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[lavgert]

Hi Jo, what a great find - these 3C seats are rare as hens teeth! I would love to have on in stock.
Ciao, Gert

 

[Jo]

Sniffing II ? 1st picture with new livery and seat:

Dawn had already set in - but I think the new color gets across ok!
And most importantly, it?s according to my expectations.
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Cheers
Jo

 

[Grant]

Very nice!

 

[Ventodue]

Excellent, Jo, excellent !

 

[2622]

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[T.C]

very sweet, nice work

 

[lavgert]

... very elegant clothes for your old lady - Bravo!!!
Ciao, Gert

 

[Jo]

Thanks all - much appreciated!
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[mauricejota7604]

Beautiful Joe look forward to seeing her in the flesh next year!!

 

[Dellortoman]

Nicely done paint work but I don't like the colour at all. Aesthetic appeal is a personal thing and it's not my bike. As long as Jo likes it, nobody else's opinion matters.
Actually, it looks way better than my Jota which has more "patina" than it needs. I should give it a tidy up.

Is that rust on the brake pedal? Looks like it could do with a re-chrome to bring it up to the standard of the rest of the bike.

 

[Jo]

Nicely done paint work but I don't like the colour at all. Aesthetic appeal is a personal thing and it's not my bike. As long as Jo likes it, nobody else's opinion matters.
Actually, it looks way better than my Jota which has more "patina" than it needs. I should give it a tidy up.

Thanks for your comment Cam. There is still enough patina - just not on the newly painted parts. And even those
will get some in the next years to come. Sorry you didn't like the colour - but you're right - I have to like it ...

Is that rust on the brake pedal? Looks like it could do with a re-chrome to bring it up to the standard of the rest of the bike.

No - should be a just a redish light shining out from the Garage - here another picture taken yesterday:

It's a tad darker than the light blue shown in the original brochure (picture borrowed from Steves HP):

Cheers
Jo

 

[Paul Marx]

It is lovely but I much prefer the chrome exhausts.

Can't wait to get mine done.
Need to get the chrome bits back so as to finish the 750 S and cart the 100 Turismo bits off to the painters so as to have space to dismantle the 3C.

Paul

 

[T.C]

Hey Jo, your bike looks great in blue and yes I will be taking my bike to Breganze next year. cant wait.
by the way I based my paint choice on this photo and it looks remarkably the same as yours,  :
exited
Tom

 

[LJ-2]

'Nicely done paint work but I don't like the colour at all. Aesthetic appeal is a personal thing and it's not my bike. As long as Jo likes it, nobody else's opinion matters. "

Beautiful paint,but agree, blue bikes of any shade except the pale and deepest of blues, don t do it for me,.Chrome downpipes needed as Paul says.

Main thing is you like it Jo, and the 3C is a glorious thing in any shade.

 

[Jo]

The painter has done - with one exception - a reasonable job. The tank was elaborately treated inside with rust
converter and then coated. On my friends Beemer this coating works reliable for years now. In particular I like
the execution around the filler cap (which is crap on my orange tank):

Regarding the stainless steel exhaust system: Maybe I would do a different decision today - but now it's installed
and will be used. Time will tell ?

Appreciate your open words!
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[LJ-2]

yes good painter, as the fuel will lift the paint there straightaway, if not done, had both done on different bikes so I know! .

 

[Dellortoman]

Some of you may recall the thread on painting started by Russ. https://www.laverdaforum.com/forum/index.php/topic,41809.30.html

He painted his 3CL a kind of pale metallic green. I'm not mad keen on his colour choice either, but he did a nice job and the series of posts on the whole process were interesting.
At least he stuck with the Italian theme. It's a Fiat colour 

He had to replace the duck tail and one of the side covers after some pissed bloke sat on his bike at Broadford a few years ago, and knocked it over into another bike. Fortunately he had some paint left so he could re-paint them to match.

 

[Jo]

Hey Jo, your bike looks great in blue and yes I will be taking my bike to Breganze next year. cant wait.
by the way I based my paint choice on this photo and it looks remarkably the same as yours,  :
Tom

Hello Tom,
I think the colour on this title is closer to those on Grants 1st execution on POP and Stefans (Gravelroad) 3c:

exited

Yes - really looking forward to this trip!

 

[Jo]

It?s a bit too cold for work in the garage ? so I just put a few pictures here:

Need new badges for the RH side panel, but selected used one's for the LHS and used screws to keep a little patina.
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Cheers
Jo

 

[T.C]

Hey Jo, nice work but can you please line up those slot head screws... my OCD is going into overdrive