Re: What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?

There was a Slater innitiated advert that I remember that expresses what happened to you:

You know you have been Laverdaed!

(Starts telling a story about someone having a tour on a Sunday morning, hearing a deep noise apearing behind him and getting overtaken, which the article calls "Laverdaed"... can't find it, but I know I saw it once...)
 
Am sure that the resident rack a tologist will be along shortly to cast and eye over it and give his considered opinion on it gathered from years of experience racketeering.
Shame you weren't coming to the IFOS otherwise you could have got a Guernsey in the rack off contest.
 
cbertozz said:
Love the Ducati, that should definitely remain as part of the stable forever.
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I've had that MHR for the longest time of any bike I've ever owned. I bought it in 1990 when it was only 5 years old. So now 27 years and still counting. It's a sweet old thing to ride if you don't mind the hard seat, harsh suspension, uncompromising riding position, slow steering ...  :D

The ultra-stable slow steering characteristic was clearly demonstrated to me on Sunday when I was about to overtake a car in front of me. As I moved up close behind the car, ready to pounce when I could see far enough ahead, the car straddled a dead wallaby that was on the road (heaps of road-kill in Tassie). I didn't see the wallaby until it emerged from under the car, at which point I had about one second to react. If I had been on a quicker steering bike I may have been able to avoid the carcass, but on the Ducati there was no way I had time to steer around it so I just lifted my arse off the seat and bounced over the bloody thing. It didn't upset the bike's line at all. Not so much as a minor head wobble.
 
Swapped the front guard around, looks better.

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Dellortoman said:
I've had that MHR for the longest time of any bike I've ever owned. I bought it in 1990 when it was only 5 years old. So now 27 years and still counting. It's a sweet old thing to ride if you don't mind the hard seat, harsh suspension, uncompromising riding position, slow steering ...  :D

The ultra-stable slow steering characteristic was clearly demonstrated to me on Sunday when I was about to overtake a car in front of me. As I moved up close behind the car, ready to pounce when I could see far enough ahead, the car straddled a dead wallaby that was on the road (heaps of road-kill in Tassie). I didn't see the wallaby until it emerged from under the car, at which point I had about one second to react. If I had been on a quicker steering bike I may have been able to avoid the carcass, but on the Ducati there was no way I had time to steer around it so I just lifted my arse off the seat and bounced over the bloody thing. It didn't upset the bike's line at all. Not so much as a minor head wobble.
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Phew, lucky escape. I remember hitting a piece of 2x4 on the M1 in the UK which appeared from under a truck. The Jota barely flinched.
 
Dellortoman said:
Must have been right before because now it's arse about. Well, the bracket is back to front at least.  :D
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Maybe but it looks way better without that flattened lip. Only the rivet counters will notice  :LOL:
 
Wouldn't expect to much uproar. He had already passed with replacing his original Laverda lamp posts by fugly shitpieces. I'd guess he's already written off, lost case, so to say. :LOL:

Remembers me of an old German saying:  'You can't discuss personal taste' said the monkey, while eating a bar of soap.
 
At last bought the 3C I've been eyeing for years. Belonged to a friend who I'd regularly ask if he would sell me it. After many years, he has.
Haven't seen the machine in years and will have to wait until we move into the new house and garage to go and fetch it.
More work in perspective but I'm going to enjoy that more than restoring half burnt tiddlers that were perfectly good before they met thier match.  (bang)

Paul
 

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