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

Scrumpy said:
Unfortunately I didn't Paul. I lack space. At least I can say I have enjoyed and experienced one, even if it was for a short time. There was also series 1 Jota project in the van.
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I've always circumnavigated British bikes. Never taken the plunge. Might still do one day if life and health hold out.

Paul
 
I'm lucky that a good friend is one of France's top British bike engineers. He gets machines sent to him from all over Europe in fact, and the bikes that he builds are ultra reliable. The only problem nowadays is the quality of parts, wherever they come from.

Bruno and his son are multiple French classic racing champions on Seeley Nortons. His son even went to the UK and became British 750 champion.

All that to say that if I were to buy a British bike, it would be a Vincent twin, I'd have plenty of local expertise to make it a good'un.

Paul
pf1 said:
I've never liked any of the British specials I've ridden, they have been universally ill thought out, uncomfortable and vibrated to bits.
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That is true of a lot of specials, including Laverda.
Ill thought out, uncomfortable and breaking down all the time.

Paul
 
Straightened a pair of fork tubes. They will be for a last case scenario usage only, so go ahead and tell me how dangerous it is to use them, how I cracked them, how I put flat spots in them.
Let it flow.
 
mauricejota7604 said:
Although many don’t like it I have a T140V Bonnie as my hack bike it is the most user friendly bike I own I never have to touch it, although slow it doesn’t make my neck and wrists hurt and has quite a personality.
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I have a little T100 scrambler, and it is just the same , I did 400km on it this past Sunday , and the grin never left my face
 
In fact, a few of the long distance all weather riders I know ride British bikes.

Remember the reputation Laverda had when people used to thrash them into oblivion, at least over here.

Paul
 
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