( I later bought a Katana, and still have it, but far prefer my Moto Guzzies and my Nortons)I was happy to see the Laverda go, and I have no idea why they now fetch high prices. Mileage: 35. Foot-rests are sensibly rigid and adjustable for height, and the turning circle is a convenient 18 ft.Laverdas are expensive, they always have been, but are cheap in terms of their macho individuality which attracts a partisan enthusiastic following.Ceriani front legs were replaced some time ago, and now the factory have gone a stage further. Item location: Mereworth, UK Sale type: Fixed price listing Capacity: 1115.8 cc / 68 cu-in: Bore x Stroke "Above the TSCC (Twin Swirl Combustion Chamber) cylinder head were two overhead camshafts operating the 16 valves by locknut-adjustable rockers" My '82 GS1100E (original owner) valve adjustment is by replacing a shim of varying thicknesses above an inverted bucket sitting over the valve spring. A modified frame changed the rear shock angle and relaxed the steering geometry. Struggling against the elements the corresponding 118-19 mph dropped the average dramatically.Characteristic of Mars, God of War, the restyled 1980 Mirage thunders menacingly, resembling a low-level flight path of the French jet fighter bearing the same name. 1981 Laverda Mirage 1200. The route is tortuous to start with, a mixture of wide open fast bends and slow ever-tightening tarmac ribbon, connected by short straights.
The original rear Corte e Cosse remote suspension units have been replaced by Mar-zocchis to match the front, which makes sense. It is an individual, oozing with character, but like so many individuals a prospective owner should be aware of foibles, some important, others purely niggling.Equally annoying, it would leak after the tank had been filled to the brim, the flow not stopping until some 20 miles had been covered. .
The final version of the 1200TS Mirage for 1981 included an uprated Nippon Denso alternator with ignition pickups moved to the primary case.Through the 1970s, increasingly stringent noise and pollution regulations (especially in the U.S.) meant Laverda’s raucous 1,000cc triple required more restrictive intake and exhaust as well as softer cams and lower compression. Slater Brothers, the British Laverda importers of the day, created the Jota by uprating the standard 3Cl triple with high compression-pistons, endurance race cams and aloud pipe, lifting the power output to 90bhp and producing a mighty machine that was a match for anything on the road or production-race track. The thinking was that at high revs, the shim could be spit out by the cam lobe if above the bucket. In our time of incremental enhancements and “bold new graphics,” it’s difficult now to appreciate the rate of technical innovation in the 1970s with each manufacturer trying to leapfrog the competition. And it was an intrusion that occurred regularly when blasting along motorway - nowhere else -an action prompted by vibration. Laverda 1200. 41 Kilometres) Description. Laverda’s challenge was to maintain its performance edge — which it did in the time-honored fashion of increasing engine size. BSA had the Gold Star; Triumph, the Bonneville; Moto Guzzi, the Le Mans. Stock Number 701. Laverda Motorcycles mirage 1200 For Sale: 3ce | 200 | 600tt2 formula | 750 sf | 1000 | 1000 drum brake | jota 120 cropredy liberator | jota 180 | … The 'extras' increase weight by nearly 30 lb to a hefty 542 lb.
Although no problems were encountered in the duration of the test, they could probably not have been bettered but for slight sponginess felt through the controls, in particular through the rear brake pedal, which indicated air in the lines.In line with current Laverda practice Japanese parts are incorporated on the bike - the instruments. Sale price: £6495 ≈ $8362 ≈ €7117 ≈ ₿0.77 btc.