Beschreibung:

One of the final developments of the big three-cylinder Laverda, the RGS 1000 was the undisputed star of the 1981 Milan Show. A revised, less peaky version of the new-for-’82 Jota’s 120-degree crank, rubber-mounted engine distinguished the RGS from Laverda’s other 1,000cc triples, though the most obvious difference was the elegantly aerodynamic half-fairing that blended smoothly into the generously sized fuel tank. Less noticeable was the lowered frame and altered steering geometry that made the RGS more stable and easier to handle than its predecessors. It was much quieter too (the result of ever tighter noise regulations) yet the more restrictive silencers had seemingly little effect on the performance of a machine that, even in its new ‘civilised’ form, could still reach 140mph and race through the standing quarter-mile in a little over 12 seconds. Testing a RGS 1000 for Motor Cyclist Illustrated in October 1983, noted motorcycling authority Mick Walker rated it highly, finding the big Laverda ‘a long-distance, high-speed muscle bike which in the right circumstances is perhaps the best there is for continental style motorways or high-speed ‘A’ roads.’ This example was imported into the UK from New Zealand and first registered in this country in 1992. Accompanying MoTs dating back to 1995 support the recorded mileage of circa 48,000, and the machine also comes with instruction manual, sundry invoices, current MoT and Swansea V5.