Moto Borgotaro in collaboration with Union Garage NYC put on a one-day motorcycle event in Brooklyn, NY showcasing some of the best examples of the original Italian sporting bikes of the 1970's.
The Laverda Jota 180 (Jota is the name of a Spanish dance) was built as a sport version of the 3C after feedback from Roger Slater, the firm's British importer. Built from 1976 to 1982, this example is one of the last bikes with a wonderful 180 degree crank, giving it a lopey idle and…
Every successful bike maker has a standout model, the ne plus ultra, one where everything comes together perfectly. For Laverda, it was the Laverda Jota 1000.
The Laverda Jota sticks in my mind as the ultimate seventies superbike: it’s the two-wheeled equivalent of the iconic Lamborghini Muira. This 1977 Jota is owned by Alex Ozzard-Low, and after digging around, I was surprised to find that the Jota was not a true factory bike. According to Classic Mechanics, “Developed by Roger Slater from the 1000cc 3C triple, the bike had higher compression pistons, beefier cams and less restrictive (read ‘loud’) exhausts, and was tested at MIRA that August by John Nutting, who got a best one-way top speed of 140.04mph and said it had ‘easily the highest
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From Stephen Anstis of Motorcycle Mania: Belt-drive Laverda Triple! Introduced in 1976, the Laverda Jota 1000 was destined to be the hot-rod masterpiece from the small Italian firm, a 90-bhp triple-cylinder muscle bike born in the hands of the company's UK importers, the Slater brothers.
One of the great tragedies of modern motorcycling is the death of the Laverda name. The brand was bought by Aprilia at the turn of the century—along with Moto Guzzi—but the familiar ‘SFC Orange’ has yet to reappear in showrooms. To my eyes, that lovely color has always looked best on a Jota, and this is one of the most immaculate Jotas I’ve ever seen. It’s another bike from the remarkable garage of English enthusiast Peter Bullard, a Laverda fan for over thirty years. ‘As a 17-year-old in the summer of '77, I worked part time at Hyde Motorcycles in
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The Laverda RGS 1000 is one of the last versions of the big triple, which tamed the “peaky” Jota engine, isolated the rider from vibrations with rubber mounts from the engine, and added the half-fairing. It was a true sport tourer, best on fast roads with long sweepers, taking you from city to city in…
