Please read description carefully and view all pictures. American eagle 750 gt badging, an americanised version of the laverda badge essentially. From the original ebay listing:
Laverda 1971 750SF 750cc Crich Derbyshire Bob Lovelock
Between december 1969 and april 1970, knievel used the laverda american eagle 750cc motorcycle.
Evel knievel rode several brands of bikes during his career.
The bike has a 750cc single overhead cam engine with a vin of 1225. The laverda brand was absorbed by piaggio when, in 2004, piaggio absorbed aprilia.piaggio has elected to quietly close all activities related to the laverda brand. His longest successful jump of 133 feet (kings island 1975) was made on a harley xr750. In 1966 he favored a norton motorcycle company’s 750cc.
The bike has a 750cc single overhead cam engine with a vin of 1225.
Details about 1975 evel knievel & his laverda 750cc american eagle motorcycle 8 x 10 photo. 1969 laverda 750 american eagle.original paint,complete and in excellent running condition.deserves cosmetic restoration,very rare. It produced 60 horsepower, and laverda campaigned three of. 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).
This bike is new and was ridden for only 173 miles as a dealer demonstration machine.
He convinced laverda to supply the big engines and in the process showed americans the laverda name for the first time. The laverda american eagle 750cc motorcycle was used by knievel beginning in december 1969 and running until april 1970. If you have any questions or are in doubt about anything regarding this bike and/or auction please call 314 772 5758. This is a virtually new machine, a true 750 american eagle (laverda) time capsule.
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.
1969 laverda 750gt for sale. The story of the american eagle was to be cut short by the launch of the honda cb750 four only a few months later. The 750cc engine has a 180 degree crank, overhead cam valve operation, twin dell’orto carbs, and produces 50 hp. As you could probably guess from the letters, the s was the sportier version.
In 1966 he favored a norton motorcycle company’s 750cc.
Close study of the 1968 european laverda 750 and its american eagle brother shows them to be virtually identical except for the handlebar bend. In 1969 and 1970 knievel rode a laverda american eagle 750cc. The ownership lists this bike as a 1969 model, but according to tim parker’s definitive laverda reference (the ‘green book’) the serial number makes it a 1968 machine. It is in excellent mechanical and cosmetic condition.
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In 1969 and 1970 knievel rode a laverda american eagle 750cc. He convinced laverda to supply the 750cc motors and in the process showed americans the laverda name for the first time. 1975 evel knievel & his laverda 750cc american eagle motorcycle 8 x 10 photo. The bike is now on display at the evel.
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This is a very early laverda 750cc gt. Sponsorship by the motor company lasted until 1977. Electrics are by bosch, with ceriani forks, grimeca brakes and spoked borrani alloy rims. 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.
5 available / 7 sold.
He started american eagle and was impressively able to offer bikes from 80cc up to 750cc. American eagle 750cc super sport The 1969 titled american eagle “classic” offered is an extraordinary survivor with just 203 original miles. Evel knievel rode several brands of bikes during his career.
Between december 1969 and april 1970, knievel used the laverda american eagle 750cc motorcycle.
This model was also a fan of mark brelsford, jay springsteen and cal raborn.
