Laverda motorcycles thus became a firm favorite among racing clubmen due to their record for reliable performance. Over the next two decades, Laverda would go on to produce new models of ever increasing capacity and capability, in different sectors of the market.

Aprilia purchased Laverda in 2000. Whilst there was some production of Laverda motorcycles, the brand was mainly used on brought in scoters and quads. Aprilia was purchased in 2004 by Piaggio who dropped the brand.

The Laverda 750 is a 744 cc (45.4 cu in) air cooled SOHC 4 stroke parallel twin motorcycle produced by the Italian manufacturer Laverda from 1968 to 1976. Developed from the company's 650, the engine's design drew heavily from the Honda CB77. Around 18,000 machines were produced.

Francesco Laverda was founder of Laverda Moto.. After his studies a tthe university of Padova he joined the agricultural company in 1935. In 1947 he asked the family permission to found a motorcycle company. The Moto Laverda is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded in Breganze in 1949.