Beschreibung
H&H Classics @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Wednesday 12th July, 2023 | From 9am
1995 Laverda S650
Rare Laverda 650 twin.
Estimate
£2, 250 - £2, 750
Registration No: N970 BSX
Frame No: 1170
Engine No: 1170
CC: 650
MOT: None
Beautifully engineered 650 sports bike
Lots of high quality Italian chassis parts
Supplied with current V5C
The roots of the Laverda Motorcycle company go back to 1873 when Pietro Laverda began producing agricultural equipment in Breganza in North-East Italy. Like many Italian firms, they diversified into motorcycles after World War Two, manufacturing good quality, and for the time, relatively innovative bikes. By the 1960s they had progressed onto bigger capacity engines launching the 750GT in 1969 and the limited edition SFC production racer in 1971, followed by a 500cc twin named the Montjuic, after the famous racing circuit in Barcelona. It was in many ways a lighter and smaller version of the old 750 twin and eventually formed the basis of the later 1990s Laverda 668 range. These new models, which relaunched the Laverda name in the 1990s, were fitted with Weber-Marelli electronic fuel injection and a modern beam frame together with lots of top-quality European brake and suspension components.
This 650 Laverda has been part of a large and fascinating collection of bikes ranging from the 1980s up until the early 2000s. The vendor has enjoyed searching out examples of more or less all of the bikes he either owned or wanted in the day, but after amassing over 30 assorted models, from a Honda MT50 through to a couple of Bimotas, he's decided to downsize his collection. The bike, quite rare in the UK, is presented in good standard and original condition. Last run about 2 years ago, see video, it will need some recommissioning before use and comes supplied with a current V5C.
