Laverda - Odds and sods from the WWW

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I suppose you're just being eccentric by calling an eccentric adjuster concentric.  :D

There are some neat attentions to detail, like the swirl polish patterns on the aluminium dashboard and the brake torque arms. Not the kind of things I'd bother to do, but I'm a lazy bugger.
 
Not exactly the www, but one of the big nationwide distributed German newspapers, the "Sueddeutsche Zeitung", had yesterday printed an article in their travel section about the Veneto in Italy.
Would have never expected the name Laverda showing up in this newspaper, but reading that article, I found this little gem (translated for you to English):

"In Breganze, a few kilometres west of Bassano, the ruins of a factory called Laverda are still standing, which produced, before the Japanese competitors finally dominated the market, some of the best motorbikes of the world (of which the early 70ties 750 GT is the most beautiful one). Instead, you'll find there nowadays a rather uncommon red wine, similar to Bordeaux...."

Nice.... :D


 
The "S?ddeutsche" seems to show genuine interest in bikes and bikers.  They issue a quarterly supplement covering many aspects of the biking world.  Might even be a little piece on OCT in the near future... ;)

piet
 
Some of a Lesmo for sale....
https://www.nettivaraosa.com/en/moottoripyoran-varaosat-ja-tarvikkeet/2380734
 
Paul H said:
Some of a Lesmo for sale....
https://www.nettivaraosa.com/en/moottoripyoran-varaosat-ja-tarvikkeet/2380734

Don't think that's a Lesmo, Paul, it has a handlebar fairing, the Lesmo was fully faired, and the tank is too rounded. It could maybe be a Sport, I have 3 in my garage, but the wheels are different. I can't get to mine at the mo to have a look.

Edit
It's a Sport so it's an 84 model

By the way, although they are very rare, they have almost zero value, there are v few parts available especially not the consumables, most notably pistons. I've always thought the best solution is to re-engine them with something that doesn't seize up/go bang as quickly as the original motor.
 
RGS; Denver

http://denver.craigslist.org/mcd/5973279388.html

(Thanks for the info Henry - you like the tiddlers I see)
 
http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/bikes-quads-karts/42-year-old-superbike-found---still-in-the-crate-7664213
 
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