Out and About on your Laverda.No bull,Just photos

[general_piffle]

Is that a dinosaur in the background?

I’ve been called worse.

 

[jko_78]

Had a shitty day wednesday, went for a family visit on the 750 after dinner/early evening. Even though it was cold, windy and not-yet raining, riding makes me forget it all
Suddenly this appeared in front of me in the early evening, too nice not to stop & take a photo. When I was young all the crap visible afar wasn't there yet.

 

[martymoose]

Red bike sunday

 

[piranha-bro2]

Red is the new orange!

 

[sfc vintage]

Working on my Spaceframe engine.

 

[chrisk]

Is that a dinosaur in the background?

That’s his numb left nut that went gangrene, grew legs and parted ways poste haste, the right nut went puss yellow and hung around the bike.

 

[78jotadave]

I'm going north for the summer, I'm heading north along Highway 93, which runs from the Arizona-Mexico border to the Montana-Alberta (Canada) border. This picture was taken at 7000 feet north of Mackay, Idaho, riding to Darby in Montana on Hwy 93. Hwy 93 is motorcycling heaven. I'm driving my Jeep GC, trailering the 1200, and unloading it for the best parts. Late May weather is brisk, and campgrounds and roads are empty. Caught a snow flurry coming over the 7700 feet Connor pass south of Ely, Nevada, riding the 1200, froze my nuts, what a road, it's all good across to Ely, NV.

 

[piranha-bro2]

Wowza, Dave!! And not a copper in sight!!

 

[chrisk]

I'm going north for the summer, I'm heading north along Highway 93, which runs from the Arizona-Mexico border to the Montana-Alberta (Canada) border. This picture was taken at 7000 feet north of Mackay, Idaho, riding to Darby in Montana on Hwy 93. Hwy 93 is motorcycling heaven. I'm driving my Jeep GC, trailering the 1200, and unloading it for the best parts. Late May weather is brisk, and campgrounds and roads are empty. Caught a snow flurry coming over the 7700 feet Connor pass south of Ely, Nevada, riding the 1200, froze my nuts, what a road, it's all good across to Ely, NV.

What a good idea, ride the good bits, there and back. Load up and wait for the next good bit... rinse and repeat

 

[Jo]

Yesterday on the Flüela pass

 

[sfc vintage]

Hi.

 

[jko_78]

What a good idea, ride the good bits, there and back. Load up and wait for the next good bit... rinse and repeat

Been thinking about that too, using my camper van. I don't mind riding long distances, but the motorways are just so bl00dy crowded (and dull) all the way to everywhere where it's nice, there's just no fun to be had. Work won't allow me to take weeks off to take all the little roads all the way and ride the bike. Need a trailer for that though, not sure yet as it would sit 45 weeks for max of 7 weeks fun, if that.

 

[Jo]

Gargnano - Lake Garda

 

[78jotadave]

What a good idea, ride the good bits, there and back. Load up and wait for the next good bit... rinse and repeat

To be clear, I made the trip north driving with my old mate Dave, which allowed us to trade off driving and riding the 1200. That worked out fantastically, along with allowing Dave to experience a nicely set-up 78 1200 in its elements. A few of his comments, "rock solid at speed". confidence-inspiring, "sounds brilliant", nothing Laverda owners don't already know.

 

[Steve G.]

Random cool bikes at morning coffee.

 

[Steve G.]

Random 103 yr old Ner-A-Car!!

 

[Steve G.]

And more!

 

[Vince]

There used to be a Neracar parked in the entrance of a Workshop near the old train freight area of Sydney's Chinatown near Darling Harbour decades back, Centre Hub Steering from the 1920s. I would drive past hundreds of times heading to Night Tech. Never seen another. Hard to miss it, such an odd looker.

 

[Andy J]

A reasonable turnout of Laverdas at the Italian Bike Night at Port Erin. Even my 750 Formula, which ‘wet’ itself for no apparent reason a couple of days ago, made it there and back under its own steam.

 

[Steve G.]

There used to be a Neracar parked in the entrance of a Workshop near the old train freight area of Sydney's Chinatown near Darling Harbour decades back, Centre Hub Steering from the 1920s. I would drive past hundreds of times heading to Night Tech. Never seen another. Hard to miss it, such an odd looker.

When our old buddy came down the street, we could hear it a while before we saw it,,,,we all looked at each other perplexed! It was quite amazing! And 50% didn’t have a clue what it was, I called it out loud within 2 seconds of us all seeing it. And my guess was only off by 2 years, I called it a 1924, but in fact is a series one 1922 model.