Like Gilera, Laverda is a name that’s been missing from ‘proper’ bikes for years but it came close to a comeback in 2003 with the Aprilia-backed SFC.Having struggled from one owner to another for years, churning out variations on its ancient

Partner wants to go by car? Here's your answer! YOU'RE LOOKING at the work of French motorcyclist and bike nut François Knorreck. François has taken a 1000cc Laverda triple-cylinder motorcycle and, somehow, melded it to a hand-crafted vehicle - all

Click to read: Laverda Jota owners reviewsClick to read: Honda CB1100 owners reviewsEver since a British Laverda importer had unwittingly created ‘the beast of Breganze’ by building a UK only limited edition ‘R’ version of the already much-loved 3C

lizard”, the Tuatara was light, quick and ridiculously expensive. Befitting of lizards all around the world.Dogs of the YearLaverda’s 125cc Navarro was rubbish, but sadly the year’s most disappointing bike came from the UK. Norton’s F1 was a street

-Villa employee using many genuine original parts. It is estimated to fetch £25,000 – 34,000. The Laverda 750SFC production racer is one of the most sought after of post-war Italian motorcycles and the 1971 model in the sale was originally campaigned by the UK

close pass on the Laverda mounted Phil Read at the chicane. Determination and confidence in the motorcycle meant Sarah was able to quickly latch onto the back of the leaders.Sadly not enough laps meant settling for 3rd place but this was enough to gain

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. To counter this argument, the gargantuan Rocket Three Triumph uses an in-liner three cylinder but flipped through ninety degrees to run longitudinally.Good at: Corner speed, narrow, balance 
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If you’re old enough to remember 1977 it might not seem that long ago: Elvis died, Microsoft was founded, and the Space Shuttle flew into action. But the bike world was very different. Laverda’s Jota ruled the roads, Sheene was the world’s best

in brown sauce, eaten while watching and listening to a huge variety of bikes.On a typical evening you would savour SS50s, Fizzies, AP50s, all the air-cooled RD Yamaha range and all the GT Suzukis plus the odd Laverda, Tiger Cub and Bonneville.A favourite