Newbie to Laverda ownership
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Lee87H
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- Upstate New York USA
Welcome to the Forum, beautiful 3C you have, you will find pretty much all you need to know about your Laverda right here, can get a little nutty sometimes, My 74 3C wasn't sold till 75 and that's how it was registered, maybe that's what happened with yours, Enjoy the ride, Cheers
The Sock
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- London, England
The 3c was still available after September ‘75, when the 3CL started production.
The engine number would be right for a later 3c.
The engine number would be right for a later 3c.
Yes, the public would have preferred the newer stuff not to mention the fastest production bike in the world.
Not many people in the UK would have wanted a 3C in 78.
Paul
Steve G.
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Lovely machine! Welcome to the collective. I cannot give you any details about UK registration ‘irregularities’ but the engine number does put that kind of late ‘77 production.
Pay no mention to above furrowed eye brow comments on the machine, there is incredible knowledge on this forum even if you have to peel back growly nature to see it.
Pay no mention to above furrowed eye brow comments on the machine, there is incredible knowledge on this forum even if you have to peel back growly nature to see it.
Schurminater
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REGISTRE 1000 180° (1972 – 1981) – Laverdamania.net
www.laverdamania.net
its on the register.
Bitsa. The engine # puts it well into 3CL territory, which would explain the registration date. Wire wheels were oh-so-yesterday in '78... Either the engine has been swapped, or a 3CL has been pimped. Lots of hints to be found on the frame if that were the case. The seamed Lafranconi silencers were never fitted to the 1000 triples.
piet
piet
So?REGISTRE 1000 180° (1972 – 1981) – Laverdamania.net
its on the register.
Matching frame and engine number. What are the differences between the 3C and 3CL frames.
Love the bike on wires
3C has provision for a rear brake cable for a start with eventually a cross over provision for the foot controls.Matching frame and engine number. What are the differences between the 3C and 3CL frames.
Love the bike on wires
Different location for the ancillaries such as regulator, fuse box etc.
Early 3CL had Ceriani fork and clamps, then Marzocchi.
Early 3C had no oil radiator.
Did the 3CL have the frame mounted choke lever?
Paul
Jo
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- Cologne, NRW Germany
In the 5000 something range it's no early 3c ...
The Sock
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- London, England
For the doom mongers, and anyone else interested, late 3c frames had the bits to allow fitment of an RHS rear brake lever.
Unsurprisingly, Aitch's frame has those fittings, see below:
Rather than opinion, which has, previously, been expressed to me in respect of mine. "That's not right! Someone's altered that, it's not original."
I broke mine out of the crate, so I know it is.
Oil cooler looks right, too.
QED.
Unsurprisingly, Aitch's frame has those fittings, see below:
Rather than opinion, which has, previously, been expressed to me in respect of mine. "That's not right! Someone's altered that, it's not original."
I broke mine out of the crate, so I know it is.
Oil cooler looks right, too.
QED.
The Sock
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- London, England
Not many people bought any Laverda, in the UK, Paul.
Those who did, bought whichever one they wanted, not whichever one you seem to think they should've bought.
Reckless fools that they were.
pf1
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- Portsmouth UK
The very late 3C's also had the indent on the frame top rail where the seat catch went. I have seen them.
Schurminater
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- Surrey Hills
Just for info Paul,…..he's new to Laverdas
