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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 ]
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.
Magni models were available in the U.S. market from 1998 following an agreement with the American Commerce Overseas Corporation (COC). COC was previously the importer of the MV Agusta 750 S and MV Agusta 750 Sport America models. [1] In 2011, a one-off racer, the Experience, was built for that year's Bol d'Or classic race, finishing in 7th ...
When the Castiglioni brothers sold Ducati in 1996, Tamburini stayed with Cagiva, where he designed the MV Agusta F4 to great acclaim. [6] While designing the F4 c. 1996, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer; his son Andrea said he wanted to survive the illness long enough to finish the F4 and save MV Agusta. [10]
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.
This machine is the first product of MV Agusta's “Reparto Veicoli Speciali” (RVS) (Special Vehicles Operations) department, [2] and a reinterpretation of the MV Agusta Dragster. It is powered by a 150 bhp (110 kW) version of the company's 800 cc three-cylinder engine. [3] The machines are all hand assembled [4] and went on sale in 2019. [5]
For the chassis, MV's usual single-beam frame in steel tube and sheet metal was used. Telescopic forks were used on the front, which because of the oil damping, were called "oleohydraulic forks" by MV. [6] Rear suspension was by swinging arm and twin shock absorbers. Brakes were drums front and rear and spoked wheels were fitted. [1]