I decided to spend some time this past week or so working on my 750 project.
This was bought some time ago as a bare frame/swing arm, yokes and front wheel, nothing else.
I sourced an engine in the UK, tank in France, seat in Malta and so on.
Originally I had plans to turn it into a sort of dual purpose machine, but decided it would look too Hipster-ish.
By now I had 2 tank styles for it (SF and GT) but each requires a different seat layout as the GT tank is much shorter. As I needed a seat I left it to fate, with the first seat style I found setting which tank style I went with.
Today an SF seat arrived in the post so that was decided.
By now it is wearing a pair of 38mm Cerianis and yokes as the original 35mm stanchions have been sent off for hard chroming. I also dismantled the Ceriani shocks so they could be rechromed, repainted and new seals fitted. I took the chrome to my chromer today and managed to dismantle the shock bodies this afternoon, so tomorrow I will sand and repaint the shock lowers and fit new seals. I was lucky enough to have a spare pair of damper rods in perfect condition to replace the very sad looking originals.
This was bought some time ago as a bare frame/swing arm, yokes and front wheel, nothing else.
I sourced an engine in the UK, tank in France, seat in Malta and so on.
Originally I had plans to turn it into a sort of dual purpose machine, but decided it would look too Hipster-ish.
By now I had 2 tank styles for it (SF and GT) but each requires a different seat layout as the GT tank is much shorter. As I needed a seat I left it to fate, with the first seat style I found setting which tank style I went with.
Today an SF seat arrived in the post so that was decided.
By now it is wearing a pair of 38mm Cerianis and yokes as the original 35mm stanchions have been sent off for hard chroming. I also dismantled the Ceriani shocks so they could be rechromed, repainted and new seals fitted. I took the chrome to my chromer today and managed to dismantle the shock bodies this afternoon, so tomorrow I will sand and repaint the shock lowers and fit new seals. I was lucky enough to have a spare pair of damper rods in perfect condition to replace the very sad looking originals.
So it is now wearing the correct tank, seat and metal sidepanels, and is temporarily wearing the larger forks and GSXR front wheel. I also sent off the instruments to be restored.
I reckon in a couple of months or so it will be finished and ready to start. To have taken this from a pile of bones that would never have run again and make it into a fully functioning Laverda 750 is what drives me on. I am into negative entropy.
Here is what I started with. Even then I have used a different frame as the original had been hacked about and many lugs were missing.
I reckon in a couple of months or so it will be finished and ready to start. To have taken this from a pile of bones that would never have run again and make it into a fully functioning Laverda 750 is what drives me on. I am into negative entropy.
Here is what I started with. Even then I have used a different frame as the original had been hacked about and many lugs were missing.