motoddrob
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sfcpiet said:motoddrob said:
The boat took over 6 months back then... if the dealers of the time are to believed! Later bikes were already in the showrooms in Europe by the time yours reached terra australis incognita I'd guess.
piet
Hi Piet, I brought it in October, was sitting on the floor of the Perth dealer for a while before I brought it. There were 2 750s on the floor, blue with single seat and red with twin seat. I brought the blue one.
It would have come over from Stancos in Melbourne as they were the Oz importers. I was probably the first Laverda owner in Perth, definitely the first new laverda owner anyway. The red one sold not too long after I brought the blue. Then a mate of mine brought the first 3c in 75 from the same dealer, a dark green one he still has today and still original but hasn't seen any ally polish since 75 so could do with a spit and polish.
Couple of years later Perth had heaps of lavvies running around mostly from Melbourne and Sydney as them days Perth was a popular destination for the east coasters. Tippy and his brother were 2 750 ridding reprobates from Melbourne that made the Nullabore crossing. I can remember my 21st B/day party 1977 and we had something like 17 laverdas at the house. Where are they all now??
