1980 Laverda Jota(?) for sale in Connecticut

[Paul Marx]

At least it's not the French market "Jota" aka 3CL that was for sale in the USA for over $20 000 a little while back.

Paul

 

[mauricedonini]

What I am hearing;

It’s a Jota and not 3C converted to a Jota.

Very good rider. Not museum or living room condition.

Price isn’t horrible.

Did I miss anything?

Thank you

 

[RGSteve]

Easy enough to confirm what it is. ID plate on the steering head. VIN can be confirmed. Go check it out, se if

 

[RGSteve]

... see if it "speaks" to you. What has sparked your curiosity, anyway?

 

[mauricedonini]

i will go check it out and report back

 

[TheShah]

These are very rare here in the states and as such it is probably "reasonably" priced. Most I've seen advertised recently have been in the 20K range. If your intention is to ride it and not hoard it away it will need some refreshing as mentioned above. If you're at all interested go see it soon. I'm not sure who's in your area that might lend an educated eye but you could check the IMOC, (Italian motorcycle owners club). Most of their members are here in New England and centered there in CT. I'm sure Steve Rossi could connect you with someone. If I were closer I'd be eager to give her a look but I'm in Maine. If I hadn't just purchased my RGS I'd be on the road tomorrow to check it out. Good luck and report back!
Steve M

Steve Rossi knows the bike,it’s been ridden to IMOC

 

[TheShah]

I just read the sales blabla.
I would have painted my Ferrari orange to match the bike. Why are people so scared of originality?

However, nice sales ploy letting the prospective buyer know that Laverda Jota owners are Ferrari kind of people.

Paul

The bike sat at “ King” motorcycles,Utica Ave.,Brooklyn for a few years; the original owner -according to the boys there, had the bike shipped from Breganze to Modena to be paint matched to his car- shipped back together. He scared himself on it…so,off to King, where Nortons and Ducatis where being overshadowed by liter Suzukis,hence the Jota just sat. There was enough original paint inside the filler-neck to get a computer match of Glasurit paint.

 

[TheShah]

Appears from the pics to be low milage pretty original and in nice shape. An appraiser of collector cars once told me you can often tell alot about a vehicle from the character of the owner. Pilots and doctors are often good owners in my experience.

If the bike has been sitting and not used (nice to know if it was stored properly and if it starts and runs) but still it may need some refresh of the brakes and carbs. Tires have already been mentioned...if too old they get hard. Also if still equipped with the original electronic ignition it is not the smoothest advance and something that is unusually replaced with a modern one...several good options are available.

Engine number= BTZ, not CDI ignition,better of the two

 

[pf1]

Engine number= BTZ, not CDI ignition,better of the two

I would rate the CDI as the better ignition but that's just me.

 

[Paul Marx]

Chuck them all out and stick an Ignitech on.

Paul

 

[CLEMTOG]

what no points Paul!!!
CLEM

ps got in first ner naer nah nah

 

[Paul Marx]

what no points Paul!!!
CLEM

ps got in first ner naer nah nah

Unfortunately, Laverda started to enter the competitive market and go modern.
Had they survived, they'd be making Honda lookalikes.

Paul

 

[3CBRG]

Maurice. Did you buy?

 

[Shajota]

Unfortunately, Laverda started to enter the competitive market and go modern.
Had they survived, they'd still be making Honda lookalikes.

Paul

Fixed. (You're a 750 man aren't you Paul)

 

[mauricedonini]

Maurice. Did you buy?

I did not