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The desmo is better..
What racing experience do MV have?
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| SoND wrote: | The desmo is better..
What racing experience do MV have? |
Count Domenico Agusta was convinced that racing would be the best form of advertising, especially for a young brand such as MV Agusta was at the time. On the basis of this conviction the manufacturer officially entered the off-road competitions, to go on to Gran Prix racing in 1950. The first speed racing bike was the MV Agusta 125 dual shaft, capable of achieving 13 HP at 10, 000 rpm. In the same year the 500 Four Cylinder road bike was presented at the motorcycle fair in Milan, a dual shaft 50 HP bike out of which engineer Pietro Remor developed Cascina Costa’s first four cylinder GP bike.
Following a number of technical evolutions this bike became a winner in the hands of Leslie Graham, who won the Monza and Barcelona GPs in 1952. While the 500 had become competitive, Cecil Sandford’s dual shaft 125 was considered the bike to beat, and the Englishman was world champion by the end of the season with three wins.
This was the first …of a legendary series of 75 world championships (38 drivers’ and 37 manufacturers’). 1953 was a tragic year for the Cascina Costa team due to the accident that cost Leslie Graham his life in the Tourist Trophy, where only two days earlier he had won a spectacular victory on the dual shaft 125.
Bell-shaped fairing and aerodynamic appendices were the new technical features characterising the 1954 season, allowing the 500 four-cylinder engine to achieve speeds of 230 km/h with just 60 horsepower. The following year the young Ubbiali appeared on the 125 world championship scene, bringing Cascina Costa the first of its 8 world championships with five victories.
MV Agusta dominated the popular “formula two” racing with its 175 two-shaft engine, a model derived from the series which raced successfully in countless important races and in the Juniores and Senior formulas. In the 350 class Umberto Masetti won the Monza grand prix on the bike that had previously belonged to the unfortunate Ray Amm, and ex Norton driver who died in the first race he ran for MV Agusta.
With twelve wins, including both national and world championships, 1956 set an absolute record for the number of victories in a single season. Among the many successes of that year, the most significant was undoubtedly the 500 world championship won by John Surtees, a win that brought the name MV into the golden books of the queen class.
The following year Cascina Costa’s racing bikes were subject to strong competition from Mondial in the 125 category and Gilera in the 500, while in “formula two” racing Remo Venturi won on his dual shaft 175 bike in both Monza and the Motogiro d’Italia.
On the research front, MV Agusta proposed a spectacular 500cc six cylinder engine capable of 75 horsepower, which was not used in racing due to internal competition from Surtess’s still competitive four-cylinder bike.
The drop in demand for motorcycles led to a pause for reflection on investment in racing, and ended up with Guzzi, Mondial and Gilera temporarily leaving the races in 1958. At the same time new competitors such as Ducati and Morini appeared on the scene, but none of them caused MV Agusta to worry: in 1958-1960 the Cascina Costa manufacturer won 63 races out of 76 run, thanks also to the top condition of drivers such as Surtess, Ubbiali and Provini.
The end of the decade saw the advent of new technologies leading to significant improvements in performance and driveability. MV achieved a power of 70 horsepower in its engine for the 500 category, 45 for 350, while forks with a square section, four shoe brakes and use of materials from aeronautics were introduced, permitting significant reductions in weight, up to 20 kg. MV Agusta’s vocation for technological research also led to experimentation with a desmodromic 125 and a direct injection 250, projects that got no farther than the prototype stage.
The decade began with the advent of new manufacturers like Bultaco, CZ, Benelli and, above all, Honda, challenging the dominion of Cascina Costa's bikes. The new competitors didn't look like a threat to Carlo Ubbiali and John Surtess. Ubbiali won the world championships in the 125 and 250 classes, while the Surtess completed MV's four-of-a-kind with victories in the 350 and 500 categories. At the end of the season "Big John" left the bike "Circus" for F1, where he joined Drake Enzo Ferrari's court to win a formula 1 world championship as well (in 1964). The new well-to-do society documented in Fellini's masterpiece "La dolce vita" did not seem to have much to do with the motorcycle market, which was suffering from a drop in demand that forced even MV Agusta to retire from racing temporarily. Ubbiali and Surtess's winning bikes continued to be successful, however, thanks to the commitment of a select few private drivers who were able to win Count Domenico Agusta's confidence.
