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[Haggis]

Historic Racebike Illustrations: 1972 Laverda 750SFC, In The September Issue

Laverda began as a manufacturer of agricultural equipment, expanded to small motorcycles, then introduced a sportier-looking 750cc superbike.

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[bazzee]

Laverda 750 SFC Super Freni Competizione

Outlandish and brutal, designed for the alpine roads on their back doorstep, the Laverda 750 SFC was the ultimate early 1970s factory racer.

www.mcnews.com.au

 

[Gerald]

Laverda 750 SFC Super Freni Competizione

Outlandish and brutal, designed for the alpine roads on their back doorstep, the Laverda 750 SFC was the ultimate early 1970s factory racer.

www.mcnews.com.au

25 liter fuel tank? My replica inspired 750 with glass fiber tank holds a mere 16 liters.

 

[Tippie]

My std SF holds more than 16 ltrs. The earlier SFC tanks with the squared off rear were much bigger. Needed gorilla arms to ride the bike.

 

[Gerald]

Yes, my '71 SF with camel hump tank holds approx. 19 liters. Still puzzles me why a larger looking tank, by dimension, holds less?

 

[bazzee]

Does anybody know what is positioned under the sump and in between the two headers of Uncini's bike, just before they join? I am guessing an oil cooler but frankly don't know why you would position one there. just asking for trouble.

 

[Tippie]

It looks like exhaust rubber mounts to me and a weld repaired rh pipe.

 

[Reunited Chris]

Looks to me like a rubber mount and bracket for the exhaust.

 

[Paul Marx]

It's a stay for the exhaust. Takes off from the strainer studs.

Paul

 

[MarnixSFC]

In 1974, most of the works SFCs had much longer down pipes, surely for more peak performance. You can see it clearly on this pic of Nico Cereghini. Would love to try one.

Marnix

 

[Haggis]

Laverda Jota: An Italian stallion born in Britain | Hagerty UK

If riding the wild Laverda Jota was a bit scary at times, it was also one hell of a thrill, says Roland Brown.

www.hagerty.co.uk

 

[piranha-bro2]

In 1974, most of the works SFCs had much longer down pipes, surely for more peak performance. You can see it clearly on this pic of Nico Cereghini. Would love to try one.

Marnix

Innaresting. Nice to know they played around with exhaust configs. Quite different from my short factory 2/1.

 

[helicopterjim]

In 1974, most of the works SFCs had much longer down pipes, surely for more peak performance. You can see it clearly on this pic of Nico Cereghini. Would love to try one.

Marnix

Well there's a challenge! Maybe a 6 inch extension ...... now who will make an adapter kit?

Question ...... what is between the pipes below the motor?

Jim

 

[Tippie]

Well there's a challenge! Maybe a 6 inch extension ...... now who will make an adapter kit?

Question ...... what is between the pipes below the motor?

Jim

I looks like supports for the exhaust. The oil cooler looks to have been left off too.

 

[lavgert]

I looks like supports for the exhaust. The oil cooler looks to have been left off too.

… there was no oilcooler on 1974 SFCs. Ciao, Gert

 

[MarnixSFC]

… there was no oilcooler on 1974 SFCs. Ciao, Gert

Some works racers had them in 1974. You can see the mounting brackets in the picture of Cereghini.

Marnix

 

[MarnixSFC]

Well there's a challenge! Maybe a 6 inch extension ...... now who will make an adapter kit?

Question ...... what is between the pipes below the motor?

Jim

Don’t think an adapter kit can be made, making longer down pipes is what’s required I reckon.
There’s a long bracket from the oil filter plate to the collector/megaphone to prevent it from sliding off the headers. There a 4 x M6 silent block between bracket and collector. A new megaphone mounting bracket needs to be made too.

Marnix

 

[arancia]

25 liter fuel tank? My replica inspired 750 with glass fiber tank holds a mere 16 liters.

If memory serves me well, the difference may be that the original '74 SFC fibreglass tanks were shaped with an extension down between the frame backbone tubes above the carburretors which if not replicated in after-market tanks would lose a significant part of the total capacity.

 

[motoddrob]

Never managed to squeeze 25 litres into my original 74 SFC tank.

 

[MarnixSFC]

Never managed to squeeze 25 litres into my original 74 SFC tank.

Nor did I, max 19 litres.. Here's a pic of a NOS tank I have that shows the 'belly'.

Marnix