Palmelli SFC

piranha-bro2 said:
That's him. I had it on the tip of my tongue. HE actually sent me a VCR of the conversion. Very tidy. Was living up Tathra way.
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I met him at a mate's place in Sydney years ago. The funny bit was the last time we stayed at Tartha Pub on a Snowy Ride, what do I see leaving as we arrive but him on the BSA disappearing down the road.
 
As far as I know, most of the Palmellis had an SF3 as a donor bike. They even used the standard SF swingarm which caused the shocks to be in a more vertical position. It also did not have SFC triple clamps, so the handling was more SF than SFC. Frame was made of regular steel tubing and had stock geometry.
Engine remained stock unless tuning was desired by the buyer.

Marnix
 
Since authentic SFCs are currently going for $30-40K USD, this copy is worth less, but ultimately up to the buyer’s knowledge of this, and if this copy has real SFC internals.
It appears to be in good condition-
 
There have been several attempts at ‘remanufacturing’ Laverdas but none of them have been commercially successful, and although I believe the Palmellis were well put together, they are never likely to have much of an appeal to the wider Laverda audience. I presume the current owner has either overpaid and is trying to recoup their ‘investment’ or perhaps they have been made to believe it’s more valuable than it really is. I can’t see it being worth anymore than the ‘ Egli SFC‘ that was knocking around a couple or so years ago, and that was being touted around for less than half the price.
 
TeddyG said:
Since authentic SFCs are currently going for $30-40K USD, this copy is worth less, but ultimately up to the buyer’s knowledge of this, and if this copy has real SFC internals.
It appears to be in good condition-
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I'll stick my head out and say that virtually NONE of the SFC replicas out there have anything remotely like a genuine factory built SFC motor, and virtually none have even a minimal number of SFC internals. An SFC crank is the heart and soul of an SFC but they have never been easy to come by.

Personally I would MUCH rather have an SFC motor in an SF than a bog standard SF motor in an SFC frame, genuine or otherwise.
 
piranha-bro2 said:
I'll stick my head out and say that virtually NONE of the SFC replicas out there have anything remotely like a genuine factory built SFC motor, and virtually none have even a minimal number of SFC internals. An SFC crank is the heart and soul of an SFC but they have never been easy to come by.

Personally I would MUCH rather have an SFC motor in an SF than a bog standard SF motor in an SFC frame, genuine or otherwise.
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At least 1 Electronica crank has been re-manufactured.
Paul
 
piranha-bro2 said:
I'll stick my head out and say that virtually NONE of the SFC replicas out there have anything remotely like a genuine factory built SFC motor, and virtually none have even a minimal number of SFC internals. An SFC crank is the heart and soul of an SFC but they have never been easy to come by.

Personally I would MUCH rather have an SFC motor in an SF than a bog standard SF motor in an SFC frame, genuine or otherwise.
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As much as I love the woolly nature of the GT donk, I'd love to build a "SFC" motor for the GTL, would probably raise an eyebrow or 2! ;)

Agree, most replicas are sadly lacking, especially as most try to ape the 74-75 models. While cams may be readily available, still a long way to go to achieve the "SFC" feeling. Easiest to replicate would be the pre-74 models, these engines were far more roadster-based, still need to find the proper gearbox though.

piet
 
sfcpiet said:
As much as I love the woolly nature of the GT donk, I'd love to build a "SFC" motor for the GTL, would probably raise an eyebrow or 2! ;)

Agree, most replicas are sadly lacking, especially as most try to ape the 74-75 models. While cams may be readily available, still a long way to go to achieve the "SFC" feeling. Easiest to replicate would be the pre-74 models, these engines were far more roadster-based, still need to find the proper gearbox though.

piet
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Quite a few real false drum brake SFCs out there. Easy to replicate.
Paul
 
sfc vintage said:
Re: SFC crankshaft, as I see it you can make one yourself, or have it made by a company
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I'll whip one up this afternoon on my little Emco Compact 8, Peder :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: Shudder to think what the bill would be to have someone CNC create all the bits for an SFC crank - the press-up centres (with the cam chain teeth) Steve B had made on their own were very expensive - and that was 10 or 15 years ago.
 
Go for it Peder. I remember our welding team supervisor saying "ANYTHING can be made" with a humorous look on his face, knowing what the ship was worth and the constraints of his budget.
 
Hi Tippi:
Yes you can make what you want, I have
make Spaceframe cover ( 6 pcs ) I and
also buildt : 9 cyl radial engine 👍
 

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Your work is awesome, Peder. So/But ... how much would you want to produce four SFC webs and the joining centre piece?

Like you, I'll happily spend hundreds of hours toying in the shed to make my own custom stuff, but people who do it for a living actually want to be paid for their time ... and hundreds of hours of CNC design and machining would probably require me to sell our house!
 
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