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The MV Agusta F4 is an inline four-cylinder sport bike made by MV Agusta from 1999 until 2018. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was the motorcycle that launched the resurrection of the brand in 1998. The F4 was created by motorcycle designer Massimo Tamburini at CRC (Cagiva Research Center), following his work on the Ducati 916 .
MV Agusta (Italian pronunciation: [ˌɛmmeˈvi aˈgusta], full name: MV AGUSTA Motor S.p.A., original name: Meccanica Verghera Agusta or MV) is an Italian high end motorcycle manufacturer. It was founded by Count Domenico Agusta on 19 January 1945 as one of the branches of the Agusta aircraft company near Milan in Cascina Costa. [ 1 ]
His Ducati 916 and MV Agusta F4 were included in the Guggenheim Museum's The Art of the Motorcycle exhibit of 1998–1999. [2] He lived and worked in San Marino at the Cagiva Research Center (Italian: Centro Ricerche Cagiva, CRC), a subsidiary of Cagiva now MV Agusta, from which he retired on December 31, 2008. [3]
The bike was designed by Adrian Morton [5] and the engine designed by Ezio Mascheroni. [6] It was first shown at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan on 2 November 2010, and incorporates the lines of the MV Agusta F4, with the diamond headlamp, tapered seat shell and single-sided swinging arm offering a view of the rear rim.
Based on the F3 800, the Superveloce was first exhibited as a concept at the 2018 EICMA Show in Milan where it was awarded "Most Beautiful Bike of the Show”. MV Agusta were invited to exhibit the machine at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, [5] where it won first prize in the “Concept Bike: New Design and Prototype category presented by Independent Manufacturers and Designers” class.
The MV Agusta Rush 1000 is a limited-edition streetfighter motorcycle produced by the Italian manufacturer MV Agusta. The drag-race-inspired machine is based on the Brutale 1000RR and was first shown at the 2019 Milan EICMA show. [1] Production was limited to 300 machines, [2] and manufacture started in June 2020. [3]
The MV Agusta Turismo Veloce is a motorcycle produced by the Italian motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta. The machine premiered at the 2013 EICMA, [4] but production was delayed due to the financial crisis being experienced by the manufacturer. The motorcycle was first made available to the press for road tests in April 2015. [5]
For the 2014 WSBK Season, Claudio Corti rode a race-prepared MV Agusta F4 for the team [4] and finished 17th in the championship. [5] Leon Camier substituted for Corti at Laguna Seca. [6] In 2015, 2016 and 2017, Leon Camier was the rider for the team, finishing 13th, 8th and 8th in the Championship in these years. [7]