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    Club Laverda Qld Concours - Lots of pic's!!!

    A few of us from here and the Katana Australia forum headed down to the Club Laverda Qld Concours today for a look see.

    I got a larger memory card for my camera but still managed to fill it... I really need a much newer camera!

    I somehow neglected to photograph a single Laverda all day...

    So, the meet up:





    Eric's Kat is in need of a rebuild so he rode his Harley:



    Derek was on his beast of course (yes those are BST wheels and Ohlin's forks and there is more lurking there):



    And Paul needed to get his Pantah out for a run so his Kat stayed home:



    And there's too many photos to label each one and it'll take me all night, so I'm just gonna post them all and might stick a note here and there if something stands out...

    First off though, John this one's for you!!







    1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
    1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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    450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

    Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

    #2
    This is a genuine Nero... we had to restrain Paul from getting too intimate with it...



















    1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
    1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

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    450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

    Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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      #3
      Genuine Castrol 6 Hour Honda:



      The most disturbing paint job on display:





      The paint job on this GSX1400 was impressive:









      There were a few people about:





      Another one for John:

      1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
      1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

      sigpic

      450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

      Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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        #4














        Love the Scrambler, and that Arrow pipe was one of the inspirations for my 450's pipe:





        1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
        1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

        sigpic

        450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

        Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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          #5


















          1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
          1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

          sigpic

          450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

          Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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            #6












            These appear to be done by a local Brisbane custom bike shop Ellaspede... they seem to be able to do neat custom work, although if you look at the tyres I think there's a bit of form over function there:







            1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
            1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

            sigpic

            450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

            Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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              #7


              Love the pipes on this Norton, and from memory it was supercharged as well:















              1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
              1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

              sigpic

              450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

              Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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                #8
                This unrestored 1926 Norton really took my eye:









                And then we headed out to the bike parking which was almost as good as the show itself:











                1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
                1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

                sigpic

                450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

                Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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                  #9


















                  You can tell this Kat isn't a trailer queen:

                  1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
                  1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

                  sigpic

                  450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

                  Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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                    #10












                    Aside from the Kats the GS(X) models were very under represented today, but we found this very nice example of an 1100 to gawk at:







                    And a brief chat with the owner of this SB4 revealed he has attempted to polish it up with some bitumen:

                    1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
                    1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

                    sigpic

                    450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

                    Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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                      #11












                      If I was to buy a modern bike, it would be either a Triumph Scrambler or possibly one of these:





                      That's where the camera got full but snapped these two with the work iPhone as it was quite tasty:





                      And that's all folks, enjoy!
                      1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
                      1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

                      sigpic

                      450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

                      Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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                        #12
                        Pete,
                        Looked like a great day - thank you for sharing!!
                        Scott
                        1982 GS1000S #1 bought in 84, #2 gone, #3 in hibernation
                        1983 GS1100ES #1 (bought in 03, July 09 BOM, 65k traded in 17), #2 New daily rider, #3 in hibernation
                        1982 GS1100E Red #1 - Original owner, sold in 93, #2 (Red) sold in 20 to Andy B
                        2018 Gold Wing Tour - new out of the crate :) 1st non-Suzuki in 38 years
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                          #13
                          Thanks for the great pics, Pete.
                          What an amazing array of bikes.
                          Tough seeing a rashed-up Bimota but at least it is being ridden. The spoked wheel CB1100R is outstanding.
                          2@ \'78 GS1000

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                            #14
                            No worries guys, glad you enjoyed them

                            That SB4 certainly was hard to take in! Such a piece of exotica in that condition hurts... but yes at least you know it's no show pony...
                            1982 GS450E - The Wee Beastie
                            1984 GSX750S Katana 7/11 - Kit Kat - BOTM May 2020

                            sigpic

                            450 Refresh thread: https://www.thegsresources.com/_foru...-GS450-Refresh

                            Katana 7/11 thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...84-Katana-7-11

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by pete View Post
                              This is a genuine Nero... we had to restrain Paul from getting too intimate with it...











                              It's really funny Pete that you post a picture of this bike and I had to do a serious double take when I saw it.

                              As you might have seen from one of my posts, my stepdaughter is really getting serious about wanting a motorcycle when she turns 16. As typical for anything she REALLY wants, she will start drawing pictures of them almost non-stop. Here's one she drew that has an almost uncanny resemblance to the bike you show here EVEN THOUGH she's never seen one like it. In fact, she was trying to draw the cruiser seen in my Total Control book.



                              Great pictures of the show. Wish we could have been there.
                              Cowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace

                              1981 GS550T - My First
                              1981 GS550L - My Eldest Daughter's - Now Sold
                              2007 GSF1250SA Bandit - My touring bike

                              Sit tall in the saddle Hold your head up high
                              Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky and live like you ain't afraid to die
                              and don't be scared, just enjoy your ride - Chris Ledoux, "The Ride"

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