Beschreibung:

Having established its performance credentials with a succession of big three-cylinder sports bikes during the 1970s, most notably the fire-breathing Jota, Laverda emerged from a succession of financial upheavals with a new range of machines for the 1990s. The first of these was the 650 Sport, which used a 668cc development of the old Alpino ‘500’ 8-valve twin-cylinder engine housed in a state-of-the-art aluminium twin-spar chassis designed by frame and suspension guru, Nico Bakker. A revised 668 Sportster followed (using the same engine) and then in 1997 the 750S arrived featuring a new water-cooled 747cc motor. No expense was spared in equipping the 750S, which featured upside-down Paoli forks and rear shock; Brembo Goldline brakes with braided hoses; lightweight Marchesini wheels; stainless-steel Termignoni exhaust pipes; and carbon-fibre front mudguard and heel protectors. Equally importantly, the six-speed gearbox – frequently criticised in the past – had at last been sorted. An imported example, this 750S was purchased by the current owner in 2004 and has covered some 7,000-or-so kilometres from new (the speedometer has been converted to read in ‘mph’ but the odometer has been left stock). Only used during summer months, the machine is currently SORN’d and comes with factory instruction manuals, assorted literature, Swansea V5C document and is freshly MoT’d. A Scott chain oiler is installed and the bike further benefits from a new battery (fitted 2007). Offered for sale by its pensioner owner, who has come to prefer machines with a more upright riding position, it represents an opportunity to acquire a thoroughbred Italian sports bike - that can only become increasingly collectible - at a fraction of its £7,995 price new.