Beucars
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- Central Europe
1000 3C Proto on the 1970 Paris Motorcycle exhibition (from 2:19)
Laverda1000.de
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- Haßberge, Germany
https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=320649643
Advertised as beautiful overall condition, very good paint.
Rest of the dealership looks..... intriguing?
Advertised as beautiful overall condition, very good paint.
Rest of the dealership looks..... intriguing?
The Sock
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- London, England
Which drugs can make someone think yellow is a good colour for a frame, or wheels?
Jo
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- Cologne, NRW Germany
What's your beef - the golden frame fits perfectly into this environment ...
Legs
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- Adelaide Hills
Nothing wrong with yellow, in moderation IMHO 
The Sock
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- London, England
I believe he bought it in after someone had f-f-customised it.
chrisk
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- Brisbane, Australia
Legs
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- Adelaide Hills
Hate to disappoint.
Laverda1000.de
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- Haßberge, Germany
Where to start? The yellow rims? The golden horns? The red seat? Brilliant
Patrick
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- Carmarthenshire
Getting old...took me a moment to spot the rims are spoked..
Thomas aus LAU
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Laverda SF750: out of the archive | RealClassic Magazine
Laverda's 750 has been described as 'the best twin the British never built'. Dave Minton explains why
www.real-classic.co.uk
Gerald
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Sachs vaccum cleaner at the end ;-)
Beucars
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- Central Europe
Everyone to it's own:
chrisk
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- Brisbane, Australia
Problem is, they are riding the Jota with the others nearby, at a pace befit for Vespas. Clearly, the Jota should be ridden hard and a few valleys in front of the others to get the best out of it.
Jo
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- Cologne, NRW Germany
The Sock
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The above suffers the same "Laverda Road-Test" problem which motivated me to set up the 'Bike Magazine' Factory Trip article, back in 1980.
I got tired of reading "Road-Tests" in magazines which seemed to be based on a quick blast on a Laverda, then compared to the previous bike the "reporter" had ridden.
I remember MCM's Charlie Deane "confessing" to having taken a Triple "into the red zone, once or twice", ie. above 6,500 RPM, FFS!
That criticism in no way applied to Dave Minton's writing!
He, for example, rode an SF back from Breganze to Herefordshire, giving him time, and distance, to appreciate the bike.
Laverdas, for me are a long term relationship motorcycle, not a one night stand kind of thing.
Imagine if you'd let your first sip of alcohol be your last, because you didn't like the taste.
My name is Hamish and I'm a Laverdaholic,...
I got tired of reading "Road-Tests" in magazines which seemed to be based on a quick blast on a Laverda, then compared to the previous bike the "reporter" had ridden.
I remember MCM's Charlie Deane "confessing" to having taken a Triple "into the red zone, once or twice", ie. above 6,500 RPM, FFS!
That criticism in no way applied to Dave Minton's writing!
He, for example, rode an SF back from Breganze to Herefordshire, giving him time, and distance, to appreciate the bike.
Laverdas, for me are a long term relationship motorcycle, not a one night stand kind of thing.
Imagine if you'd let your first sip of alcohol be your last, because you didn't like the taste.
My name is Hamish and I'm a Laverdaholic,...
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DaveB
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Darmah “fast”????? FFS, every time we went interstate, the bloke on it was unable to stay with us. 112mph or thereabouts and he was done. Our mate Stevie on his GS750 Suzi was way quicker, as was another mate on a Guzzi T3. And much as I admired Steve Parrish as a racer he sounds like an old bloke who should stay at the pub and grumble into his beer.
They’ve been reading too many of Alan Cathcart’s over the top reviews....