Tippie
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- Location
- Dr?bak, Norway
There are suspension upgrades available to make your SF more compliant without making it sloppy. I am always shocked when I ride other SFs with ancient suspension, it is as if they don't have any.
Upswept SF Silencers?
- Thread starter ksoholm
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Clem, that SF3 has been in Northern Ireland for at least two owners before me. There's an Australian motorcycle certification board plate rivetted to the mudguard under the seat. Since that photo was taken I've rebuilt the bike with new Hagon shocks and progressive fork springs, big improvement.
Laverda SF
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When using up swept pipes on a 750 SF or SFC you are about forced to use the center peg shifter location or perhaps the SFC Breveto rear kit in the triangle - With my long legs both locations were too short for comfort for fast access - So I made my own rear shifters mounted to the Exhaust hangers but always kept the original center pegs to place my feet for balance under extreme conditions.
Meaning if you are built 5'6" @ 150 Lbs like Rossie and not taller you have the advantage of keeping the center of mass on 2 wheels with a short legs ;o)
It is very difficult to find a working medium between up swept pipes and the length of your legs when it comes to personal performance on 2 wheels.
That's why I designed my own rear sets and said screw up swept pipes ;o)
The 69 Norton Commando was probably the 1st road motorcycle to introduce up swept pipes to the public - Whatever there is a trade off between where you want to place your foot controls Vs routing of the exhaust so they don't interfere.
Meaning if you are built 5'6" @ 150 Lbs like Rossie and not taller you have the advantage of keeping the center of mass on 2 wheels with a short legs ;o)
It is very difficult to find a working medium between up swept pipes and the length of your legs when it comes to personal performance on 2 wheels.
That's why I designed my own rear sets and said screw up swept pipes ;o)
The 69 Norton Commando was probably the 1st road motorcycle to introduce up swept pipes to the public - Whatever there is a trade off between where you want to place your foot controls Vs routing of the exhaust so they don't interfere.
Dellortoman
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- Location
- Tasmania, Australia
Laverda SF said:
I'm 5'11" and when I stood next to Rossi he was a shade taller than me. He must be 6' tall, or pretty damn close as makes no difference. He's about half my weight though
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helicopterjim
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- near Lone Butte, BC, Canada
Dellortoman said:I'm 5'11" and when I stood next to Rossi he was a shade taller than me. He must be 6' tall, or pretty damn close as makes no difference. He's about half my weight though
Height: 1.81 m
Weight: 69 kg
Jim
Laverda SF
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I liked the way Lorenzo rides Vs Rossie - Rossie long torso short legs Vs Lorenzo short torso long legs.
No matter how you are built you have to place the shifter and rear brake in a location that suits your build an then wrap the exhaust pipes around it so that it don't interfere with the other even if means you don't have have that up swept pipe look.
After all your rear controls can not be in the same place as the exhaust pipes. For me with a short torso and long legs there was no way I could mount up swept pipes on my SF without the pipes interfering with my preferred location of the rear sets.
A comfortable and controllable rear set location is more important then the a cosmetic line of the exhaust.
On top of all the SF is a very short wheeled bike to begin with and you do not have much room to play with.
Other then using the SFC 2 into 1 pipes with the horrendous location of the rear set location for long leg riders you have to fabricate and wish you luck to achieve a desired up swept muffler look for the SF = NOT Possible.
If you are less then 5'7" with short legs - I say you can do it - But only you can ride the bike comfortably.
No matter how you are built you have to place the shifter and rear brake in a location that suits your build an then wrap the exhaust pipes around it so that it don't interfere with the other even if means you don't have have that up swept pipe look.
After all your rear controls can not be in the same place as the exhaust pipes. For me with a short torso and long legs there was no way I could mount up swept pipes on my SF without the pipes interfering with my preferred location of the rear sets.
A comfortable and controllable rear set location is more important then the a cosmetic line of the exhaust.
On top of all the SF is a very short wheeled bike to begin with and you do not have much room to play with.
Other then using the SFC 2 into 1 pipes with the horrendous location of the rear set location for long leg riders you have to fabricate and wish you luck to achieve a desired up swept muffler look for the SF = NOT Possible.
If you are less then 5'7" with short legs - I say you can do it - But only you can ride the bike comfortably.