I genuinely get a bit ‘triggered’ by people that bend the truth to sell stuff, grips me like nothing else… here is the response from the guy selling the ‘SPS’ .. I may have contacted him via eBay and told him his machine is not what he says it is…….
Assuming genuine lack of knowledge/ignorance (or am I being naive ) someone needs to tell the seller he's misselling or i was prepared to give him benefit of the doubt for genuine mistake but...........
Most well heeled Ducati owners should be switched on in life, reading the listing informs us that the sellers got Zero feedback so far, so there lies the first RED light, also asking the correct questions and doing your checks before you part with any monies is the way forward for most sensible folk.
Maybe not, but by 1980, Jota had been tamed considerably, being fully type approved and homologated for noise etc by then, and fully built and sold by Laverda from the factory with an eye to reliability and rideability. In 1976 / 77, the time of the original series 1 Jota, it was hand finished in Herefordshire (cams, timing, exhaust), and it was national series proddy race ready straight off the showroom floor. It was 15mph faster and a second quicker over the quarter mile than its true contemporary rival from Kawasaki - the Z900. Plus, when compared to the Z, it went round bends and stopped well, wet or dry, so long as you took a “show you who is the master” attitude to riding it and kept on top of your lines and speed into turns at all times. Most people bimbling around preferred the Z by far, as it was just another UJM, but a bit faster, but if you wanted to push hard, to make every ride a challenging event, backed by the raw soundtrack of a twin and a single uncomfortably co-habiting in the same sand cast crankcase, there was only one choice.
My 1980 Z1R was faster then my 75 Z1B 900, which in turn was faster than a 76 Z900. I only had a "play" with a couple of Jota's on the road. I don't recall what year they were, but I do know there was nothing in it speed wise. If you want to introduce tuned engines, I came very close to fitting an ATP turbo kit to my Z1R. I'm fairly confident a Z1R turbo would have beaten a Jota with cams and an exhaust. And as for "bimbling around" that did did not compute to a 19 year old. Blessed with more balls than sense, and a straight through 4-1 Moto Martin exhaust and open bellmouths.
Another even lower priced much sought after Ducati….. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/13395616...aultOrganicWeb&_trksid=p2047675.c101198.m1985
Not sure he’s bending the truth but it is buyer beware. You can report the seller to eBay for misrepresenting goods if you’re triggered by such shenanigans.
definitely smell a rat here.. why would you "cloak" the rear "Ohlins" reservoir like that? agree with earlier post - subframe looks to be steel bip.
I've always fancied a big Laverda triple, really haven't got the mechanical skills to keep one on the road. But going to have to learn belts & valves on Ducatis soon, as no locals are interested in 90s bike servicing.
900ss 93 model with just 1400 miles on the speedometer. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17500500...rentrq:005dfcff17e0a9fc3c27c035ffe89eb8|iid:1
If comparing ‘70’s bikes, Laverda are a lot more simple than Ducati (bevel twins) and, with the tractor manufacturing background of Laverda, most everything was over engineered. That is why they are still loved in Aus and NZ, with basic maintenance, they do very big miles trouble free. The only real complexity is the roller bearing crankshaft, which costs a good bit to have rebuilt if you can’t do it yourself, but we are talking about something only needed maybe once in 50,000 miles or more, and who does those miles these days? Other than that, simple 2v triple with a duplex cam chain and triplex gearbox drive. Old electronics are lightweight on sparks and charge, but can be updated as a one time fix, triple carbs are simple to service and have a simple linkage, instruments and switchgear are reliable (being Japanese) so keeping them running well is not a nightmare. Every old bike lover should try one at least once - they certainly are an experience !
A beautiful imported 1098r. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234354717924?hash=item3690a134e4:g:GgoAAOSwIRBhtfUh
