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| |name = Laverda V6 1000 | | |
| |photo=laverda-v6-1000-1978-1978-2.jpg | | {{Infobox Motorcycle |
| | |name = '''Laverda V6 1000''' |
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| |aka = | | |aka = |
| |manufacturer = Laverda | | |manufacturer = [[Laverda]] |
| |parent_company = | | |parent_company = |
| |production = 1978 | | |production = 1978 |
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| |predecessor = | | |predecessor = |
| |successor = | | |successor = |
| |class = Sport Bike | | |class = [[Sport Bike]] |
| |engine = liquid cooled, 4-stroke, 90-degree V6, 4 valves per cylinder | | |engine = liquid cooled, 4-stroke, 90-degree V6, 4 valves per cylinder |
| |bore_stroke = 66.0mm x 66.0mm | | |bore_stroke = 66.0mm x 66.0mm |
| |compression = | | |compression = |
| |top_speed = 285 km/h | | |top_speed = |
| |power = 140.0 HP (104.4 KW) @ 11000RPM | | |power = 140.0 HP (104.4 KW) @ 11000RPM |
| |torque = | | |torque = |
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| ==1978 Laverda V6 1000== | | ==1978 Laverda V6 1000== |
| <gallery mode='packed-hover'>
| | [[File:laverda-v6-1000-1978-1978-2.jpg|600px|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-v6-1000-1978-1978-1.jpg|600px|1978 Laverda V6 1000 | | [[File:laverda-v6-1000-1978-1978-0.jpg|600px|1978 Laverda V6 1000]] |
| File:laverda-v6-1000-1978-1978-0.jpg|600px|1978 Laverda V6 1000 | |
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| 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. | | 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. |
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| 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. | | 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. |
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| == Photos ==
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| <gallery mode='packed-hover'>
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| File:laverda-1000-V6-78--4.jpg|600px|Laverda V6 1000
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| File:Laverda-1000-V6-1.JPG|600px|Laverda V6 1000
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| File:Laverda-1000-V6--3.jpg|600px|Laverda V6 1000
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| File:Laverda-V6.jpg|600px|Laverda V6 1000
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| File:laverda-1000-V6-78--1.jpg|600px|Laverda V6 1000
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| File:Laverda-1000-V6--4.jpg|600px|Laverda V6 1000
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| File:Laverda-1000-V6-2.jpg|600px|Laverda V6 1000
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| </gallery>
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| == Overview ==
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| Moto Laverda might not be making motorcycles anymore, but
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| there is still a lot to admire about the Breganze, Italy, company. Their 750cc
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| double-overhead cam twins produced relatively modest power, but with a fat
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| torque curve that just kept on delivering. And in the early 1970s, Laverda twins
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| were virtually unbeatable on the long distance production racing circuits of
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| Europe thanks to their amazing endurance.
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| The arrival of the 1,000cc triple in 1973 opened a new chapter
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| in the Laverda story, and the 3C (tre cilindri) would become the mainstay of
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| Laverda production for the next 20 years. And when the legendary Jota, with its
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| race cams and pistons pinched from the factory endurance racers, hit the road
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| three years later, the 140mph projectile became an instant classic. Big, loud
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| and orange, the Italian heavyweight scaled over 550lb (250kg) with a tank of
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| gas, but the brute handled well if you showed it who was boss. The Jota soon
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| racked up a string of production race victories. But it wasnt enough for
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| Massimo Laverda. He wanted more.
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| Massimos father, Francesco, established Moto Laverda in 1947,
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| and introduced the companys first bike, a 75cc single, in 1950. In the early
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| 1960s Massimo visited the Land of the Free to find out where the market was
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| going, and he came away with a lesson he never forgot: In America, Bigger is
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| Better. And he knew that in America one of Laverdas most important markets
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| riders would go wild over a 1,000cc V6 motorcycle.
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| Beginnings of the V6
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| The plan was simple: build a prototype, prove it in endurance
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| racing, and use the lessons learned to produce a new range of bikes. But first
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| he needed an engine. Thats where Giulio Alfieri comes in. Alfieri had worked at
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| Lamborghini and Maserati as technical director, and had years of experience with
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| V6 power plants. In 1975, Alfieri was signed up, joining Laverdas chief
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| designer, Luciano Zen, and brothers Massimo and Piero Laverda one day a week to
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| work on the project.
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| Just like the V6 Alfieri designed for Maserati, the water-cooled, short-stroke,
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| six-cylinder he cooked up for Laverda featured a 90-degree vee with chains
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| driving double overhead camshafts. The bore and stroke of 65mm x 50mm gave
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| 996cc, and there were four valves per cylinder, each with a single 10mm spark
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| plug. Sparks came courtesy of a Marelli electronic ignition unit plucked from a
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| V12 Ferrari. Lucas fuel injection was tried at first, but was soon replaced with
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| six specially made Del Orto downdraft carburetors. Oil was carried under the
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| seat, with two separate pumps for feed and scavenge mounted at the front of the
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| crank.
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| The engine formed the main part of the frame, but the rest of the cycle parts
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| looked as if they came from the Breganze parts bin with Campagnolo wheels,
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| Brembo discs and 38mm Marzocchi forks. Lavs V6 featured an electric starter,
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| twin headlamps from the Porsche 911 parts list and two huge radiators mounted on
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| either side of the engine to take the heat out of the six Litresof water used
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| in the cooling system.
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| Produced in 1977-78, the Laverda V6 is powered by a DOHC,
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| water-cooled, 1000cc, six-cylinder engine that makes 140 horsepower at
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| 11,800rpm. Top speed is said to be 285km/h! Piero Laverda himself owns the bike
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| and it's the only running example left. The bike is said to be insured by the
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| Vintage Motorcycle Club for about US$500,000. There is one more Laverda V6,
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| which lives in a Laverda museum in the Netherlands, but that bike is not in
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| running condition.
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| ==Specifications==
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| !Make Model
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| |Laverda 1000 V6
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| !Year
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| |1977 - 78
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| !Engine Type
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| |Four stroke, 90-degree V6 cylinder, 4 valves per cylinder.
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| !Displacement
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| |995.5 cc / 60.7 cu-in
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| !Bore X Stroke
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| |65 x 50 mm
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| !Cooling System
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| |Liquid cooled
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| !Induction
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| |6X 30mm Dell'Orto FRD carbs
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| !Ignition
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| |Electronic F1
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| !Starting
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| |Electric
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| !Max Power
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| |140 hp / 104.3 kW @ 11800 rpm
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| !Transmission
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| |5 Speed
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| !Final Drive
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| |Chain
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| !Front Suspension
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| |Telescopic forks
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| !Rear Suspension
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| |Single shock
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| !Front Brakes
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| |2x discs
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| !Rear Brakes
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| |Single disc
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| !Wet Weight
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| |200 kg
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| !Top Speed
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| |285 km/h
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| == Videos ==
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| {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpiC1RNoM-w|600|center}}
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| [[Category:Sport Bike motorcycles]] | | [[Category:Sport Bike motorcycles]] |
| [[Category:Laverda motorcycles]] | | [[Category:Laverda motorcycles]] |
| [[Category:1970s motorcycles]] | | [[Category:1970s motorcycles]] |
| | [[Category:Motorcycles needing images]] |