This is a list of

motorcycle A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising ...

s manufactured by Italian manufacturer

Laverda Laverda (''Moto Laverda S.A.S. – Dottore Francesco Laverda e fratelli'') was an Italian manufacturer of high performance motorcycles. The motorcycles in their day gained a reputation for being robust and innovative. The Laverda brand was abso ...

1950-1987

During this period Laverda was under the control of the Laverda family.

American Eagle models

From 1968 to 1970 Laverdas were imported to the US by John McCormack under the American Eagle brand.

1987-1990

Laverda was run as a government backed worker's cooperative. The company name was changed to Nuova Moto Laverda in 1989.

1990-1993

Laverda was taken in 1990 over by Gruppo Zanini, who formed a partnership with the Japanese Shinken corporation. Zanini were in financial trouble by 1983 and the Italian government intervened.

1993-2000

Laverda was taken over by a group of investors headed by Francesco Tognon and the company was renemed I.Mo.La. SpA (International Moto Laverda). Production was moved from

Breganze Breganze is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy. It is northeast of Via Romea. During World War II, the Germans were on one side of the river and the Allies were on the other, and a firefight occurred across the river. Breganze DOC T ...

Zanè Zanè is a town in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its terri ...

, 6 miles to the west.

2000-2004

Aprilia Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded immediately after World War II in Noale, Italy, by Alberto Beggio. The company started as a manufacturer of bicycles and moved on to manufacture scooters and small-capacity motorcycles. ...

purchased Laverda in 2000. Whilst there was some production of Laverda motorcycles, the brand was mainly used on brought in scoters and

quad Quad as a word or prefix usually means 'four'. It may refer to: Government * Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, a strategic security dialogue between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States * Quadrilateral group, an informal group which inc ...

s. Aprilia was purchased in 2004 by

Piaggio Piaggio & C. SpA (Piaggio ) is an Italian motor vehicle manufacturer, which produces a range of two-wheeled motor vehicles and compact commercial vehicles under seven brands: Piaggio, Vespa, Gilera, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Derbi, and Scarabeo. Its ...

who dropped the brand.

References

External links

{{Commons category, Laverda motorcycles Laverda motorcycles Lists of motorcycles by brand