1979 Laverda Jota 180 UK-specification model, benefitting from a higher specification than US-destin

Registration - HAY 609V
Chassis - 6454
M.O.T. - Exempt
Odometer - 17,900
Resplendent in orange, this rare 180 Series Laverda Jota has remained in the current ownership for the last six years, during which time it has been treated to an engine rebuild by specialists JCS. They also carried out the last service, which was performed in 2020, since when the matching numbers machine has seen little or no use. An eight-keeper example it is currently displaying a modest but totally credible total mileage of 17,879. ‘HAY 609V’ is now on offer complete with a range of invoices, receipts and old MOTs. The Jota was arguably the world’s fastest production motorcycle of the 1970s, and while the manufacturer was Italian through and through, the Jota model was inspired by Brits Roger and Richard Slater of Slater Laverda Motorcycles, the official UK importer. The 180 tag relates to the three-cylinder bike’s 180-degree crankshaft, which endows the machine with its unique sound and monstrous levels of torque. Good examples are rare and eagerly sought by aficionados.