Visitors Gallery

If you have something interesting to show us Italian bike related. Your restoration, your pride and joy, a pile of bits !! or maybe that rally you went on. Pick your best shots ( up too eight) and send them too us and we will put them on this page for the World to enjoy....Don't forget to give us your name and any relevant details that will add interest to your pictures.

Because of the huge number of pictures we have received we have now divided them into five pages to speed things up a little :-)

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2012

Ken Bruce sent us this tail of a rebuild

Laverda 1200 (1982). They built just 225 more bikes after this one.
The story goes like this.... As i drove off from John's 'Made in Italy Motorcycles' with "Ken, Ken, Ken - just pop a battery on it and sure it'll run..." ringing in my ears - it has taken several months to recover another sows ear to become a silk purse! Pondering over the bike I'd just bought, I saw the 1977 Laverda 1200 on page 104 of the Falloon Laverda Bible. That was the look I wanted.
I decided to re-create that 'classic' look and not to restore this 1982 sports tourer with all its plastic coverings. In my mind it's a case of getting the latest '82 engine which is as good as it gets reliability wise, with all the modifications Laverda installed in the last few bikes, with the look of what I liked when i was a kid in the 70's. The 'project' bike had a lots of parts missing, the accumulated muck of standing for years and years and it had been the victim of a DIY electrician. That's probably why it ended up being parked up and forgotten about. But I hope you'll agree it's a fine looking piece of kit now? It'll be trotting about the Cambridgeshire countryside this summer.........Now onto the next project bike to bring back to life.....
Thx. Ken.

Tony Greaves and his winter project

H guys, As I so often pop in for my 'fix', I thought I'd drop you a few pics of where I am with my 900ss you fettled for me last year. Bike was sound as was but, in stead of buying another 'project' for winter, I thought I'd turn my attentions to the old Duke, as it is so damn lovely to ride. Gone for the white frame look (opinions?), with '92 decals and fresh paint to match (still awaited).  Had a complete strip, but I left the engine intact.  Re-building the carbs was fun and I've uprated and repaired the loom - starts so much better as a result! Looking forward to putting the red bits back on..

Volker from Germany sent us this nice note

hi John,
i surfed through the internet to search for a Laverda which might be my next bike an during this search I found your website. Congratulations!!! It is realy great what you do there. I spend the complete sunday morning to watch all the pictures of the bikes you restored and it is realy amazing work that you do there. I own a Moto Guzzi LM3, a Ducati SL 900 and a Ducati MH 900e. After watching your pictures gallery I thougt it could be a nice idea to send you some pictures of my Moto Guzzi because it is compete customized like my spec. i did it by myself and would like to share these pictures with you. Best Regards, and good luck for your wunderfull business :-)

 Volker

How about a couple of Morini photos to start 2012?  I sent you a photo of my 1975 3 ½ Strada some time ago, when it was in semi-Sport style.  I’ve now put it back to Strada specification with standard handlebars and a dual seat, and it continues to be massive fun (including on a track day at Cadwell Park).  In fact, it’s so much fun that I’ve bought another 3 ½ to keep it company, a wire-wheel disc-braked Sport from 1976. This one is very original and has been looked after obsessively by previous owners, and has the rare twin-disc set-up (available as a factory option, although the second disc on mine was added a few years ago). It’s also enormous fun but with a much more focused and intense feeling than the Strada. I’d hate to have to choose between one or the other!

 Best wishes ..Mark