Laverda 1200 America (1978)

The Laverda 1200 America is a motorcycle produced in 1978. It has a four stroke, transverse three cylinder engine with a capacity of 1115.8cc and a cooling system that is air cooled. The bike has 3x 32mm Side throttle Dell’Orto carburetors and a Bosch CDI ignition. Starting is electric and it has a maximum power of 73hp/ 54.4 kW @ 7500 rpm and a maximum torque of 54.2 Nm / 40 lb-ft @ 6000 rpm. The bike has a 5-speed transmission and final drive via chain. It has a front suspension of 38mm Marzocchi forks with a 140 mm / 5.5 in front wheel travel, and a rear suspension of Dual Marzocchi dampers adjustment for preload with a rear wheel travel of 100 mm / 3.9 in. Braking is achieved via 2x 280mm discs with 2 piston calipers on the front and a single 280mm disc with 2 piston caliper at the rear. The bike weighs 247 kg/ 544.5 lbs, has a fuel capacity of 19.5 Litres / 5.1 US gal, and returns an average consumption of 38 mpg. It has a top speed of 133.3 mph/ 214.5 km/h and can complete a standing 1/4 mile in 12.8 sec/ 168.3 km/h.

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Make Model: Laverda 1200 America