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MV Agusta (Italian pronunciation: [ˌɛmmeˈvi aˈgusta], full name: MV AGUSTA Motor S.p.A., original name: Meccanica Verghera Agusta or MV) is a high end motorcycle manufacturer founded by Count Domenico Agusta on 19 January 1945 as one of the branches of the Agusta aircraft company near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. [1]
The story of Agusta started in 1907, when Count Giovanni Agusta, a Sicilian aristocrat with a passion for flying machines, founded the Agusta aeronautics company in Palermo. He soon moved to Northern Italy, in Cascina Costa.
History of the Legendary MV Agusta Motorcycle. The story of Agusta dates back to 1907 when Count Giovanni Agusta, a Silician aristocrat, and pioneer of flight, founded the Agusta aeronautics company.
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Pioneer of flight, Sicilian Count Giovanni Agusta set up his aeronautics firm in 1923 but died a few years later aged 48, leaving the business to his widow Giuseppina and four sons, Domenico, Vincenzo, Mario and Corrado. The end of WW2 saw Italy’s economy crumble, whilst post-war treaties also forbade the country from producing aircraft, which mean...
Despite having raced with a degree of success at the International Six Day Trial (ISDT) and also in motocross, with sales on a high in the 1950s thanks to their 175cc four-stroke single overhead cam models and 125cc two-strokes, MV took to the tarmac and in doing so started a domination of circuit and road racing that lasted throughout the 1950s, 1...
With the Italian motorcycle industry now showing signs of recovering and looking to the export market for growth, 1967 saw MV release their first inline four-cylinder four-stroke – the MV 600. Although marketed as a tourer (it even had a shaft drive), MV weren’t shy about claiming its technology was based on the marque’s conquering 500GP bikes. The...
In 1992 Claudio Castiglioni bought the rights to use the MV Agusta name and added it to his portfolio which also included at that time Cagiva, Morini, Husqvarna and Ducati. Behind the scenes, Castiglioni invested heavily in R&D and even brought in revered Ducati 916designer Massimo Tamburini to create a new model for him – the result of which was u...
Now headed up by CEO Timur Sardarov, MV Agusta are looking towards the future with an all-new 1000cc inline four engine just revealed in the Brutale RRSerie Oro and a larger capacity inline triple, believed to be 930cc, waiting in the wings alongside an all-new F4 superbike and a 350cc bike aimed at the booming Asian market. The firm even entered G...
1945 MV Agusta MV98
The MV98 was launched in 1945 and was MV’s first road bike. Powered by a 98cc two-stroke single, it came with the option of a two or three-speed gearbox and made 3.5bhp. Initially called the Vespa 98, this name was quickly changed.
1954 MV Agusta 175 CS
The 175 CS was the first four-stroke MV to go into mass production and formed the base for many early race bikes. Powered by a single-cam 175cc motor, it had four gears and a variety of styles.
1967 MV Agusta MV600
MV’s first inline four signalled the company were looking towards the export market. The MV600 made 50bhp and was later expanded in capacity to 750cc and finally 800cc for the American market.
Born out of Count Giovanni Agusta’s passion for flying machines, the company owes the first part of its name, MV, to the location of its first plant, originally producing airplanes, near what is today Malpensa international airport, Verghera.
History. 1907 > 1907 The story of Agusta started in 1907, when Count Giovanni Agusta, a Sicilian aristocrat with a passion for flying machines, founded the Agusta aeronautics company. He soon moved to Northern Italy, in Cascina Costa near today’s Malpensa airport.
Nov 29, 2021 · MV Agusta has been around since 1945 and the company is based in Varese, Italy. The company was founded by Count Domenico Agusta. The MV in the company’s name stands for Meccanica Verghera, which is where the very first of the MV Agustas were manufactured.
