Best day of the year today, 16c here in Oxford, I managed to get out this afternoon, only about 60 miles in total but still great to be out. Stopped at the “H”, bizarrely they were closed due to some technical mishap, but there was still the usual eclectic mix of bikes to keep me interested for a very pleasant hour.
Nice picture of the Laverdas. I nearly bought one many years ago (early 1990s). I was returning to bikes after a short sabbatical and wanted something vaguely old school, and I found a Laverda just like the red one - not sure of the actual model as I believe that several variations were lookalikes, but it did have the petrol filler in the fairing - a Norton Commando Interstate and a Benelli 900 Sei. I ended up with the Benelli 6, rightly or wrongly. I developed a healthy dislike of Italian electrics!!
Cleaned the Thunderbird then changed the front and rear brake pads......fronts were a doddle.....rear is a nightmare !! Now all ready for an MOT