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Malarkey Engineering Specials 
Laverda's BMW GS Prototype Recreation

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

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Brakes: 

                 

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Forks and Yokes: Kayaba / Showa

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Rear Suspension: Hagon Monoshock special build


Engine: BMW 650 Boxer

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Gearbox: 

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Electronics: 


Exhausts: Malarkey Engineering 2 into 1 high level as original

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Rearsets: 

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Seat: Bespoke as prototype

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Tinware: ​


Painting: Lee Morgan, Nigel Grahams Garage


Wheel base: 1455mm

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Ground clearance:  283mm


Rake: 28 degrees

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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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