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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. …
One of the largest known collections of MV Agusta motorcycles go up for auction on Saturday (February 9, 2019), including nearly every production model since 1945. Almost 100 motorcycles and even scooters from an unnamed Italian family will go under the hammer at the Retromobile Show in Paris. Retromobile says the bikes, which include production models, factory …
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 …
Riders are about to see a host of new models unveiled as motorcycle show season starts next week with three major shows in Europe and Asia. The biennial Intermot show in Cologne starts next Tuesday (October 2), the Tokyo Motor Show begins on October 27 and the annual EICMA show in Milan runs from November 8. …
An electric Cagiva could be on show when MV Agusta celebrates the 40th anniversary of the famous Italian brand on Sunday (16 September 2018) at their Varese factory. An official MV Agusta press release doesn’t mention the electric bike, but the company has been working an electric Cagiva for some time and it would be …
The 10th annual national Motogiro cross-country rally for small-capacity Italian-made bikes and scooters is on this August with a special anniversary dinner and display. The organisers are Italian bike collectors Pete Morrow and Trevor Fryer who live in South East Queensland and use the beautiful region to stage their annual event. They started the untimed …
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 …