[6] The existing 3CL twin downtube frame was modified with the rear shock absorbers more forward leading.

[6] The crossover linkage and rear brake master cylinder caused the footrests to be located in less than ideal positions.

Machines were shipped from the factory minus the exhaust and nameplates which were fitted in the UK.

Following a request from Slater that the Mirage should be a different colour to other 1200s, from July 1978 they were finished in metallic green.

[6] A limited number (estimates vary between 14 and 17) of higher performance Formula Mirage models were built by the UK importer Slaters.

[4][10] To celebrate 30 years of motorcycle production, Laverda announced in 1979 that they would produce a limited edition 30th Anniversary 1200 model.

[2][11] Every bike was supplied with a personalised letter from Massimo Laverda and a gold medal with the owner's picture etched on it.

It featured a handlebar fairing, engine-hugging fiberglass lowers and a new tail section on the seat.

[1][5] For the American market softer touring cams were fitted along with more restrictive exhausts and noise-cancelling baffles in the airbox.

[5] Austrian Laverda importer Werner Sulzbacher, in conjunction with engineer Franz Laimboeck, produced a number of tuned cafe-racer versions, including the 1,172 cc (71.5 cu in) 1200SC and 1,290 cc (79 cu in) 1300SC.