Triple wheels question

[71Laverda750SF]

Did the triples ever have both front and rear spoked wheels with disc brakes, or was it only front disc, rear drum?

Clay

 

[sfcpiet]

Only disc/drum combination on twins and triples.

Disc/disc wire wheels on SFC750 only (and the wannabe SFC 1000... ).

piet

 

[71Laverda750SF]

Thanks Piet. That sounds harder to find, rear disc wired wheel, than the cast front and rear wheels. Good thing I am in no hurry  8)

 

[Yogi]

Clay,

Call Wolfgang and have a talk with him - he can help with supply as well as advise you on the pros and cons..

Regards,

Yogi

 

[Cosi]

Gs 750 or 1000 rear is a suitable donor

 

[Dale]

There has been a bit of talk about substitute reas wheels with wires and disc on the forum of late, so I wont repeat any of it here except to say that there are a lot of options if you can do a little machining.

However, I concur that Wolfgang is the chap if you want to buy a new setup.

Dale

 

[Paul Marx]

a) no triple wheels, only two on a motorcycle 

b) I think 750 SFC type rear hubs are available in aluminium, the originals were magnesium of course.

Paul

 

[Dale]

Laverda Paradise sell Magnesium.
Wolfgang sells Aluminium.

Both can supply the rest of the gear (spokes, hub) as a package.

I stand to be corrected, but my understanding is that the Magnesium is prone to cracking with high usage.
Also, Wolfgang is a better price.

Dale

 

[piranha-bro2]

Laverda Paradise sell Magnesium.
Wolfgang sells Aluminium.
my understanding is that the Magnesium is prone to cracking with high usage.

Wow! Did Wolfgang have them made up as replicas in alu?

Certainly the mag factory hubs were fragile - I bought one that had been painted black to protect from UV, but never mounted it. Turn out it came from a Canadian guy's SFC, that is now in the hands of one ... Wolfgang Haerter (minus Rr wheel!!). I swapped the hub, drive & sprockets to someone here for a complete SF3 clutch, gearbox, selector setup ... and I'm very happy! I use a Kwaka Z1000 Rr disc hub but they seem to be rarer that molars on a chook these days.

 

[Paul Marx]

Magnesium ages particularly if submitted to UV.
I don't think Wolfgang had the rear hubs in aluminium made. Refabricated parts like that are often a collective effort between various dealers because of high initial outlay and slow turnover.
If it's like the front hubs, the rear originate in Italy in the hills above Breganze.

Paul

 

[71Laverda750SF]

Thanks everyone, ya'll have been a wealth of knowledge and a tremendous help. I'll get up with Wolfgang on this and a ton of other parts I need for the '71 and 1200 spares, and keep on searching for the ever elusive cast wheels.

ciao

Clay

 

[Cosi]

I stand to be corrected, but my understanding is that the Magnesium is prone to cracking with high usage.

According to Marnix that is a load of shit

 

[Basketcase]

According to Marnix that is a load of shit

Yes ... but the salt in the shit will corrode the magnesium.

Anodising would be more resistant to shit.