Laverda - Odds and sods from the WWW

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Paul H said:
http://motoringworld.in/bike-features/laverda-sf2-750/
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"So what do I have to say? Well, for one, this motorcycle was built to be ridden by men. Not the metrosexual wimps who hang around in their skinny jeans borrowed from their girlfriend?s closets. Real men; the sort with hairy chests, gunny sacks to hold their marbles and hands that could retire a stone crusher.
Ladies (the few that have still hung around to read this far) and gentlemen, I have ridden few motorcycles that exude more testosterone than this one. It takes a vice to pull in that clutch lever and with the sheer heft of it, it?s like pushing a house around when it?s not going ahead under its own steam."

Sounds like he's describing himself... ::)

piet

 
I think you have nailed it Piet, "The lady doth protest too much, methinks"... As m' olde mate Shakey used to say.
 
  A great race ...the '72 Imola 200 ...and this is one of three Laverdas in the race
In 1972 there was also the debut of the Laverda - Segoni 750 chassis in Imola. Here in this photo the genius Giuliano Segoni down payment to his creature. Guided by the strong Tuscan driver Augusto Brettoni, he ranked in an honorable 9th place.


Danti motorsport
https://motogranpremioe50ini.forumfree.it/      and the topic is      " 200 miles of Imola from 1972, unforgettable."

    This is the link to this fascinating record compiled on this site with great photos ....dont know if this will work but worth exploring
 
Paul H said:
https://www.rideapart.com/articles/410504/the-sf-750-laverda-turns-50-years-old/
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Hmmm, interesting take on the SF. Always a little surprised at how people who don't 'know' describe bikes that they probably have never ridden. Top heavy? Even looking at the pics posted in the article, you'd have to say that that massive engine sits pretty low. Fork length was surprisingly short in the day c/w other bikes, so they were pretty low really. I'm not much over 160cm tall and never had the sense that this was a beast of a bike or unruly, or difficult to ride (tame?). No lightweight, for sure, but a handful? ... Nup.

First time I rode a Honda 750 Four I felt like I was on a massive lump of lead suspended on cotton wool wheels! In fact, other people who've ridden my SF have commented on how smooth and civilised it was, which is why it was such a fantastic long distance sports tourer. If it was such a pig I doubt I could have ridden it on dirt with such confidence. I guess c/w an old Bonnie 650 it would seem large and cumbersome.

Or am I just a freak?!
 
nicely restored Scooter with a color that I personally don't like. But the really ugly part is the mint green stripe on the side of the seat. doesn't fit well to the color of the scooter...  ::)
 
Paul Marx said:
You don't understand camouflage.
Luckily some do, keeps the bombs off our heads.

Paul
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Ok Paul... Im going to try and understand camouflage , so much so, look what arrived to its new home sunday, not a laverda, but still pretty cool, something for the kids to ride into town on...
 

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