laverda is finished.With this post I want to thank the whole forum and its participants. Indirectly, reading the many posts here, I found the answers to the most varied questions that arose as the work continued. I would also like to take this opportunity to publicly thank Riccardo Oro and Augusto Brettoni who provided spare parts as well as technical assistance. soon some photos, thanks to all.
 
Beautiful job you’ve done Fabio, only thing wrong that I can see is no registration plate. I hope you get it registered and enjoy the bike you’ve built😂👍
Tom
 
Well done Fabio, clearly a work of love and passion. I'm sure it runs as well as it looks.
As Tom said," I hope you get to ride and enjoy the bike"
 
Good morning thank you all for the appreciation.the license plate should arrive in a couple of months, together with the new doc.la motorcycle had been canceled from circulation more than 40 years ago... I will also have the pleasure of having back the Italian plate of first registration, thus avoiding the ugly European plate... A surcharge that is paid dearly but I consider it important for collective purposes. As someone said it is a job that I did with passion and love, certainly uneconomic from a commercial point of view but I have never restored a motorcycle for profit, just for passion.se you like I can show other photos in progress, I hope not to bore you, have a nice day.
 
What did the mechanical resto consist of, and what’s that golden yellow color called and what type of paint is it? Any photos of what it looked like before the resto?
 
greetings, I will try to answer the questions you asked me. I apologize for any misunderstandings of language but I am writing with a translator, my English is rather poor... the bike was bought already disassembled, only the engine was whole, everything else a bunch of parts... It was a restoration project started thirty years ago then abandoned in a garage, over time some pieces have gone to pieces, others exchanged with other motorcycles that lay there disassembled...
The restoration involved all parts of the motorcycle: repainting of frame and components, remaking of forks, wheels, brakes, etc... The electrical system has been rebuilt almost entirely. All the metal parts have been galvanized, the bolts have been new. The instruments have been rigenerati.il engine has undergone a total disassembly with reconstruction of the crankshaft, new pistons, cylinder boring and valve grinding, even other less significant details have not been neglected, such as the overhaul of the starter, the dynamo, carburettors etc. I didn't touch the bodywork because it looked like you see it (it was probably from another donor bike because it looked very good compared to everything else...) I can't give indications on the type of color but I've seen more than one Laverda 750 here in Italy with that type of giallo.il restoration took over 600 hours of work
 
work in progress on the chassis...
 

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The engine was the most difficult part, I didn't know the Laverda Layaout, its old-fashioned conception put me in a bit of difficulty. I found various problems, however solved thanks to Riccardo Oro who rebuilt the crankshaft and provided spare parts, advice and suggestions. the most experienced of the forum will notice that the engine had already been opened and repaired in the past for a broken connecting rod and for the oil foils mounted the opposite...
 

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Inglese
reassembly of the engine after total disassembly, sandblasting washing of the engine crankcase (suitably shielded) Many hours of work and various difficulties in the course of work also overcome by the many information read here on the forum. Thank you all
 

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