Laverda - Odds and sods from the WWW

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sfcpiet said:
BMW bit the bullet and bought a Honda design for their latest liquid-cooled twins. Took them close to 100 years to realise they were running around in circles with their yearly gearbox revisions.

German motorcycle manufacturers have bigger sticks up their arse than brit manufacturers ever did... :rolleyes:

piet
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Was it a Honda Benley design? Matters not, the Japs are laughing all the way to the EU bank.
 
It sure is lovely Marnix. If I didn't have a weakness for Bultacos, I wouldn't mind having a Chott in the garage. I like the slightly left field thinking Laverda applied - not your standard off road recipe.
 
Haggis said:
It sure is lovely Marnix. If I didn't have a weakness for Bultacos, I wouldn't mind having a Chott in the garage. I like the slightly left field thinking Laverda applied - not your standard off road recipe.
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Absolutely, it is typical Laverda to use chro-mo tubing and magnesium parts in combination with the heavy stainless mudguards. But it does make the machine look fancy. I don’t have any reference in the off road category, this is the only machine I ever did off road riding with and it will probably stay that way. I can imagine though that the Bultacos were more purpose built.
 
helicopterjim said:
Could it be registered again? It does seem quite complete and could be salvaged ....... I suppose parted out it could be worth that amount,

Jim
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No way would parting it out recoup the outlay. You sell the easy bits, cheaper and cheaper as time goes by. And stay with a lot of large bits that could be used in reinforced concrete.

Otherwise, you could restore that bike for €10 000 which would make a total outlay of €14 000 for a machine that wouldn't sell more than €10 000.
Or you could restore it, and ride it.

Paul
 
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