just barely a Laverda?

Chuck3CL

Chuck3CL

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eye of the beholder I guess...

https://www.rideapart.com/photo/5081044/1972-laverda-egli-750-sf-custom-by-stile-italiano/
 
I like it quite much I must say. It is a modern interpretation of the old bike, looks to be done at high quality standards. Better than the next 750 SFC replica I would say. Is it a Laverda? Well, it is a custom built bike with a Laverda engine. If that is not a Laverda, any Egli Laverda isn't, too. Or any Rau Laverda. Or....

Is it an Egli? I don't know. maybe the frame is "Egli-Style", but that is hard to say with the tank covering most of the frame.

Still, I like it. But then - I like Zane Laverdas, too... so - what do I know, right?  ::)

:-*
 
I like the concept just hope it has an alternator and you don't burn your inner thighs on that scrambler exhaust.

Definitely in need of an exhaust Guard Shield. Better to be Bow Legged then burn your thighs ;o)
 
Ron, you can see it has an Alternator on the pic taken from the front left side. Also it seems to have some (small) exhaust guard shields in the last bend before it goes into the mufflers.
 
Laverdalothar:  I'm 1/2 blind at 73. Have to say I won a lot of 1/4 mile to 1000 mile races with my 70 Breganzie Twin SF0.

It was the Suzuki 1100 GWX-R Kantana around 1978 that changed things to come. Had an 82 GWX-R for a summer - Very fast and dangerous. Yet it handled very well.
 
Nat Magee said:
I'm surprised it hasn't a brown seat, my pet hate at the minute.
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You won't like this then. One of our Tassie mate Rick's highly modified 1995 Moto Guzzi California. There's not much Cali left. Pretty much everything has been modified. It has a shortened swing-arm, 1100 sport motor with Hi-comp pistons. Modified heads, lightened flywheel, Ignitech ignition and a bunch of other mods. I've not had a ride on it (yet) but he reckons it has heaps of grunt and nice quick handling. Guzzi aficionados will spot that he's rounded off the cylinder finning and put the early style rocker boxes on to give it a classic look. 

As you can see, it has a lovely brown suede seat, which was something Guzzi did on bikes like the 500 V8 back in the day.

Kind of appropriate that there's another tractor in the background.
 

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helicopterjim said:
Last thing I would ever do to a Guzzi. [shorten the swing arm]
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The Cali 1100 has a longer swing arm than other Guzzi models like 1100 Sport or Daytona. Makes the handling a bit slow and ponderous, which is OK for a laid-back touring rig like the Cali but no good for a caf? racer. Rick just cut it down to 1100 Sport length and installed the shorter drive shaft. It probably would have been easier to start with a Sport or Daytona as the donor frame, but he used an old rough-looking Cali as a project bike because it was what he had.
 
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