Where, where, where is "my" Laverda?

**Joni** · 27th October 2007, 16:47

Hmmm…. So a bike has caught my eye… from what I have read and seen it seems like something I could really be interested in… I know the proof is in the pudding (riding)… but man surely it first has to get you excited like I am about this one…

One problem… I cant find where to get one, and even more how much does the damn thing cost??? It may be so expensive that I could not even dream about it… let alone buy it oneday...

So after some fruitless searches on the net… I thought I would ask here… who knows anything about it? Who would stock them?... NZ or AU… How much do they cost?? Has anyone by some miracle ridden one?

Mmmmm ==> 2004 Laverda SFC 1000

**Mountlocal1** · 27th October 2007, 16:57

Hi

I know some of the older bikes were massivly unreliable (sorry) but they are an awsome bike. Try the guys at Strada Bikes at Mount Maunganui. They should be able to help you... I think?

Good luck!!!

**Joni** · 27th October 2007, 17:00

Thanks... I want to hear the good and the bad, so comments about reliability are interesting... but its Italian, so I suppose it comes with similar comments that the Ducati's get... dunno :spudwhat:

**riffer** · 27th October 2007, 17:03

WMCC had a Formula 750 in there for ages back when White Trash was working for them. He seemed pretty knowledgeable about them at the time.

You could do worse than ask him about them.

**ducatilover** · 27th October 2007, 18:56

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/mod...c1000%2004.htm

this is some basic specs.

great looking beast and um id say itd cost you ALOT. it has TiN coated ohlins forks

**ducatilover** · 27th October 2007, 18:59

laverda was brought by aprillia, this explains the 60* twin and ohlins goodies

**nosebleed** · 27th October 2007, 19:03

maybe the guys at Eric Wood - now Rolling Thunder - could assist.
They're all Buell and Harley now, but they were among the (very) few to introduce Aprilia to NZ so they know their Italians, and of course they're in ChCh

**doc** · 27th October 2007, 19:09

Originally Posted by Joni

Hmmm…. So a bike has caught my eye… from what I have read and seen it seems like something I could really be interested in… I know the proof is in the pudding (riding)…

This is the problem with exotic stuff like this. You will be unlikely to be able to test ride it. The only reason you can test ride an MV is if they have a tradein available. Usually they dont even have a battery or oil in them until they are sold. You get to see that Laverda in the flesh in NZ you would have to be quite tall to see over the crowd.

**James Deuce** · 27th October 2007, 19:52

Laverda was bought by Aprilia just as Ivan Beggio drove the finances of Aprilia into the ground. The current owners of Aprilia won't be going any further with the Laverda name as their heritage marque is Moto Guzzi. Bit of a bugger really.

The previous Laverda resurrection almost resulted in some good bikes, but there is only so far you can develop a 30 year old engine design (Montjuich 500) before bad things start to happen and it wasn't until the 750 that that the reliability started to improve to the point of almost being able to call a Laverda transport. Too late by then as Laverda lost more money than it made and almost killed Aprilia (along with the collapse of the European 50cc scooter market).

**MVnut** · 29th October 2007, 20:20

Originally Posted by Joni

Hmmm…. So a bike has caught my eye… from what I have read and seen it seems like something I could really be interested in… I know the proof is in the pudding (riding)… but man surely it first has to get you excited like I am about this one…

One problem… I cant find where to get one, and even more how much does the damn thing cost??? It may be so expensive that I could not even dream about it… let alone buy it oneday...

So after some fruitless searches on the net… I thought I would ask here… who knows anything about it? Who would stock them?... NZ or AU… How much do they cost?? Has anyone by some miracle ridden one?

Mmmmm ==> 2004 Laverda SFC 1000

If this bike had ever been built you could have come over to my place and had a ride. Unfortunately.................

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