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Motorcycle museum record

Jota

The Jota was a higher-performance British-market development of Laverda’s triple and gained a reputation as one of Europe’s fastest road bikes.

Laverdamanufacturer
sportscategory
981 ccengine capacity
Air-cooled inline tripleengine

Museum plaque

Why this bike belongs here.

The motorcycle most closely associated with Laverda’s muscular 1970s performance identity.

The Jota was a higher-performance British-market development of Laverda’s triple and gained a reputation as one of Europe’s fastest road bikes.

Why it matters. The motorcycle most closely associated with Laverda’s muscular 1970s performance identity.

Technical identity

The engineering at a glance.

This first expansion records museum-level specifications rather than pretending every year and market used one immutable specification.

EngineAir-cooled inline triple
Capacity981 cc
Production era1976–1982
CategorySports
TransmissionAdd by variant/year
Final driveAdd by variant/year

Research starting point

Built to improve, not freeze.

Model-year specifications can vary. The museum keeps the stable historical interpretation here and leaves room to add exact variants, racing derivatives, engine codes and source-specific specifications later.

Laverda source / heritage starting point
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