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    GIVING UP THE GHOST

    Oct 02, 2021 2 minutes
    RowenaH

    At the start of the 1990s, Laverda emerged from receivership as part of the Zanini group, who looked to the old 500 twins for inspiration. The Alpino / Montjuic motor was developed into a feisty, fuel-injected, oil-cooled 668cc powerplant. Paired with a superb, twin-spar aluminium chassis developed by Nico Bakker, the resulting 650 Sport was

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