Motorcycle historians are in danger of being ejected from their jobs as more and more marques are leaping out of the confines of glossy photography in coffee table books and demanding to be let into the garages of cognoscenti and the filthy rich around the world.
A few weeks ago, we had a Vincent prototype, this time around, we've got a brand-spanking new Laverda SFC 1000, fresh off the ovens at the Bologna Auto Show. An Aprilia company now, Laverda had promised to bring back the great orange motorcycles and kicking off the proceedings is the gorgeous SFC 1000.
Named after the legendary multi-race winning SFC 750, the new bike showcases the latest technology, eschews plastic in favour of carbon fibre, and is loaded with top-kit goodies from top-kit goody makers.
Thus, the brakes are triple-bridged gold-series Brembos mounted radially (like MotoGP racers), while the suspension is Ohlins' best. The wheels are Marchesni and the rest is either titanium, aluminium or carbon fibre.
The chrome-moly steel frame hosts a 60
