Laverda-Jota

Local ride last Saturday (13th Sept) .... down thru Herefordshire then wound up back into Shropshire via Clee Hill and up to Bridgnorth via Quatt. On the way I stopped at the world famous Slater-Laverda garage near Bromyard for a chat. I was educated in the History of the Jota ... the famous model developed here in Herefordshire by the Slater Bothers. I met one of the Brothers (not sure which one) who explained how he was preparing for a Danish enthusiast who will be buying up a big stock of spares. At the time in the 70's the Jota 750 was the fastest production motorcycle. A historical place to visit, if you are passing, I urge you to drop in ..great to see  - someone who enjoys his job is a rare thing these days it seems ! Find out more about Slater Laverda here.

Also, interesting to see in the show-room had a classic Swiss made 'Universal' horizontal Boxer twin, we always associate these engines with BMW but if seems they were quite a common engine layout at one time. Unfortunately, I didn't get a photo though.