1982 Laverda 1000cc Jota 180, video from 1984.

[NathanH5]

Unusual engine sound with the 180° crankshaft...Sounds just like an inline-4 with a fouled sparkplug!! I'm told Laverda went to a 120° crankshaft in 1982 or thereabouts?

[dave2806]

back in the day my mate and i had matching jotas and used to hang around westgate road newcastle on a saturday . a kid on a fse1 was going backward and forwards in front of us then stops and says to my mate , " thats a jota , i here they have a vibration problem at 70 mph , what do you do about it ?" my mate looked at him and said " i change it out of first gear , now fuck off !" sums up the jota so well ! lol good riding mate your a lucky man .

[seat850c]

@dave2806 Love it, great story, cheers!

[BackfireE]

Few engines in this world, sounds better than the 180 triple Laverda 1000

[dave2806]

lucky bloke , miss my jota

[SvenTviking]

I thought Jotas were UK only machines, modified from standard 3Cs by Slater bros?

[seat850c]

@SvenTviking No, they were later sold in the US as well, with the same changes done by Slater Bros, but performed at the factory,

[alanbstard4]

having trouble idling hands free?

[seat850c]

@alanbstard4 Nope, idled fine, just like the noise.

[ArthurLeeMan]

I had one of these in 1982 - prefer my current bike, a  Speed Triple 1050, though

[wetaconce]

thats a beast trying to cut off the chains and run away!!!!

[cashstore1]

cool bike. I want one!

[talissin]

Insane!!! :°)

[erozC]

Really cool sound, cool bike too :)