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

[The Sock]

Looked like this.  Handsome, eh?  :-*

It certainly is.
Don't ever recall seeing the Guzzi version of this bike, but I remember the Benelli, maybe the UK importer felt it didn't fit with the Guzzi line-up.

 

[Ventodue]

No, I had it in the UK.  Second-hand, but a genuine import. It's well possible that the importer was already the infamous Coburn and Hughes; but don't quote me on that.  Don't think I ever saw another one, mind ...

Here's a nice example of the red-brown (but not so pretty) version on sale for a much more reasonable price in Holland:

 

[helicopterjim]

Bretts 3c same colour no black stripes on the sidecovers

Ahhhh, ..... got it!

Jim

 

[Paul Marx]

It certainly is.
Don't ever recall seeing the Guzzi version of this bike, but I remember the Benelli, maybe the UK importer felt it didn't fit with the Guzzi line-up.

The De Tomaso period of badge engineering.
It was marketed as a Motobi as well.

Paul

 

[andre g]

My friend Frank had two of these Benellis in the 70th, one with drum brake and than a later model with disk brake at the front.
We were participating in a kind of endurance \ ralley sports with stock bikes. We could run the N?rburgring 400 Km for  50 DM (25 ?). I was running a Suzuki 250.
The advantage of the Benelli was less weight, approx 135 Kg but minus was just 231 cc because of  Italian tax issues.
And just 5 speed gearbox and 25 mm Delortos. But we could buy real 250 barrels and 30 mm Dellortos. The bike was competetive and best result was a 5th place of 70! Uwe Witt also run that competition in those days but with Yamaha.
Andre

 

[Exmoor beast]

The De Tomaso period of badge engineering.
It was marketed as a Motobi as well.

Paul

When I was at the Guzzi factory the guy told me that as a Benelli they were a poor seller but the Guzzi badge made them a best seller in Italy. Exactly the same bike ?cept for the badge.

 

[sfcpiet]

When I was at the Guzzi factory the guy told me that as a Benelli they were a poor seller but the Guzzi badge made them a best seller in Italy. Exactly the same bike ?cept for the badge.

Goes to show how stupid the buying public can be.  Isn't necessarily limited to bikes/motor vehicles either.

piet

 

[The Sock]

Goes to show how stupid the buying public can be.  Isn't necessarily limited to bikes/motor vehicles either.

piet

Yes, I seem to recall people lining up to buy one called an 'American Eagle'.
Can't remember if the factory that made them was called something else,...

 

[Paul Marx]

Goes to show how stupid the buying public can be.  Isn't necessarily limited to bikes/motor vehicles either.

piet

The Motobi is worth a lot more nowadays.

Paul

 

[Ventodue]

The De Tomaso period of badge engineering.
It was marketed as a Motobi as well.

Ha!  That I didn't know.  Thanks Paul.

 

[Ventodue]

When I was at the Guzzi factory the guy told me that as a Benelli they were a poor seller but the Guzzi badge made them a best seller in Italy. Exactly the same bike ?cept for the badge.

Smarter paint job! 

La Bella Figura ...

 

[The Sock]

Only Simon and I turned up on Laverdas, this evening, at The Huntsman. Graham turned up on his 250 Desmo and was initiated into the mysteries of how to bleed Laverda front brakes.

 

[The Sock]

Plus one for the Foster drinkers and, without apologies, a picture of a Ford.

 

[T.C]

Cant imagine who would plaster their bike with Fosters crap,
Worst beer ever produced.
Looks like a good gathering at the huntsman but, great way to spend an evening.

 

[JO55]

Cant imagine who would plaster their bike with Fosters crap,
Worst beer ever produced.
Looks like a good gathering at the huntsman but, great way to spend an evening.

How crass ... ; )

 

[Scrumpy]

I wouldn't give you a XXXX for it!

 

[Bottler]

Couldn't agree more about the UK Fosters, it is shite!

 

[Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond]

Not just Laverdas Scrumpy those Dukes shit Strongbow 

2014-09-07 09.09.20 (Large) by Adam Sherriff, on Flickr

 

[chrisk]

Visited Shajota and sat on his American Eagle.

 

[helicopterjim]

Couldn't agree more about the UK Fosters, it is shite!

Nothing wrong with Australian Fosters ........... I never saw any both times I was there!

Wait ........ they served it at the F1 race in Melbourne ...... but I wasn't brave enough to try it (also I was on standby for flying).

Jim