Laverda 500 Sport

LaverdaIan

LaverdaIan

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What is a 500 Sport... ??? Probably released in Europe only @ the time of Alpino and Montjuic, can anyone tell me what that badging means..?
Was it a 'softie' like Alpino, or a Montjuic with S1 cams etc..?
Go for it guys..
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The only 500 models I'm aware of are the Formula, the Alpino, the Monty, and the 500 SFC. The SFC was a model requested by Moto Witt for the German market. There were only 50 or so built. The SFC was basically an Alpino with the Formula seat, Formula footrests, lower handlebars, and a fairing similiar to an SFC 750. Never heard of a "Sport".

Tom
 
I think the 500SFC was even altered by Uwe in his workshop, as the 500's were not selling at all and he desperately tried to "upgrade" them and make them more attractive (riding the "SR500 Retro wave" I'd say that was going on roughly the same time...).

The base was - I think - an Alpino, so no fancy cams or higher compression, just cosmetic upgrade.
 
Ian , the Sport was a Laverda model developed for the Spanish market. The Sport had a small bikini fairing fairing quite similar to the '79 Barcelona and according to Graham Walker's book [p128],slightly higher compression pistons although personally I doubt this. They may very well have had F500 pistons but I can't see Moto Laverda developing another set of pistons for such a limited edition bike so I can't see them being equipped with some form of 'intermediate' piston .They had clip ons as standard although rearsets were optional .
They come up for sale in the UK from time to time although only a small amount were imported.
Sports I think, were red in colour. Unfortunately Walker's book only has a b&w picture of one. Everything else on the Sport, seats , exhaust etc was basically Alpino. Apparently Motorcycle Enthusiast tested one back in the day
 
As far as I know from our Slovenian Laverda friends, the 500 (or some of them) where delivered to Slovenia as "500 Sport". They where equipped with a small headlight fairing.
See photos: http://www.laverdafreunde.at/English/Start.html  --- News --- 6th Austrian Laverda meeting. There you can see two of them.
 
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Found somewhere on the net that unsold Alpinos were returned to the factory, resprayed red, fitted with the small fairing and renamed to sport. Had one, was fitted with HC pistons.
There is the small fairing for sale I know of, if anyone is interested.

Boba
 
Thanks Bob and other friends.. shoulda done my own reading I suppose (I've got Walker's book, amongst many others) but always good to commune with mates.. :D
Ya Gotta Love Ya Lav
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