Laverda Review List


This is a very incomplete list of reviews of Laverdas. (In fact, its a list of one's I personally have, plus a few from Bill Parkinson.) The magazines are UK ones, unless otherwise stated.

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Misc
 
 
 
Saxon/Motodd Mark V Superbike Feb 93 Alan Cathcart races it at Assen, and wins
Motodd Mark IV Motorcycle International Nov 85 Road test & technical blurb
Motodd Mark IV Superbike Apr 85 Test of Mark IV, plus technical review of Saxon front-end
Motodd Mark IV Superbike Nov 88 Pin-up! (two page picture) + one page description
V6 + interview with ?Angelo Ferrari Bike Sep 90 Roland Brown
125 Sport Bike 9*?
 
Laverda Factory/interview Bike 85 Interview with Massimo Laverda, plus picture of earlier alloy beam frames
Laverda Triples - a Mechanical History Motorcycle Enthusiast May 85 Phil Todd. Part I of III. I dont have the others ! L
Windy Corner Performance Bikes Sep 86 Inteview with Roger Winterburn, plus Phil Oakey's Lav, and Spondon chassis
Windy Corner Motorcycle Enthusiast Oct 83 Sales blurb for Windy Corner, plus picture of Spondon space frame
Saunders Jota Bike mid 80s Grant Saunder's space frame Jota
General Oct 94 Classic Motorcycle Mechanics 500,SFC1000, & 650 Classic Rides (courtesy of Adrian Webber) 
General Feb/Mar 88 Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Engine Stripdown (courtesy of Adrian Webber) 
1000cc Triples
 
 
 
Jota Aug/Sep 90 Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Jota Modern rarities (courtesy of Adrian Webber) 
Jarama Bike 9*? £1500(!) secondhand bike test
Jarama Superbike Jul 80 Road test
Jota - 120 & 180 Superbike Apr 85 Comparison of RGA Jota, and original 180 Jota
Jota Reader's survey Superbike Jul 87 What's good, bad about Laverda ownership, and problems to look out
Jota Motorcycle International Apr 88 Running & riding a Laverda (seems to be mostly 180 Jota info)
Early Jota Motorcycle Sport Jul 77 Road test
Jota Which Bike? Road Test Special - Vol 3 81 Comparison with Ducati 900SS
Late Jota 180 Cycle (US) Feb 82 Road test (courtesy of Bill Parkinson)
Late Jota 180 Cycle World (US) Jun 82 Road test (courtesy of Bill Parkinson)
Late Jota 180 Superbike Aug 81 Road test
Jota 120 Motorcycle Sport Jul 82 Road test
Jota 120 Superbike Apr 82 Track test (short)
Corsa Cycle World (US) Oct 84 Road test
RGA Jota Bike 85? Road test
RGA Jota Performance Bikes Jun 85 Road test
SFC 1000 Motorcycle International Nov 85 Road test
SFC 1000 Bike Mar 88 Road test
SFC 1000 Motorcycle Enthusiast Oct 85 Road test
SFC 1000 Superbike Feb 86 Road test
SFC 1000 Motorcycle Sport Apr 86 Road test, plus comparison with SFC 750
SFC 1000 Bike Apr 91 Road test of bike from factory. They were going to start making them again, but never did. Shame.
Cropredy Liberator (Jota) Superbike Apr 82 Road test of a Jota Special
1200
 
 
 
Early Mirage Superbike Mar 79 Road Test
Mirage TS Which Bike? (and Road Test Special - Vol 2) Aug 80 Road test & comparison v. GSX1100
1200 (not Mirage) Motorcycle Sport Dec 79 Road test
750
 
 
 
750 SF3 Motorcycle Sport Dec 79 Road test
750 SF2 Motorcycle Sport May 87 Long term ownership
SFC 750 Bike Mar 88 Steve Elliot's resurrected SFC. Black engine, red paintwork.
    500
 
 
 
"Alpjuic 600"  Classic Bike Guide May 96  Article on 1984 "Windy Corner Alpjuic 600" (courtesy of Adrian Webber) 
500 Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Aug 91 Montjuic Reader Restoration (courtesy of Adrian Webber) 
Montjuic (and Corsa) Superbike Aug 85 TT '85 Andy Jessop's
Montjuic Which Bike? Road Test Special - Vol 3 81 Comparison with Ducati Pantah and Moto Morini 500 Maestro
Ogier Montjuic Superbike Oct 85 Alan Cathcart races in F2(?) series
    650
 
 
 
650 Fast Bikes 92 Road test in Italy on one the earliest 650s made. Design has barely changed!
650 Superbike Aug 92 Road test