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Introduced after Italy raised sales tax on motorcycles over 350 cc. GS Lesmo 350: 1986: 350 water cooled v-3 2 stroke prototype that was never put into production. [11] 500 cc: 500T: 1977-1978: Air cooled DOHC 4 stroke parallel twin. Known as Alpino in the UK and Zeta in the US. 500S: 1978-1983: Updated and restyled version of the 500T with ...
Laverda (Moto Laverda S.A.S. – Dottore Francesco Laverda e fratelli) was an Italian manufacturer of high performance motorcycles. The motorcycles in their day gained a reputation for being robust and innovative. The Laverda brand was absorbed by Piaggio when, in 2004, Piaggio absorbed Aprilia.
In 1967, [9] American Jack McCormack visited the factory and rode the prototype. McCormack, who had previously worked in marketing for Triumph, Honda and Suzuki in the US, intended to market Laverdas in the US under the American Eagle (motorcycle) brand. Feeling US buyers would prefer a 750 cc machine, he persuaded the factory to enlarge the twin.
The following is a list of motorcycle manufacturers worldwide, sorted by extant/extinct status and by country. These are producers whose motorcycles are available to the public, including both street legal as well as racetrack-only or off-road-only motorcycles .
American Eagle Motorcycles, the brand under which Italian Laverda machines were sold in the US, was the first company to sign Knievel to an endorsement deal. Knievel then used the new lightweight racing motorcycle Harley-Davidson XR-750 from December 1970 until his final jump in January 1977.
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Sara Liberte photographer and custom motorcycle builder; Ross Langlitz of Portland, OR, motorcycle racer and designer of the Columbia jacket; Jack McCormack (motorcycling) first national sales manager for American Honda, then Suzuki, and founder of American Eagle Motorcycles (1967-1970). extreme enduro
Jack McCormack (motorcycling) first national sales manager for American Honda, then Suzuki, and founder of American Eagle Motorcycles (1967-1970). extreme enduro; Dick O'Brien Harley-Davidson racing team manager 1957-1983; SC-Project, High profile motorsport exhaust maker, especially MotoGP/Superbike; Supermoto World Championship