During the Fifties and Sixties, independent engineer of Hillingdon, Middlesex, Bert Fruin came up with a series of mechanically superior motors, including a 125cc DOHC twin-cylinder racer and a modular V4/V8 engine. The first Fruin-built 200cc was featured in Motor Cycle magazine in 1962. Continue reading →
MV Agusta
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Nov 12
Video / Jay Leno’s 1976 MV Agusta 750
In this latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, the funny man brings out a longtime resident of his personal motorcycle collection, a gorgeous 1976 MV Agusta 750 America. Leno has had the bike – dubbed by some as the “Ferrari of motorcycles” – for over 25 years. Not only does it look awesome, it sounds every bit as good too! Continue reading →
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Jul 12
Race MV Agusta F3 675cc by World Racing Performance
If you’ve visited the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed, there’s a good chance you took a glimpse of the only racing MV Agusta 675cc motorcycle in the World (at least at the moment) prepared by the, wait for it, World Racing Performance. Rider James ‘Jonners’ Johnston took the WRP MV Agusta F3 675 very very gingerly on the “hill” in changeable weather conditions. Bike however ran faultlessly and look really cool in race bodywork and colors. Check out the photo gallery and the video after the jump. Continue reading →
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Feb 12
2012 MV Agusta F3 Production Start
Italians don’t care about the economic downturn, they just want to build beautiful bikes. 2012 marked the beginning of the MV Agusta F3 serial production, while the rest of the world struggled with sales. The Varese factory scored the 12% increase in sales for 2011, and with the arrival of the three cylinder models (F3 and 675 brutale) their orders doubled. They produce their bikes more efficiently now, controlling each of the F3′s 1200 parts with great precision. So how do they do it? Continue reading →
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Dec 11
MV Agusta is back on the Mountain / IOM TT
The last time MV Agusta raced the famous Isle of Man TT was back in 2007 with late Martin Finnegan finishing in 4th place (125.685 mph Superstock TT race). 5 years later and the MV is coming back, this time with WPR team and both F3 and F4 machines. This iconic Italian brand won 34 TT races and finished 61 times on podium! And who was the most successful rider – Giacomo Agostini of course with 10 wins! Continue reading →
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Nov 11
MV Agusta TriCruiser by IED
This is the latest MV Agusta concept called Tricruiser and it was presented in this years edition of EICMA Motorcycle Show in Milano. This beautiful and stunning motorcycle concept was developed by students of the Istituto Europeo di Design in Turin (IED) using the MV Agusta F3 bike as the basis of the project. The work was divided in two phases: the first involved the brand analysis and concept definition while the second involved creative work and production of 2d and 3d renderings. Continue reading →
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Nov 11
Simple: 2012 MV Agusta 675 F3
We’ve finally got some more specification about the new 2012 MV Agusta 675 F3. The list of features is long and that’s a good thing: 126hp, traction control, wheelie control, launch control, ride by wire, 173kg dry weight and 70Nm of torque. Price for all this – very closse to Triumph Daytona 675R ($11,995 or sub £10,000 depending on which side of Atlantic are you). Continue reading →
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Oct 11
New Brutale 675 / Teaser Video
This is the latest teaser video before MV Agusta presents their new Brutale 675 on EICMA in couple of days. We have to agree with the rest of the motorcycling media that this teaser videos are pretty pointless. Nevertheless the 675 will share the engine with MV Agusta F3 – with few changes we suppose. The headlight and the tripple exhaust are the main features in this smaller naked MV. Continue reading →
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Oct 11
Another Beauty / MV Agusta F4R Corsa Corta
This is the new MV Agusta F4R Corsa Corta. Another version of the famous F4 bike, this time almost as powerful as the hyper crazy 201HP RR version, but for less dough. If you are in search for the super-bike that would stand out from the crowd of Japanese lookalikes than this beautiful piece of art is for you…if you have 16,000 pounds to spend, that is. We would have ours in red/silver with gold rims, thank you Mr. Agusta salesman. Continue reading →
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Sep 11
2012 MV Agusta Brutale R1090 Picture Gallery
MV Agusta Brutale 2012 R1090 and the first pictures. The new brutal naked bike from Varese factory is powered by a four-cylinder 1078cc engine delivering a healthy 144HP at 10,300rpm. Add to that eight electronic engine mappings, steel trellis frame, Marzocchi 50mm USD fork, Sachs rear monoshock and 190/55 17inch rear tire – sweet package. There are three color choices for 2012: Red, Black and White. Price: a cool 13,990 euros. Continue reading →
