Gonna check out a Laverda 3C (1L triple) tomorrow. Excited.

[oldGSfan]

Looking forward to your ride report, Tom. I seem to remember the Jota vibrated a good deal at higher rpm's, but this one should be at least somewhat better. About 80 hp, according to Wikipedia. Similar to a GS1000.

They have a 180 crank, somewhat unique for a triple. Two outers rise and fall together. Maybe cost reason. They went to a 120-degree crank later, but no counterbalancer. They rubber-mounted the engine. The 120-degree engine had a rocking couple, the racers stuck with the 180 crank. Heck, I ride a Norton, and I'm fine with it.

It's right side shift, 1 down, 4 up. chain on the right too. So I'll have the Norton, which is 1 up, 3 down on the right, plus the Suzuki, which, as we know, isn't like the others. It will literally keep me on my toes.

It has a huge leading shoe rear brake. It's the same brake they used on the front on the earlier models.

[steve murdoch]

Congratulations on acquiring the bike!
You got the bike and i spend an hour going down a Laverda rabbit hole on Youtube.
They have a great sound as well.

[oldGSfan]

Congratulations on acquiring the bike!
You got the bike and i spend an hour going down a Laverda rabbit hole on Youtube.
They have a great sound as well.

Anything you see on the Jota is gonna be relevant up to a point, and there's much more media on the Jota. Not much on the 3C. Jota was orange (cool!), hotted up 3C. The 3C is sorta plain Jane but it's as close as I can get and unique in its way. Sorta like DucatI, the SS got all the attention but the GT is a great bike too. I love the Borrani wires with Brembos, big 38mm Ceriani forks, Ceriani shocks, Red is OK. Matches my 83 GS1100E and the Norton.