Jota for sale in Canada

ignore DGM number, (that is the homologation number) the chassis number is not stamped between the stars with any digits, this is how frames as a "spare part" where sent out by the factory and stocked by distributors, with the assumption the original frame number would be stamped by whoever was repairing the badly damaged bike, and the buggered chassis then cut up for scrap. This is not always the case, hence there are several bikes around of any engine size that have identical chassis numbers, LAV.1000*1012* for example and SFC 5699 one of that pair owned by Marnix.

Didnt all triples get the 1200 chassis at some point? so it might not be wrong, but just a replacement, the chassis where always cheap, if you ask me, maybe to encourage replacement if there was any doubt, I bet Oro still has his top shelf stacked with new ones.
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I'd prefer sellers to show the crankshaft rather than a pic of the inside of the tank to show that there's no rust.
It doesn't show anything anyway.
Paul
 
Whitehorse Yukon, better known for dog sleds than motorcycles. To put any significant miles on it you would have to make some long trips. Laverdas were sold across Canada back in the day though I doubt there was a dealer anywhere near Whitehorse, not sure why it would have been specially imported.
 
henrywillms said:
Whitehorse Yukon, better known for dog sleds than motorcycles. To put any significant miles on it you would have to make some long trips. Laverdas were sold across Canada back in the day though I doubt there was a dealer anywhere near Whitehorse, not sure why it would have been specially imported.
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The closest dealer to Whitehorse, Yukon, for Laverda through the late 1970’s to mid 1980’s was British Motorcycles on Fraser Street in Vancouver.
There are myriad of possible reasons why this machine could find itself in the Canadian Arctic.
 
Nice set of crash bars, way less ugly than most. The Panniers are very well-braced as well. Somebody loved it long time.
 
IMO the intrinsic value of this machine comes down to the lack of matching numbers, frame being non original. This has been a main interest contributor of value to vehicle purchase since vehicles were given value 100 years ago.
 
You will accept though Paul, that many will find this “non matching numbers” machine to have lesser value? I’ve seen this at the many auctions I’ve been to, right down to Craigslist adverts.
 
Can't really say it's non matching numbers when the frame doesn't have numbers. Frame can easily be stamped but having the right stamps would be a problem. Easy to pick a re-stamped motor/frame by the font
 
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