Knievel, who died in 2007, is best remembered for. He started american eagle and was impressively able to offer bikes from 80cc up to 750cc. He convinced laverda to supply the big engines and in the process showed americans the laverda name for the first time.
Laverda Motorcycles in the US branded American Eagle
21 rows close study of the 1968 european laverda 750 and its american eagle brother shows them to be.
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In 1967, american motorcycle enthusiast and industry insider jack mccormack visited the laverda factory, seeking the rights to import laverdas into the u.s. That was late in 1969, but the dream of jack mccormack and walt fulton, now the owners of jacwal corpora tion, ended in financial disaster in 1971. The 750 lead to the creation of the 750s and 750 gt, which reflected the evolution of the company into a serious sporting bike with 60 b.h.p. Verified ways to help ukraine a list of over 30 legitimate organizations which accept donations.
This is no doubt due in part to their parent company's production of farm machinery.
Many of the first bikes were produced for the american market under the brand american eagle, which were imported to the us from 1968 until 1969 by jack mccormack, and were used by stunt. Ulra rare laverda 1970 750s american eagle ,2800 original miles ,mint condition ,runs beautiful needs nothing ,has manuals ,extra keys ,tons of documents from mccormack international , super clean unmolested original bike ,this bike is one of the last american eagle badged bikes imported ,there is less than 5 known examples of this model , no issues ,clean. Rapid acceleration and smooth high speed touring are this baby's real calling. Market, laverda should enlarge the engine to 750cc.
An american named jack mccormack imported the laverda 750 under the brand name of american eagle, albeit for only a short time in 1968 and 1969.
Just try one and see what luxury and explosive performance are all about. Massimo and mccormack agreed to terms, and further agreed that to address the u.s. American eagle overhead cam 750. It has a mccormack motors tag on it with a vin of 1322.
1969 laverda 750 s formula , 1969 american eagle/laverda this bike was imported into the united states for only a very few years (1968 and 1969).
He convinced laverda to supply the 750cc motors and in the process showed americans the laverda name for the first time. Its appearance halted sales of the recently introduced 650. Using the bottom end of the sportster xlr motor, harley engineers achieved the desired 750cc displacement by decreasing stroke length from 3.81 to 2.983 ad increasing the bore from 3.0 to 3.125. 29mm dellorto vhb flat slide carbuettor from 1970 also 30mm.
Beauty meets brute force in breganze.
The venture wasn’t particularly successful (though laverda was able to continue their sales in the us for some time) with just 150 examples of the. American eagle 650 1968 plague. The motor has been rebuilt with the assistance of the north american laverda expert, wolfgang haerter. I restored this 1969 laverda american eagle 750 gt in 2005.
As you could probably guess from the letters, the s was the sportier version.
The frame has been powder coated and the paint is fresh. Bike mags said back in the '70s about laverdas being finicky, they are actually tough as nails. It produced 60 horsepower, and laverda campaigned three of them in a dutch. 1969 grimeca drum brake, from 1970 also earlier laverda drum brake.
Evel knievel laverda american eagles on display.
And features like disc brakes and alloy wheels. American eagle 750 gt badging, an americanised version of the laverda badge essentially. American eagle 650 front wheel. Production started in february of 1968 with the 750gt.
However, he insisted that the engine capacity be increased to 750cc.
Laverda isn't a new name to most american motorcycle enthusiasts. 61 hp / 43.7 kw @ 6900 rpm: Grimeca drum brake, from 1970 also earlier laverda drum brake. Laverda american eagle 650 1968.
The true birth of laverda as a serious big bike brand occurred with the introduction of 750 cc;
Please read description carefully and view all pictures. This was a frame up restoration. 103mph (period test) engine type: 2x 29mm dell'orto vhb30 carburetors:
Machines brought into the us had mccormack’s american eagle badging.
This bike is new and was ridden for only 173 miles as a dealer demonstration machine. Four stroke, parallel twin cylinders, sohc, 2 valve per cylinder: A bike used by evel knievel has been discovered, restored and put on public display. 1969 laverda 750 american eagle.original paint,complete and in excellent running condition.deserves cosmetic restoration,very rare.
60hp @ 6,600rpm (1972) top speed:
