SFC1000 at Milan
The newest Laverda was put on show at the Milan show mainly to gauge opinion, as its still in its final design stages. The bike features the Aprilia Mille 60∞ V-twin engine housed in a tig-welded, chromium molybdenum, lattice frame with milled billet side plates. The gorgeous Italian, draped in carbon fibre, titanium and brushed ally, looks like it will take on its Tuono R brother directly. Ohlins suspension front and rear with radially mounted brakes add to its seductive lines and performance potential. The full titanium exhaust system exists under the seat with two huge cannon size silencers, along with a circular LED tail light, to give the Laverda a rear end that would make Kylie weep with jealousy.
The SFC name has its roots with the famous Laverda racing twins of the 70s, and the newest SFC shares the twin headlight design and orange paintwork. However, Laverda may need to put some work into the front fairing design as it does look like the kind of mess you get when Taz the Tasmanian devil meets a with a wall whilst in a full spitting-spinning rage. If it goes into production expect to see it around 2005, and cost similar to that of the Aprilia Tuono R at around £13k.
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