Laverda 3C for sale £6450 ono

[Fryerk]

1976 Laverda 3C. In really nice all round condition. Standard apart from a hydraulic clutch conversion which makes the clutch really light and easy to use in traffic. Registered as a historic vehicle so tax free and MOT exempt. Paintwork is nice with no dents or significant marks. Exhaust is in great condition and sounds wonderful. Both mudguards are in great shape. Has excellent twin Brembo brakes up front and a drum rear this is one 70's bike that stops on a sixpence. It starts easily and runs really well I have a video of it starting and running that I could send to anyone that is interested. It's also fitted with the very desirable JOTA fully adjustable handlebars.
Just a couple of things to note it's missing the chain guard and steering lock. Also it's had a repair to the case near the front sprocket. I presume the chain caused some damage in the past. It's been repaired OK and is oil tight.
Overall a very sound example of these lovely old Italian bikes and at what I think is a realistic price. I'm located in Hampton Hill TW12

 

[helicopterjim]

Nice looking bike. What make are those mufflers? Is that an external oil filter? Interesting front brake discs too.

Good luck!

Jim

 

[LJ-2]

Home turf ,I grew up in Teddington, good luck with the sale, seems a good price reflection. All those 20mph limits forcing the sale ?

 

[Fryerk]

Yep external oil filter. Don't know what make the silencers are I've not seen any markings on them.

 

[Fryerk]

They don't help but lack of space in the garage is the real driver...

 

[Dellortoman]

Nice tidy bike. I spy the dreaded damage to the crankcase from a busted drive chain that's been repaired with some kind of bog. When I bought my Jota, it had exactly the same damage and a similar repair. I reckon broken chains weren't an unusual occurrence back in the day when the performance of a Laverda triple was pushing the limit of chain capability. It's unlikely to happen now because modern motorcycle chains are incredibly strong.

My Jota had been repaired with crappy auto body filler that had cracked and broken loose again, with the loose chunk trapped in place by the sprocket cover. A few years ago, when I had the engine out, I did a much better epoxy repair with glass fibre reinforcement on the inside. I also managed to align it much better with the sprocket cover, painted it aluminium colour and the repair is practically invisible to the casual observer, especially now that it has a few thousand km of general road crud on it (I rarely wash my bike). It's probably as strong now as the original cast alloy, but it's really just a cosmetic issue rather than structural. That piece of case doesn't do anything other than act as a chain guard. It's not as if it has to retain oil or anything.

 

[Fryerk]

Yeah I think you're right. Mines actually been welded so strong although not particularly pretty and as you say no oil behind there to escape