Out and About on your Laverda

henrywillms said:
With such a fine looking bike, the wealthy owner of that gated estate should let you in and introduce you to his beautiful, and hopefully also wealthy daughter. Actually, if she is really wealthy, who cares what she looks like.
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Scrumpy's daughter is happily accounted for - and he's a mate! 🫣🤣🤣
 
piranha-bro2 said:
Clear blue skies, 20 degrees - time had to be found to head out and enjoy some dry roads and beautiful scenery. SFQ purring like a kitten now that I've nailed that off-closed throttle stutter.View attachment 92973
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I am curious to hear what some of the comments the SFQ has inspired, it certainly is a unique ride, and a beautiful bike you have built there Q. Is that the same bike you were riding in Perth, parked in the driveway up in Lesmurdie?
 
78jotadave said:
I am curious to hear what some of the comments the SFQ has inspired, it certainly is a unique ride, and a beautiful bike you have built there Q. Is that the same bike you were riding in Perth, parked in the driveway up in Lesmurdie?
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Thanks Dave. I get plenty of very curious non-moto punters asking what it is, how old it is, what country it comes from, and asking if they can take a photo of it. Am yet to receive a negative comment, but you never know ... maybe some Laverda rivet counters would be disgusted!

It's mostly built from parts I've amassed over the years and 'upgrade' donor stuff like the OW01 front end, a few R1 bits and pieces, Ducati brake bits, Honda swingarm, Nitron shocks. I've tried not to pilfer from my Perth SF1-based bike so I can rebuild that without missing important pieces. I think the only thing from that Perth bike on the SFQ is the left hand ND switchblock!

I wanted to incorporate all the improvements I've made in the past and add all the ones I was yet to make - so it ended up being a huge project, because i didn't want to do it half-arsed. I didn't initially care about the aesthetics but as it took shape I thought I should put some effort into it. I love it too - like Rob and his stunning Motodd, I reckon it's one of the nicest bikes I've ever seen ... but I am a tad biased :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

What amazed me most was that on the road it just blows me away, so effing quick and the modern suspension and brakes are a perfect fit.

I should probably put together a thread of the 'making of the SFQ' ... it'll be many pages long!
 
Victorian Lav Club run today - the two spurs (Blacks and Reefton) meant lots of wear on the sides of the rubber. Cuppla shots with the fabulous twins taking pride of place (no bias!) ;). Weekends up there can be abuzz with cowboys on big sports bikes and today was no exception. I saw first-hand why there are so many fatalities on the Reefton ... some of the stuff coming towards me was frankly terrifying. We're talking guys on the limit with wheels on the white line in a blind corner ... one mistake and you're into dense forest at speeds that you're unlikely to survive. The pics give you an idea of the terrain.

One of the highlights of my day was heading out to the meeting point and an outlaw lookalike on a hog with all the acoutrements (black Darth Vader kinda mask, loud as fuk hog pipes, all black clobber, black hog ... you get the picture ...). Pushed through in front of me at a left turn at the lights so next set we're front row seats and he's keen to show me some action. Absolute smoke job, SFQ front wheel a tad airborne. He pulls up at the next set of lights shaking his head and asks (in outlaw speak) 'Whadda ya runnin'??? Payback for the decibels these dudes flood our neighbourhood with when they drag from the lights nearly a km away on Bell St!

Thanks for organising Hooksey!

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