It's a tri-partite international deal.Perhaps, who knows?
Paul
Riding a bike no one has ever heard of, Laverda
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chrisk
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That’s up with the funniest forum post ever!
Funniest was the vodka in the hotel kettle explosion IMHO
Andy J
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So how come it has taken you so long to say so????
chrisk
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Rome wasn’t built in a day.
1200ts
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As it is BMW motorcycles 100th anniversary this year, my local dealer was today having an open house and BMW was there with a trailer of demo bikes you could ride, I stopped by after a morning ride on my SFC1000. And as they had free food and drink, it was another reason to go. While there I rode a K1600GT and a S1000RR. Both made my Laverda seem really slow!
Anyway there were probably over 100 people on motorcycles and not one single person had ever seen a Laverda. Even those my age in their 60's who were riding when our bikes were new had never seen one. Most had never even heard of Laverda.
The SFC1000 attracted a lot of attention and even more when I started it up. The exhaust system on the bike is very loud and it sounded better than any BMW.
Anyway there were probably over 100 people on motorcycles and not one single person had ever seen a Laverda. Even those my age in their 60's who were riding when our bikes were new had never seen one. Most had never even heard of Laverda.
The SFC1000 attracted a lot of attention and even more when I started it up. The exhaust system on the bike is very loud and it sounded better than any BMW.
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motoddrob
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That's one the the nicest SFC1000s I've seen
piranha-bro2
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I'll second that - no wonder people were interested in it!
Laverdalothar
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Green just fits perfectly to the gold of the frame and other parts. When I saw a RGS in green 1000 SFC clothes, decision was done to re-paint mine... Never regretted it, just looks lovely!
@1200ts: yours looks stunning! No wonder they were amazed. Only a few 1000 SFC have been exported to US; Not sure how many Laverdas in total, but for sure less than 1.000 I would say found their way over the pond. No wonder they never came across one...
@1200ts: yours looks stunning! No wonder they were amazed. Only a few 1000 SFC have been exported to US; Not sure how many Laverdas in total, but for sure less than 1.000 I would say found their way over the pond. No wonder they never came across one...
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1200ts
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Lothar,
I do like the green and it does go well with the gold frame. My bike also came with a spare set of body work to make it orange but the green is better.
As for SFC1000's in the USA, I am only aware of five of them including mine. I was told by my Laverda dealer back when I bought mine 20 years ago that US customs crushed seven of them dealers were trying to illegally import. They are legal to bring in to the USA now but not when they were new.
Mine got in to the USA by being imported as a 1981 1200TS from Germany and that is what VIN plate is on the frame. Bike was a red SFC1000 classic with wire wheels but the first owner replaced them with Marvic magnesium wheels and brakes from a Bimota.
Bruce
I do like the green and it does go well with the gold frame. My bike also came with a spare set of body work to make it orange but the green is better.
As for SFC1000's in the USA, I am only aware of five of them including mine. I was told by my Laverda dealer back when I bought mine 20 years ago that US customs crushed seven of them dealers were trying to illegally import. They are legal to bring in to the USA now but not when they were new.
Mine got in to the USA by being imported as a 1981 1200TS from Germany and that is what VIN plate is on the frame. Bike was a red SFC1000 classic with wire wheels but the first owner replaced them with Marvic magnesium wheels and brakes from a Bimota.
Bruce
Lothar, lovely bike, is it washed?.. a smile here. Bruce, fabulous that SFC1000 of yours, the green is picture perfect, the wheels jogged my memory at first sight though was not sure where. The twin fuel caps will always have few peers for visuals. Have ridden an SFC1000 and a Corsa, same and different. Thank you both for the photos. j
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In 1999 I was on a new job and got a desk opposite to an Italian lady in her 40ies or 50ies. When she found out I was riding motorcycles she asked what kind I had. So I came up with the usual "it's a brand you've probably never heard of: Laverda". Her answer was: "oh I know that brand. I used to work in that factory when I was young". Turns out she grew up in Breganze and worked for Laverda. She was doing wire looms. Must have been in the 70ies.
Small world sometimes. She was pleased to talk with someone who knows her village and I was pleased to talk to someone who knows my bike.
Small world sometimes. She was pleased to talk with someone who knows her village and I was pleased to talk to someone who knows my bike.
The Sock
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Reminds me of this one, from the '70s:
"The Jota cruised into the filling station and stopped by the pump.
The attendant, a woman in her mid-forties, wandered up to the rider and, whilst pouring gas into the tank, uttered the words "I used to have one of these."
The rider's blank stare gave way to a smile as she explained - ten years ago she owned a Laverda scooter."
True story!
"The Jota cruised into the filling station and stopped by the pump.
The attendant, a woman in her mid-forties, wandered up to the rider and, whilst pouring gas into the tank, uttered the words "I used to have one of these."
The rider's blank stare gave way to a smile as she explained - ten years ago she owned a Laverda scooter."
True story!
A real man's bike.
Paul