Laverda 1000 3C Triple
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July/August 2007
By Robert Smith
And how does he like the finished machine? “I’m still learning the bike,” he says. “It’s quite different from owning a modern bike, it’s like nothing I’ve ridden before. In some ways it’s smoother than my Guzzi,” he says. “I especially like the spoked wheels and the Borrani rims, and the sound is pretty amazing, too,” although he admits those living nearby may not appreciate it as much as he does. One aspect of the bike certainly amuses them: “My neighbor laughs at me about how much I polish it.”
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Living with the 3C takes a certain mindset. “I think of it like a sailing boat,” Nils says. “There’s always something to do. There’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just me adapting to it.” Something else that took Nils some getting used to was the Laverda’s not-inconsiderable mass, which he notices “every time I pull it on the stand. I really like the overall bike. It has such great lines, it’s raw. There’s no fairing, no turn signals, no mirrors. It’s a machine, muscular. The machine totally translates into the design.”
Resources
International Laverda Owners Club
www.iloc.org.uk
Laverda Restoration
www.classicitaliancycles.com
www.motolaverda.us
Jean-Louis Olive’s Laverda Mania
www.laverdamania.com
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