Editing Laverda V6 1000



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|name             = Laverda V6 1000
|photo=laverda-v6-1000-1978-1978-2.jpg
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|manufacturer     = Laverda
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|production       = 1978
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|class            = Sport Bike
|engine           = liquid cooled, 4-stroke, 90-degree V6, 4 valves per cylinder
|bore_stroke      = 66.0mm x 66.0mm
|compression      =
|top_speed        = 285 km/h
|power            = 140.0 HP (104.4 KW) @ 11000RPM
|torque           =
|fuel_system      = 6x30mm DellOrto FRD carburetors
|ignition         =
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|transmission     = Gear box: [[gears]] <br>
Final Drive: [[chain]] <br>

|frame            =
|suspension       =Front: Marzocchi adjustable forks <br>
Rear: dual shocks
|brakes           =Front: Brembo dual discs <br>Rear: Brembo single disc
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|wet_weight       = 200.0 kg
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The '''[[Laverda]] V6 1000''' was a liquid cooled, 4-stroke, 90-degree V6, 4 valves per cylinder Sport Bike [[motorcycle]] produced by [[Laverda]] in 1978. Claimed [[horsepower]] was 140.0 HP (104.4 KW) @ 11000 RPM.  

==Engine==
A 66.0mm [[bore]] x 66.0mm [[stroke]] result in a [[displacement]] of just 995.0 cubic centimeters.  

==Drive==
The bike has a gears transmission.  

==Chassis==
Stopping was achieved via Brembo dual discs in the front and a Brembo single disc in the rear. The front suspension was a  Marzocchi adjustable forks while the rear was equipped with a dual shocks.  

==1978 Laverda V6 1000==
[[File:laverda-v6-1000-1978-1978-2.jpg|600px|1978 Laverda V6 1000]]
[[File:laverda-v6-1000-1978-1978-1.jpg|600px|1978 Laverda V6 1000]]
[[File:laverda-v6-1000-1978-1978-0.jpg|600px|1978 Laverda V6 1000]]

The 1978 MY Laverda V6 1000 is the most powerful production Laverda ever, thanks to its liquid-cooled, four-stroke, 90-degree V6 cylinder powerplant mated to a five-speed manual transmission, that can produce 140 horsepower at 11800 rpm. 

It comes standard with a full-fairing, a windscreen, dual headlamps, a one-up saddle, telescopic forks, dual shocks in the rear, as well as five-spoked wheels, which all add to one of the most desirable machine among Laverda fans and not only. 

== 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 ==

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.

==Specifications==
{|  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:Sport Bike motorcycles]]
[[Category:Laverda motorcycles]]
[[Category:1970s motorcycles]]