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

[Andy J]

What?!! An SF in the UK???

I can remember a time when you were just as likely to see a Breganze 750 twin as a triple.

 

[Paul Marx]

I can remember a time when you were just as likely to see a Breganze 750 twin as a triple.

In the UK?
When we turned up at Slaters in 2001 with 5 750s on our way to the ILOC rally in Stirling, he told us he'd never seen so many together.
We were surprised because quite used to seing 30 to 40 together.
Paul

 

[Exmoor beast]

In the UK?
When we turned up at Slaters in 2001 with 5 750s on our way to the ILOC rally in Stirling, he told us he'd never seen so many together.
We were surprised because quite used to seing 30 to 40 together.
Paul

Must admit I don’t recall ever seeing one until I was in my twenties.

 

[Paul Marx]

Must admit I don’t recall ever seeing one until I was in my twenties.

When I came back from Stirling, I wrote an article for the ILOC magazine titled " Twins in triple land ".
A bit less true today since some people become wiser and more discerning with age, but still true.

Paul

 

[Steve G.]

Update on the mighty Ner-A-Car brought in by a local lad from Wales. He’s installed properly real rubber tires and had them installed properly instead of the previous bicycle tires. Tightened up all linkage so brakes and shifting are much better. Not previous neglect,,,,but not much use. Updates to follow.

 

[Exmoor beast]

Update on the mighty Ner-A-Car brought in by a local lad from Wales. He’s installed properly real rubber tires and had them installed properly instead of the previous bicycle tires. Tightened up all linkage so brakes and shifting are much better. Not previous neglect,,,,but not much use. Updates to follow.

This is what I want to see !

 

[Andy J]

In the UK?
When we turned up at Slaters in 2001 with 5 750s on our way to the ILOC rally in Stirling, he told us he'd never seen so many together.
We were surprised because quite used to seing 30 to 40 together.
Paul

I'm talking 20 odd years before that....

 

[Paul Marx]

I'm talking 20 odd years before that....

1980 was right in Jotamania in the UK.
Paul

 

[Andy J]

1980 was right in Jotamania in the UK.
Paul

Maybe so, but with nearly 3 times more twins produced than triples, even with 'old' owners switching allegiance to the triple and new customers to the brand buying the 'fast production bike in the world', there were still a lot of 750s kicking around in the UK in the late 70's and early 80's, and was presumably why Tim Parker though it was a good idea to publish his Twins and Triples bible.

 

[pf1]

Oop north where I lived there were quite a few triples and absolutely no twins. I don't think Slaters sold many compared to the triples.

 

[Vince]

The first year I went to the Mt Panorama Easter Bike races, we were having breakfast at Mt Victoria on the Great Western Hwy, and I watched multiple Laverda Twins in a group pass by, at least 10 or more. This was 1976, and it was by far the largest number of Laverda twins I ever saw. Who knows where they all disappeared to in Sydney? It's extremely rare to see a twin these days, although lately a couple have turned up for club rides.

 

[Paul Marx]

Maybe so, but with nearly 3 times more twins produced than triples, even with 'old' owners switching allegiance to the triple and new customers to the brand buying the 'fast production bike in the world', there were still a lot of 750s kicking around in the UK in the late 70's and early 80's, and was presumably why Tim Parker though it was a good idea to publish his Twins and Triples bible.

The Netherlands and France were the two leading export markets for Laverda, until the mid 70s. Therefore, twins.
I'd be curious to have the sales figures from Slaters. It was Pete Davies who sold Laverda in the UK.

Paul

 

[CLEMTOG]

"I can remember a time when you were just as likely to see a Breganze 750 twin as a triple."
wet behind the ears Manxmog! I can remember when there were twins but triples had'nt been invented. that was why I bought one, and I ordered (and paid a substantial deposit on) my V6 in 1977 before I had even ridden a triple.
CLEM

 

[Rob in Missoula]

Had a great ride from Missoula to Nelson and Nakusp, B.C. in July. Many thanks to Wolfgang Haerter for fixing a charging issue the bike developed on the way. The Jarama also won the best non-Triumph bike trophy at the Kootenay Rat Raid Triumph rally.

 

[Steve G.]

Cold dark wet weather has arrived quickly in the “Pacific Northwest”. The 3 bikes closest my garage door are my winter bikes.

 

[TeddyG]

Went riding w my friend and his F1 which is a faster bike, but I still like my SF2 after trying his F1

 

[Andy]

Went riding w my friend and his F1 which is a faster bike, but I still like my SF2 after trying his F1

Good work, you can stay

 

[Andy J]

Went riding w my friend and his F1 which is a faster bike, but I still like my SF2 after trying his F1

I would say they are very much ‘chalk & cheese’ so unless you want to tear arse around everywhere I can understand/appreciate your reasoning.

 

[markQLD]

Harrisville QLD

 

[CLEMTOG]

I do like the SF2, I stupidly sold an extremely fast (as in would totally rev out) ex Steve Elliot SF3, which I could (now) easilly convert to SF2 specs, all the bits sitting on shelves. daft, but (maybe) it was right at that time?
CLEM