| Author | Message | ||
     Chuck |
Thanks Tripper | ||
| Peter_T |
Hans, Did you have an SF2? They were nice. I test rode one once upon a time but couldn't afford it. A few years later I bought a 120 degree crank RGA Jota with an 81 Jota fairing on it. What a great bike. To me the early Laverdas and Buells are very similar. A unique vision that appeals to only a few. Mine had typicaly Italian electrics that left me stranded far more than the Buell has and I well remember riding 130km in second gear (and still doing illegal speeds) because I had lost all the other gears. But like the X1, on the days She was on song and both of us were in sync, there was nothing else I would rather have been riding. I test rode a 750S before buying the X1. My heart said Laverda but practicality pushed in. I couldn't fit on the damned thing. The Jota was so big I felt small on it but the 90's bikes were tiny. I'm hoping Cagiva do justice to the name and produce a triple that harks back to the laverdas of the 80's; Big, loud and stupidly fast (the 81 Jota was the first road bike to break the 150mph mark in stock trim). If Cagiva do it right and build a bike that lives up to the Laverda name then I suspect it will be the only thing that will tempt me to sell the X1. Tripper LOL, did your link for Chuck mean you have some X1 parts (if only the pegs) on that bike. No wonder it looks so good. A little X1 quality goes a long way to save any Buell  . Like I said a while ago I appreciate a minimalist style so how could I not appreciate your bike. Hmmmm ,you said, "your knees will always be in neighbouring counties". The mad panic that has kept me awake at night and trolling this board when I should be elsewhere is over. No more night shifts for a while. Time to go mention your line that I just quoted to the GF I think. LOL, with luck this will be the last post for a while. Ride safe and remember that the best bike ever made is always the bike you can sling a leg over and take for a run (Why else would you own it) Pete | ||
| Tripper |
Peter_T; The X1 parts on my S1 include: Millenium Pegs, 99 Swingarm, 2000 Front brake rotor, belt gaurds. The rear fender is from the M2. Also the handlebar switches and throttle. Mirrors from a Duke II. By the way, sometimes I cheat on the slim thing. Here is the bike when fitted with the TwinTail/Corbin combo. Ugly, but neccessary to ride more than 100 miles.  | ||
| Tripper |
oops, windows crash, again.  | ||
| Turnagain |
come on Tripper, show 'em what it really looks like: Tripper's scoot  | ||
| Peter_T |
LOL tripper, You wont let me off the hook and turnagain's pics only support your claims. A nice bike but please get rid of that chin fairing. What do you need it for. No excuses, it definately is un-required plastic. Pete | ||
| Turnagain |
dam_ mate, his bike is stylin' (oh yeah, IMHO:~). Out of curiosity, do you have a pic of yours to post? I'm sure some folks would like to see your minimalist creation. | ||
| Dynodave |
Gee, I don't have ANY X1 parts on MY S1; I have an 00 M2 brake line and rotor, an M2 tail light (with the clear lower part to light up Tat's license plate holder) My pegs are the rubber 00 M2 ones; I favor function over form. I'll post a picture as soon as I retrieve my camera from Pt Reyes | ||
| Travis |
yeah, get rid of that chin fairing, we dont care if you like it or not. And while your at it, you really dont need the fenders either, junk those. In fact why dont you just mount the seat right to the frame and trash the tail section too. Then we'll just paint the frame, wheels, and gas tank flat black. Then the only thing that will be left to draw your attention to the bike would be the engine.... Who cares if it is "Un-Required Plastic"? Perhaps Tripper likes it. I look forward to seeing your bike, Petter_T. Im interested in seeing what you have created. I like to see the different directions that people have taken the styling of these bikes. Some to fit different purposes, some to fit different personalities. Well there's a mediocore rant to end a crap-filled week. Later Trav | ||
| Hans |
Pete_t Yes, Yes, Yes, I had an Laverda SF2. That model had as an exception (normally infamous) high quality Lucas switches wich were the most easiest in use I ever saw and which never failed. And yes, much in common with Buell. For instance: If the best construction asks for a brake pedal on the left side and gear change right: Let it be different then. That standing twin had on higer RPM`s almost no vibrations when the carbs were neatly synchronized. An healthy 66 HP (in 1972) and a torque gradually steeper rising from as low as 1500 till 7500 RPM. And yes, the new 750S is a smallish screamer and not very practical while it needs at least a quarter of an hour to warm up the big cooling fluid and oil contents. Pity that the old air cooled engine was not developed further. And those triples: Who could look at them without asking himself if there was not a too big discrepancy between his own capabilities and that bikes potentials ? Yes, if Cagiva brings out a new Laverda triple, and I saw already pictures of the engine, time comes to ask myself if having two bikes gives more fun than one. Hans. | ||
| Peter_T |
Hans, I envy you. The SF2's were great bikes. I love my X1 but my heart is still with Laverda. If they come back with a bike that is the equal of the triples of the late 70's early 80's I will be gone. The jota was a monster of a bike that stared you down and dared you to try to match it. I never could, but I loved trying. Travis et al, When I said to tripper; "You wont let me off the hook and turnagain's pics only support your claims" I was saying I liked the look of his bike. I don't like the chin fairings. In my, far less, than humble opinion they do nothing for the look of the bike and I was puzzled about why he would add it. But it's up to him. He needs pillion pegs and belt guards and I don't. Thats fine. We make the bikes to suit ourselves. He likes the chin fairing and the rest of you do then go put them on. To each his own. I don't like it and I dumped it. So shoot me for not being an individual like the rest of you have all agreed you are by doing the same thing. As for a photo of my X1. I wish I could afford a camera so the wolves could have fun tearing the result to peices. The X1 is a work in progress. What I want and what I can afford are two different things but none the less I am slowly working towards what I want the X1 to be. All donations towards flat bars and rearsets ( the next step in it's evolution) will be gratefully accepted. Pete | ||
| Turnagain |
Wonder if U2 thinks the M2 is the best bike? Happened to catch MTV's 'Making of the Video' that has a Yellow M2 in it. Not sure if the 'stunt double' is a Blast though. Anyone else catch it? Steve(2) | ||
| Turnagain |
some captured frames:      | ||
| Travis |
Peter_T - First i would like to say I apopologize for comeing accross like an ass. "Un-Required" attitude  Long shitty week, yadda yadda. Anyway, of course everyone is entiled to thier opinion, and individual-ness. After a weekend of ridin, i am all better. Later Trav | ||
| Dark_Ninja |
I think the title of this thread should be changed from--- "Proof that the M2 is the best bike ever made." to "The longest running most meandering thread ever found on Bad Weather Bikers Quick Board." NEXT PAGE of topic |
