Laverda 668 Black Strike Make Model | Laverda 668 Black Strike | Year | 1997 | Engine | Air/oil cooled, four stroke, parallel twin. DOHC, 4 valve per cylinder. | Capacity | 668 | Bore x Stroke | 78.5 x 69 mm | Compression Ratio | 9.0:1 | Induction | Twin Weber-Marelli electronic injection | Ignition / Starting | Weber-Marelli electronic / electric | Max Power | 70 hp @ 8000 rpm (rear tyre 65.0 hp @ 7800 rpm) | Max Torque | 44.8 ft-lb @ 7250 rpm | Transmission / Drive | 6 Speed / chain | Front Suspension | 40mm WP Upside-down forks, adjustable rebound and damping. | Rear Suspension | WP Rising rate adjustable preload, rebound and damping. | Front Brakes | 2x 320mm discs 4 piston calipers | Rear Brakes | Single 245mm disc 2 piston caliper | Front Tyre | 120/70 ZR17 | Rear Tyre | 170/60 ZR17 | Dry Weight | | Fuel Capacity | 16 Litres | As any true Cafè Racer, the Laverda Black Strike 668 has a 650/668 has a non-conventional look. It is all black and the only other colours are the white background of the instruments and the silver grey. An elegant and sporty combination that highlights the uniqueness of the Laverda Black Strike 668 Cafè Racer. They were manufactured in an exclusive series of 50 numbered-distinguished by a special plate and certificate of originality, and was very well received and sold extremely quickly. "The air and oil cooled Laverda 668 engine delivers 70 HP and has been submitted to a large variety of upgrading and improvements. It has a new engine head, the cylinder liners have a new grinding, the pistons and the piston rings are new as well, the oil circulation circuit has been redesigned to improve cooling and lubrication at the same time, the oil pump has a larger flow and the crankcases are the same of the 750 c.c. versions." |