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Malarkey Engineering Specials
Laverda's BMW GS Prototype Recreation
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Frame Reference
Frame drawing 1 dimentions 04.12.23
Specification:
Design: Original Design - Alessandro Todeschini, with fabrication by Verlicchi, Bologna
Recreation – Input by Alessandro Todeschini, Bob Dixon and Malarkey Engineering
Frame: High tensile steel bronze welded
Swingarm – R65/6 lengthened 35mm
Hubs: Disc front hub as the original Todeschini design
Tyres: Front 90 90 21 Rear 120 80 18
Brakes:
Forks and Yokes: Kayaba / Showa
Rear Suspension: Hagon Monoshock special build
Engine: BMW 650 Boxer
Gearbox:
Electronics:
Exhausts: Malarkey Engineering 2 into 1 high level as original
Rearsets:
Seat: Bespoke as prototype
Tinware:
Painting: Lee Morgan, Nigel Grahams Garage
Wheel base: 1455mm
Ground clearance: 283mm
Rake: 28 degrees
Trail: 114.5mm
Dry Weight: Est sub 150kg
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The Adventure Bikes Grandaddy ?
1977 BMW Motorcycles, months away from bankruptcy get a call from their American distrubutors requesting a new dual sport machine to compete with the Japanese. BMW didn't have expertise in enduro and requested their friends at Laverda to build two prototypes using the R60/7 and their drive train. From these in 1980 the R80GS was launched
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