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{{Motorcycle | |||
|name = Laverda V61000 | |||
|photo=laverda-1000-V6-78--4.jpg | |||
|aka = | |||
|manufacturer = Laverda | |||
|parent_company = | |||
|production = 1977 - 78 | |||
|model_year = | |||
|predecessor = | |||
|successor = | |||
|class = | |||
|engine = Four stroke, 90-degree V6 cylinder, 4 valves per cylinder. | |||
|bore_stroke = | |||
|compression = | |||
|top_speed = 285 km/h | |||
|power = | |||
|torque = | |||
|fuel_system = | |||
|ignition = Electronic F1 | |||
|spark_plug = | |||
|battery = | |||
|transmission = 5 Speed | |||
|frame = | |||
|suspension =Front: Telescopic forks <br> | |||
Rear: Single shock | |||
|brakes =Front: 2x discs <br>Rear: Single disc | |||
|front_tire = | |||
|rear_tire = | |||
|rake_trail = | |||
|wheelbase = | |||
|length = | |||
|width = | |||
|height = | |||
|seat_height = | |||
|dry_weight = | |||
|wet_weight = 200 kg | |||
|fuel_capacity = | |||
|oil_capacity = | |||
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}} | |||
It could reach a top speed of 285 km/h. | |||
==Engine== | |||
The engine was a Liquid cooled cooled Four stroke, 90-degree V6 cylinder, 4 valves per cylinder.. | |||
==Chassis== | |||
Stopping was achieved via 2x discs in the front and a Single disc in the rear. The front suspension was a Telescopic forks while the rear was equipped with a Single shock. | |||
== Photos == | |||
[[File:laverda-1000-V6-78--4.jpg|600px|Laverda V61000]] | |||
[[File:Laverda-1000-V6-1.JPG|600px|Laverda V61000]] | |||
[[File:Laverda-1000-V6--3.jpg|600px|Laverda V61000]] | |||
[[File:Laverda-V6.jpg|600px|Laverda V61000]] | |||
[[File:laverda-1000-V6-78--1.jpg|600px|Laverda V61000]] | |||
[[File:Laverda-1000-V6--4.jpg|600px|Laverda V61000]] | |||
[[File:Laverda-1000-V6-2.jpg|600px|Laverda V61000]] | |||
== Overview == | |||
Laverda 1000 V6 | |||
Moto Laverda might not be making motorcycles anymore, but | |||
there is still a lot to admire about the Breganze, Italy, company. Their 750cc | |||
double-overhead cam twins produced relatively modest power, but with a fat | |||
torque curve that just kept on delivering. And in the early 1970s, Laverda twins | |||
were virtually unbeatable on the long distance production racing circuits of | |||
Europe thanks to their amazing endurance. | |||
The arrival of the 1,000cc triple in 1973 opened a new chapter | |||
in the Laverda story, and the 3C (tre cilindri) would become the mainstay of | |||
Laverda production for the next 20 years. And when the legendary Jota, with its | |||
race cams and pistons pinched from the factory endurance racers, hit the road | |||
three years later, the 140mph projectile became an instant classic. Big, loud | |||
and orange, the Italian heavyweight scaled over 550lb (250kg) with a tank of | |||
gas, but the brute handled well if you showed it who was boss. The Jota soon | |||
racked up a string of production race victories. But it wasnt enough for | |||
Massimo Laverda. He wanted more. | |||
Massimos father, Francesco, established Moto Laverda in 1947, | |||
and introduced the companys first bike, a 75cc single, in 1950. In the early | |||
1960s Massimo visited the Land of the Free to find out where the market was | |||
going, and he came away with a lesson he never forgot: In America, Bigger is | |||
Better. And he knew that in America one of Laverdas most important markets | |||
riders would go wild over a 1,000cc V6 motorcycle. | |||
Beginnings of the V6 | |||
The plan was simple: build a prototype, prove it in endurance | |||
racing, and use the lessons learned to produce a new range of bikes. But first | |||
he needed an engine. Thats where Giulio Alfieri comes in. Alfieri had worked at | |||
Lamborghini and Maserati as technical director, and had years of experience with | |||
V6 power plants. In 1975, Alfieri was signed up, joining Laverdas chief | |||
designer, Luciano Zen, and brothers Massimo and Piero Laverda one day a week to | |||
work on the project. | |||
Just like the V6 Alfieri designed for Maserati, the water-cooled, short-stroke, | |||
six-cylinder he cooked up for Laverda featured a 90-degree vee with chains | |||
driving double overhead camshafts. The bore and stroke of 65mm x 50mm gave | |||
996cc, and there were four valves per cylinder, each with a single 10mm spark | |||
plug. Sparks came courtesy of a Marelli electronic ignition unit plucked from a | |||
V12 Ferrari. Lucas fuel injection was tried at first, but was soon replaced with | |||
six specially made Del Orto downdraft carburetors. Oil was carried under the | |||
seat, with two separate pumps for feed and scavenge mounted at the front of the | |||
crank. | |||
The engine formed the main part of the frame, but the rest of the cycle parts | |||
looked as if they came from the Breganze parts bin with Campagnolo wheels, | |||
Brembo discs and 38mm Marzocchi forks. Lavs V6 featured an electric starter, | |||
twin headlamps from the Porsche 911 parts list and two huge radiators mounted on | |||
either side of the engine to take the heat out of the six Litresof water used | |||
in the cooling system. | |||
Produced in 1977-78, the Laverda V6 is powered by a DOHC, | |||
water-cooled, 1000cc, six-cylinder engine that makes 140 horsepower at | |||
11,800rpm. Top speed is said to be 285km/h! Piero Laverda himself owns the bike | |||
and it's the only running example left. The bike is said to be insured by the | |||
Vintage Motorcycle Club for about US$500,000. There is one more Laverda V6, | |||
which lives in a Laverda museum in the Netherlands, but that bike is not in | |||
running condition. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
!Make Model | |||
|Laverda 1000 V6 | |||
|- | |||
!Year | |||
|1977 - 78 | |||
|- | |||
!Engine Type | |||
|Four stroke, 90-degree V6 cylinder, 4 valves per cylinder. | |||
|- | |||
!Displacement | |||
|995.5 cc / 60.7 cu-in | |||
|- | |||
!Bore X Stroke | |||
|65 x 50 mm | |||
|- | |||
!Cooling System | |||
|Liquid cooled | |||
|- | |||
!Induction | |||
|6X 30mm Dell'Orto FRD carbs | |||
|- | |||
!Ignition | |||
|Electronic F1 | |||
|- | |||
!Starting | |||
|Electric | |||
|- | |||
!Max Power | |||
|140 hp / 104.3 kW @ 11800 rpm | |||
|- | |||
!Transmission | |||
|5 Speed | |||
|- | |||
!Final Drive | |||
|Chain | |||
|- | |||
!Front Suspension | |||
|Telescopic forks | |||
|- | |||
!Rear Suspension | |||
|Single shock | |||
|- | |||
!Front Brakes | |||
|2x discs | |||
|- | |||
!Rear Brakes | |||
|Single disc | |||
|- | |||
!Wet Weight | |||
|200 kg | |||
|- | |||
!Top Speed | |||
|285 km/h | |||
|} | |||
== Videos == | |||
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpiC1RNoM-w|600|center}} | |||
[[Category:Laverda motorcycles]] |