Out and About on your Laverda

[Alzero]

Beauty and the Beast

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I really like the new behemoth class bikes! The BMW R-18 is another one that I can’t help admiring.

 

[piranha-bro2]

I really like the new behemoth class bikes! The BMW R-18 is another one that I can’t help admiring.

From a great distance!

 

[Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond]

From a great distance!

Almost out of sight preferable

 

[Exmoor beast]

I really like the new behemoth class bikes! The BMW R-18 is another one that I can’t help admiring.

Do you find this a) attractive b) very attractive c) I wish I’d never mentioned BMW’s

 

[Tree Hugger]

Do you find this a) attractive b) very attractive c) I wish I’d never mentioned BMW’s

Don’t think I’ve ever been that happy, maybe, true to BMW gadgetmania, that suit’s got a built in something?

 

[Exmoor beast]

Don’t think I’ve ever been that happy, maybe, true to BMW gadgetmania, that suit’s got a built in something?

Matching handbag looks like!

 

[The Sock]

Steve and I tried the Red Lion's Bike meet.


Tripled the numbers when we arrived.


Halved them when we left.
The search for a Sunday destination continues,...

 

[Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond]

Midlands Laverda meet group today nice day to be out on the bike - warm without the dazzling sunshine

 

[sfc vintage]

Old girl didn’t want to go to local vintage ‘bikes and coffee’ this morning. Clogged idle jet or two no doubt. I pressed the issue.

Hi:
Here my Laverda 1000, model 1973.
The bike is for sale.
Price: 18.500 Euro

 

[The Sock]

Looking through some old photographs, I came across these ones from mid to late '80s, when I tried to make a Factory 3 into 1 work. Never succeeded, great big hole in the mid-range and, even with the end plate, painfully loud.

 

[3CBRG]

Sweet! Have not seen this factory in chrome and slater like end piece.

 

[The Sock]

Sweet! Have not seen this factory in chrome and slater like end piece.

When the original stippled finish started to corrode, I fitted the end-plate and had it polished and re-chromed.

 

[piranha-bro2]

Loss of mids a common prob in attempts to fit 3/1s to 180 triples. Red knows the solution ...

 

[motoddrob]

The motodd 3/1 works fantastic on my 180 triple. No shortage of mid range

 

[hooksey]

The motodd 3/1 works fantastic on my 180 triple. No shortage of mid range

As does the factory 3/1 on my 3cl. Has a lot to do with Mickey Roonies and an Ignitec Ign a few Dyno runs

Torque we’re ya want it 3-6k !
Ohhhh and the music……..

Runs outta puff up top compared to stock pipes, but how often we doin those speeds on the rd these days

 

[mauricejota7604]

As does the factory 3/1 on my 3cl. Has a lot to do with Mickey Roonies and an Ignitec Ign a few Dyno runs

Torque we’re ya want it 3-6k !
Ohhhh and the music……..

Runs outta puff up top compared to stock pipes, but how often we doin those speeds on the rd these days

All the time

 

[ozijotati]

Hamish, the original stilled finish was actually chrome plating, except they didn’t polish the metal first. I have had triple collectors done by my local chrome plating shop that look the same as the original ones. The trick is to ask them not to polish the surface, just dip it to clean it and then plate. Comes out looking like the original . Was hard to convince the plater not to polish it, but when I picked them up he was a bit worried that it wasn’t right till I explained that was the finish that I was after. He was relieved that he hadn’t stuffed up
Tom

 

[motoddrob]

Once had the SFC 2/1 recromed in Sydney,
Asked them not to polish them and they did!!
Sent back to have them redone. Unpolished chrome wasn't in their thinking.

 

[piranha-bro2]

Once had the SFC 2/1 recromed in Sydney,
Asked them not to polish them and they did!!
Sent back to have them redone. Unpolished chrome wasn't in their thinking.

Can't help 'emselves!! Personally I'm not much a fan of chrome anything.

 

[motoddrob]

no chrome on the Motodd, also not a fan of chrome.
The SFC is a different story