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There are still motorcycles of this brand on the market. Unfortunately at this time the company is not producing new models.
Laverda Motorcycles
Founded: 1873
Age: 151 years
Country: Italy
Website: www.laverda.com
Total series: 17
Active series: 0
Discontinued series: 17
Laverda motorcycle manufacturer, founded in 1947, is a popular company delivering high performance vehicles for two wheeler enthusiasts from around the world. The motorcycles cover a wide range of styles starting from small capacity bikes to power bikes. The makers of Laverda bikes incorporate excellent style in their innovative bike designs along with quality components and the newest technologies. Laverda bikes have always been the desired brand of many motorcycle enthusiasts due to the performance the bikes of this make deliver. The technologies used in these bikes are one of a kind with optimized performance treating riders to a whole new riding experience.
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Brand timeline
1873
- Laverda founded to sell agricultural engines
1947
- Begin to design first motorcycle
1952
- Laverda takes first 5 places in Milan-Taranto race
1966
- Laverda 650 Prototype is shown at Earls Court in London
- Win Giro d'Italia 650 class, all 4 bikes entered are in the top 10
1968
- bikes start being imported into US as -American Eagle-
1969
- New three-cylinder engine presented
1976
- Laverda Jota is released as fastest motorcycle to date
1977
- new V6 engine
1983
- Introduction of RGS sports tourer model
1985
- SFC 1000 sports model released
- company goes defunct
1993
- Francesco Tognon buys brand
2000
- Brand bought by Aprilia
2003
- New SFC prototype
2004
- Aprilia Group purchased by Piaggio
- Piaggio closes all Laverda activities
- Laverda brand goes defunct