As a motorcyclist you can currently buy / finance a machine with license plate and 200 hp.
That is smart, because the maximum speed on a few more parts of the highway may go to the 130 km / h.
A Laverda 1000 three-cylinder is not yet coming to the 100 hp, but is - at least according to the owner of the copy that we photographed for AMK 12 - too fast for the Netherlands.
Within Laverda circles there is a mild battle between the owners of machines with the lever taps at 180 and those with lever taps at 120 degrees.
Yet this beautiful Beul from Breganze stands for a magnificent piece of motor history in which the people of Laverda bought a lot of things abroad because the Italian suppliers did not think the quality was good enough and because no agreements could be made with it ...
And our photo model? After another ticket, the owner is considering disposing of his Laverda. He is now thinking of a BMW R50 or an Enfield Diesel ...