Hang on to your breakfast!

I think it's rather sweet, except for the Tank, Seat, Rear Mudguard, Handlebars, Headlight Brackets, Side Panels, Speedometer, Frame Modifications, Front Brake Lines Routing, Exhaust and Front Mudguard.
Did I miss anything?
(Side stand is kinda neat though, wonder if it is any better than the standard, original, Tank Denting one? ;) )
 
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walkermarra said:
I think the fact he wants nearly £6k for it the craziest bit.
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The bike is in reality an undiscovered diamond!

It seems, it was the training-bike of the legendary Lester Keith Piggott, the most successful jockey in Europe. Since the sitting position on this Laverda with the strongly angled legs was similar to that of a horse race, he used the bike for his training.

In this respect, the price for this Laverda is a bargain!

Don't wait too long ......

Position check:
Hmmm..jpg + 20th-Century-Oil-Portrait-Lester-Piggott-on-Petingo.jpg = undiscovered diamond.jpg

Thomas aus LAU
 
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Well, ride height is a challenge for some. The Harris I had for a while was built by a guy who couldn't touch the ground sitting on his 1200. He put the seatcushion directly on the frame rails of the Harris' rear subframe. See where the seat height is in relation to the cylinder head....

Harris
 
Personally I don't care very much what it looks like if it's being used and makes another customer for our limited number of parts suppliers that we all need to stay in business!
They don't all have to be orange, variety being the spice of life and feeling most definitely a non-conformist myself.
I bought a seriously choppered 750 twin for the motor, maybe somebody will see value in those parts even if they don't care for the look?
Would you deny the owner access to Laverda gatherings because he/she dared to show up on something other than a factory original look-alike?
 
you have a point there... How much modification is to much? What defines a Laverda - the engine, the frame or both, the grade of originality or what?

Personally, it is definitely not my cub of tea. But that is true for many others regarding my bikes, too. :unsure:

so - where is the line between acceptable and to much? I think, that is a very personal decision...
 
arancia said:
Personally I don't care very much what it looks like if it's being used and makes another customer for our limited number of parts suppliers that we all need to stay in business!
They don't all have to be orange, variety being the spice of life and feeling most definitely a non-conformist myself.
I bought a seriously choppered 750 twin for the motor, maybe somebody will see value in those parts even if they don't care for the look?
Would you deny the owner access to Laverda gatherings because he/she dared to show up on something other than a factory original look-alike?
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I think thats well put... much the same with people being derogative toward "hipsters " on bikes... as far as I can see they, are putting bums on seats, I would rather see more bike riders than less, who gives a crap about what they look like... plenty of neon leathered sports bike riders out there too that probably ride less than the so called hipsters. All bikes and everyone who rides them have a place, the more the merrier I recall that saying from my grand parents.
 
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