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MV Agusta stands for Meccanica Verghera Agusta and has been making motorcycles since the end of World War II. The Italian company began making small-capacity bikes until the 1960s when it began producing larger-capacity road bikes as it still does. The company has a long and proud racing heritage featuring riders such as the legendary Giacomo Agostini, Mike Hailwood, Phil Read and John Surtees. We preview coming new models and updates as well as road testing current models for performance, handling, comfort, styling, practicality, economy and more.
MV Agusta has joined the “race to the bottom” not long after Harley-Davidson signed a deal to make low-capacity bikes in China and Ducati signed away its naming rights to Chinese scooters. In the latest race to the bottom, premium Italian motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta has signed a long-term deal (pictured above) with Chinese industrial …
How would you like a gold MV Agusta? No worries, says the premium motorcycle manufacturer on the shores of beautiful Lake Varese in north Italy. For several years now MV Agusta hasn’t made any new models. Instead, they have made a lot of limited-edition motorcycles for rich customers. In 2016, MV made a one-off F4Z for a …
MV Agusta has announced on Instagram that it will produce the Superveloce 800 unveiled in concept form (above) last year at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan. The solo-seat Superveloce is not a new platform, but based on the F3. It will be a limited-edition Serie Oro (gold series) with delivery of the first 300 units expected …
MV Agusta has launched its fourth limited-edition model, the Brutale 800 RR LH44, in collaboration with five-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton. Only 144 bikes will be made, each with Hamilton’s race number “44”. They will cost $A38,880 ride away, which is about $14,00 more than the RR version and $10,000 more than the RR America. …
MV Agusta has showcased a Superveloce 800 concept ahead of its launch late next year, plus limited edition models, Brutale 1000 Serie Oro and a Dragster 800 RR America at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan. As expected, there is nothing really new, just gorgeous and no doubt expensive adaptations of existing bikes. It’s an …
MV Agusta has promised to unveil a new range of 1000cc models, fix their notoriously slow spare parts delivery and hand over company control to Russian investors. This is all the result of yet another financial rescue for the struggling Italian motorcycle manufacturer, this time by shareholders. New 1000cc models The Italian company says they …
MV Agusta pays homage to former company president Claudio Castiglioni with the Claudio F4, their umpteenth limited-edition bike. Only 100 are being made and they will cost $A125,012 (ride away) with a two-year unlimited kilometre warranty and roadside assistance. Aussie dealer orders will be confirmed before the end of the year. It’s drop-dead gorgeous, especially the BST …
MV Agusta has unveiled yet another limited-edition bike, this time a Dragster 800 RR Pirelli with special rubber protection for the tank and fairing. The Verase company does not say how many “limited editions” of the new Dragster 800 RR Pirelli they will make nor how much they will cost. No doubt, MV fans will …
MV Agusta has made sport touring more practical as well as stylish with their new Turismo Veloce 800 Lusso SCS that allows the rider to use a conventional clutch to change gears or ride in semi-automatic mode. I recently took a Turismo Veloce 800 Lusso for a week’s two-up tour around northern Italy and it …
MV Agusta is working on a neo classic model and a 1000cc Brutale, but not an electric bike says boss Giovanni Castiglioni. We caught up with the erudite and suave boss of MV Agusta at the factory on the shores of beautiful Lake Varese in northern Italy this week. In the wide-ranging interview, Giovanni also …