New to me LAverda Mirage

[Sadlonelygit]

Wibble

[rodbargee]

BEEN OUT ON IY TODAY! it goes really well and handles ok too (gas rear shocks) bit of white lining but mothing too scary, I need to lower the foot brake lever a bit its too high, apart from that all good sounds awesome! i will be getting a Rh to lefte hand gear change kit for it When we were 17 swapping betwwen brit bike and Jap ones was an everday thing trouble now is muscle memory of jap bike had taken hold and reflex responses are not what they should be on this!. fine while all's well and steady but anything out of the ordinary look out!

[KungFooBob]

Love it.

Is black the standard frame/wheel colour, looks a bit 'modern' if you get me?

[rodbargee]

I think the original scheme was silver paint frame tank etc and wheels. in the flesh its not too modern, would quite like to put a mirage seat on it, the electronic ignition works well and the front brembos are great the foot brake is a bit Meh, Tyres are kind of period and have little profile but it will lean, a lot like falling off a ladder.

[rodbargee]

Some audio please!

being a re-recording mixer todays recording wasnt up to scratch it defeated the front end of the mic amp so will try and find an app that has a pad pre frontend watch this space...

[rodbargee]

Repair shop episode! coming up (I wish) it would make a very dramatic entrance

[rodbargee]

That is bloody nice only let down with the tank badge. Guy on ebay selling reproductions but almost 55 quid delivered from OZ

not sure they would be any good TBH orig may restore see post above

[KungFooBob]

So whats the plan?

keep as is and just ride it?

Doesn't look like it needs much restoration?

Full concours show winner?

[rodbargee]

So whats the plan?

keep as is and just ride it?

Doesn't look like it needs much restoration?

Full concours show winner?

Unlikely to become a concours bike more ridden than not I might contravercially return it to silver? as stock and a stock seat and wheels also were silver. deffo ride it this summer :mrgreen:Though it does look nice in Orange

[KungFooBob]

So whats the plan?

keep as is and just ride it?

Doesn't look like it needs much restoration?

Full concours show winner?

Unlikely to become a concours bike more ridden than not I might contravercially return it to silver? as stock and a stock seat and wheels also were silver. deffo ride it this summer

I reckon in orange it looks like it's trying too hard to be a Jota. seeing pics of Silver ones on tinternets, I reckon Silver is a good plan.

[rodbargee]

expensive to achieve

[KungFooBob]

It's only money!

[Gimlet]

Some audio please!

being a re-recording mixer todays recording wasnt up to scratch it defeated the front end of the mic amp so will try and find an app that has a pad pre frontend watch this space...

No idea what that means but crack on and give us an earful at your earliest convenience.

[Gimlet]

So whats the plan?

keep as is and just ride it?

Doesn't look like it needs much restoration?

Full concours show winner?

Unlikely to become a concours bike more ridden than not I might contravercially return it to silver? as stock and a stock seat and wheels also were silver. deffo ride it this summer

I reckon in orange it looks like it's trying too hard to be a Jota. seeing pics of Silver ones on tinternets, I reckon Silver is a good plan.

Don't recall silver Jotas but I remember 120 Jotas as orange with silver frames. A mate had an early 180 Jota which was red. Pretty sure the orange livery came in with the 120s.

I am only 53 though so what do I know. I was still is short trousers back then.

[Lutin]

The last Laverda I came across was some years ago at the side of the road just outside Oughterard (N59 Galway to Clifden).

The sprocket carrier bearing in the rear hub had collapsed. The chap was rather sanguine about it really, he was just waiting for the recovery van to turn up. I hope that at least I was able to give him a more accurate idea of his location.



Lovely bikes though.

[weeksy]

That's a lovely lovely picture there... Classy !!!! nice job.

[Didge]

Lovely bike. I've always loved Italian bikes, having been a past owner of two Ducatis, ( Darmah, early 900 Monster, and a Moto Guzzi 1000 Convert. Although not at the same time ).
A late friend once owned a Jota, which I had a go on, and it was bloody lovely, but I did find it felt top-heavy in comparison to many other bikes that I've owned/ridden, especially when making slow-ish turns. Don't know how the Mirage compares on that score.
But hey, congrats on your Italian beauty.

[rodbargee]

Yup fairly top heavy, like falling off a ladder in slow manoeuvres

[GuzziPaul]

Mate had a very green Mirage when I had my first Le Mans, a and a former girlfriends big sisters boyfriend had a silver Jotayou could hear coming from miles away. I think they also tried to up the touring potential of the Mirage by sticking a big bikini fairing on the later ones.