Ceriani components back and front, bike - you have to press a sparate

LAVERDA 1OOO the forks sprung and dampened cut-out button. It's a very
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firmly (and quite obviously for rron'positive stop and even with no
faster than around-towR work) and key the bike can be bumpstarted!
Instead ol' being outside the the rear unils softer, but so well We criticised the Trident because it
rubber-cushion prirnary drive dampened that raising the preload could be hot-wired in about five
sprocket it's turned inside out. with only jacks the bike higher
the outer casing facing inrnard. It off the seconds. 0n this machine you
ground. -
don't eyen need the wire!
has more diameter, moie plates and Alt this makes the
stronger springs than an-v-thing l'un to ride last than Laverda more And the bike really needs a
sensibly and
we've seen before, bui it is alsJ leaves you wi r.h the impression sidestand. ?he lack of it emphasised
light because the casing is a1lo5, and (even though it rained met of the how good engineering can make it
the plates are thin- comparatively easy to heft more
time we were on the thing), that it's
Instead of the normal splines. a tremendousiy fine motorcycle. Its than 520 lb (z3i kg) on to a
the plates fit the outer case v,,ii,h engine has a lot of displaeement centrestand if it's put in the correct
saw teeth, a system Laverda says is produciag thunderous place, Lrui it's still a damn nuisance
more durable than the normal (antl a blood stirring horsepower not to have a sidestand ever5rtime
anangenent. howl from you want to walk away from the
that compiex exhaust plumbing) fbr a minrrte.
The mechanics teli t"ou about over a broad range and without a bikePerhags
that, but you can see the brake for trace of temperament. with a sidestand the
yourself, and we saw inside rr,,hen centrestand could be put more out
lfe don't ihink ihe engine is as
the new one was going on. The srnooth as a good four, but in of the way. We grounded around
Melbourne's Boulevard and Stanco
bike's drums are 230 rnm ,iiightl), handling most other bikes aren't in i".ll:
more than 9 inehesi in dianreter, the same league- When the Italians with the p this is a regula.r protrlem
massive alloy castir:gs v.,!th iron "build 'em like they love 'em" it bike during racing.
..-entiiari.in Never mind, al tHs wilt serve to
liners which have cast--in meails the buyer has to think make the new modet
passages to hold rhings down to European to appreciate his pur- more
interesting when we run a full test.
working remperatutes. The drums chase to Laverda different We're looi<ing forward . to that
and r*'heels are identicai baek and disciplines - butsure as hell don't mean
front, with different baeking plaies anything close to shoddyness. !."q?*" if it never srops raining in
Melbourne (and it didn,t for iliese
and cor-ers. None of which is to say the road impressions), rather
It took a finer rouch thar-r a disc Laverda doesn't lack things. It does, l'udging figgrgs, or quoting than
to hold the front ruin ieading shires aad we think a lot of thern are results factory
short oi lock-up. r ca-r:icularl!' sinee going to be attended to with the baek upwe'll have to ride the thing
the:' u'et'e r:\i', bu: lhe lever new model. to Sydney.
pressule is noilcai:1i- "aiive" a:rd That could be a fast, fun trip
Something will have to be done rnaybe if it's raining tn
easl'!o read. ^ l"d we
about the ignition setup. Turning S5'dney could run figgrei AT
Adding io i;1e i:andling are the key off doesn't shut down the Surfers Paradise strip . . .

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