Laverda Plans New Bikes

LAVERDA PLANS NEW BIKES

Laverda will bring back the 1000cc Jota at October’s Cologne Show, 11 years after the last one was made. The bike, like the old Jota, will be powered by an air-

cooled Triple, but is getting a new tubular-steel frame. The new Jotas won’t be around for too long, because a new sportbike featuring a liquid-cooled Triple is in the works.

The new large-displacement Laverdas, and production of 400 650cc Twins that began in June, were made possible by an Italian businessman investing $3 million in the company.