What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?
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I'd suspect it to be the original, would be a mighty (and costly) effort to replicate it!
Don't understand why Altinier chose to change the colour though, as custodian of many famous and important bikes of the classic era he would be aware of the importance of originality in such cases. Haven't seen any purple Manxes in his collection!
piet
Don't understand why Altinier chose to change the colour though, as custodian of many famous and important bikes of the classic era he would be aware of the importance of originality in such cases. Haven't seen any purple Manxes in his collection!
piet
CLEMTOG
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I think that was the last of several "Nessies" no frame connections between front and back tubework, IMHO they went off track (Mead and Tompkinson) because the 500 (ish) BSA single that they campaigned before getting a very low cost triple from Slaters was an amazing "giant killer" incredibly simple, very economical (fewer re-fills) not as tiring as most, and kept on going, err usually. A bit like Jarno on his 350TZ up against 700/750 fours for 200 miles.
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Andy J
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Beucars
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He bought it yellow
OK.
Perhaps a good idea to return it to its battle colours.
Would be a lovely exhibit in the Breganze collection.
piet
Beucars
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Fully agree! Very innovative engineering and source of inspiration for the Elf racers (who are now hidden away gathering dust in a warehouse next to me... what a shame..)
LAVERDA54
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Yellow is the right colour for the Laverda MKII with a factory engine, even the first Kawa MKIII was yellow before it went green. The MKI was also yellow.
Tippie
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Was it compulsory with so many tail lights?
AfaIk, taillights were at least to be doubled, in case of a failure. Side numbers also had to be lit. I also remember a phase when the riders needed to have a light attached to their (left?) leg. Quite a spectacle at night! I visited the Bol d' Or a couple of times, 24h de Liege in Spa was a must, but lost interest once the 750s took over.
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Andy J
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Even if yellow is the correct colour I still don’t like it 
chrisk
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I didn’t know Cousin It wore jeans.
No Laverda content but a follow up from a previous post.
Friend Bruno was complaining a few weeks back that there wouldn't be enough bikes for our show. How wrong he was, not only enough bikes, but quality bikes, and people. It's getting to be quite a do after a few years.
My favourite was Thomas' 350 Motosacoche in an as found state, just 10 minutes from home.
Bruno brought along a box of his Norton cranks, so I included a pic of his son Steve aviating one of Brunos Seeely Nortons. Maybe the year Steve crossed the Channel to win the British 750 Classic championship? Also a pic of the father going around the outside of the son. As a pair, they entered the last Norton entered in the Francorchamps 4 hour Classic. Hopelessly outpaced by big expensive machinery.
Paul
Friend Bruno was complaining a few weeks back that there wouldn't be enough bikes for our show. How wrong he was, not only enough bikes, but quality bikes, and people. It's getting to be quite a do after a few years.
My favourite was Thomas' 350 Motosacoche in an as found state, just 10 minutes from home.
Bruno brought along a box of his Norton cranks, so I included a pic of his son Steve aviating one of Brunos Seeely Nortons. Maybe the year Steve crossed the Channel to win the British 750 Classic championship? Also a pic of the father going around the outside of the son. As a pair, they entered the last Norton entered in the Francorchamps 4 hour Classic. Hopelessly outpaced by big expensive machinery.
Paul
mauricejota7604
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What a great shot of the Norton up on the back wheel!!!!!!!!!!!
We're very lucky to have a great father and son team locally. Both of them multiple French Classic racing champions and Steve British champion as well. Steve also won the French sidecar championship on a Weslake Triumph outfit.
He's done the last couple of seasons on a Honda CBR but will be running a Seeley Commando Norton again this year in what promises to be a fiercely fought championship.
I remember seeing Steve going round Croix en Ternois, one of our local tracks on Dads 450 Desmo. He was already good at the time though only 13 or 14.
Paul
Comical hub !