These included Gary Hocking, who easily won the 350 and 500 categories with the MV Agusta Privat, a curious name applied to the fuel tank to indicate that he did not officially represent the manufacturer. The next year saw the arrival at Cascina Costa of Mike Hailwood, a pilot who thrilled the crowds with his innate class. Nicknamed Mike "the Bike" in the press, Hailwood dominated the five hundred class completely from 1962 to 1965 before giving way to the rising Giacomo Agostini.
The Privat tag disappeared halfway through the ’60s and MV Agusta began to race officially again, her confidence boosted by an extraordinary plan. A 3 cylinder 4 stroke machine inclined by 10°, first 350cc and then 500cc, was produced with two-shaft distribution with four valves per cylinder and seven speed gearbox. As for the bike, the frame was…formed out of a double cradle of steel tubes with a square fork permitting inclination of the rear suspensions. MV Agusta’s new arm, which Count Domenico insisted on entering in the very first official race, immediately revealed its potential with the help of the talented young Giacomo Agostini. “Ago” won a resounding victory on the Nurburgring track at the expense of team-mate Hailwood, who came in second on his four cylinder bike.
In 1966 Hailwood went on to Honda and Agostini became MV Agusta’s top driver. The two ex team-mates faced off in the queen class, and MV Agusta’s driver did not win until Spa Francorchamps. After his victory on the Belgian track Agostini went on to a three-cylinder bike (…a 474cc oversized 350) and beat Hailwood on the Monza track in the first of the thirteen races he was to win for MV Agusta. The following year Hailwood had a brand new 6 cylinder 350 and a 4 cylinder 500 at his disposal, but despite “Mike the Bike’s” heavy artillery both races were won by the Italian, who closed the 500 category in the last race. In 1968, when Honda retired from racing, Hailwood had to race the season as a private driver, and couldn’t compete with Agostani, who won in the 350 and 500 categories. The script that closed the decade was to be repeated throughout the first half of the ‘70s.
The decade started out with the legendary Agostini-MV Agusta combination taking the 350-500 world championships in 1970, 71’ and 72’. In 1972 Agostini was faced with stiff competition from a team led by Jarno Saarinen on hissing Yamaha two-stroke machines. MV Agusta responded with a winning 4 cylinder 350, easier to handle and offering better performance than its predecessor, while experimenting with 6 cylinder fractioning, which was however prohibited by the new technical regulations.
By 1973 the growth of the two-stroke engine appeared to dominate in the queen class too, forcing MV Agusta to come up with a new version of its four cylinder 500. This model, with over 80 HP at 14,000 rpm, equipped with disc brakes and light alloy wheels, allowed Phil Read to win the 500 title. In the lower class the world championships went to Giacomo Agostini, who officially went over to Yamaha at the end of the season. The decision led the team to abandon the 350 class to concentrate on what was to be the last evolution of the 500 engine. The bike, driven by a 4 in line inclined by 10 degrees, achieved a power of 102 HP at 14,600 rpm and brought Phil Read his last world championship for Cascina Costa in 1974. The following year saw experimentation with a version of the 4 cylinder bike fitted with a frame with "monocross" type rear suspension, a solution which did not bring the hoped-for results. 1976 was MV Agusta’s last year racing. The season began with great excitement over Giacomo Agostini’s return to MV Agusta. The silver and red fairing gave way to the red and white livery of Marlboro, the Italian driver’s personal sponsor. His return was difficult, and Agostini had a hard time keeping up with Yamaha and Suzuki; halfway through the season he left MV Agusta for Suzuki. With no hope of winning the championship, taken by the rising Barry Sheene on his Suzuki, Agostini went back to MV Agusta for the Nurburgring grand prix, where he won a last historical victory, capping off a series of 270 grand prix wins and 75 world championships (38 drivers’ and 37 manufacturers’).
There's some for you. Aren't MV competing in BSB this year as well? |
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| Posted: 18:27 - 08 Feb 2007 Post subject: |
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Couldn't be arsed reading all that tbh 
Nice bike though 
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| Posted: 19:05 - 08 Feb 2007 Post subject: |
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| Posted: 19:40 - 08 Feb 2007 Post subject: |
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Nah man I still think the NR750 & the RC45 are the sexiest bikes ever
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| Posted: 23:16 - 08 Feb 2007 Post subject: |
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Saw this is superbike that was knocking about the other day and i think its 67k 
Might be wrong though
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Yeah, anyway - i agree about the F4 but solely based on this pic:
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Year (of specifications) - 2007
Engine - 1078 cc, transverse 4 cylinder
Transmission - 6-speed, chain
Max speed - 195 mph
0-60 mph - N/A
Horsepower - 198 hp @ 12,200 rpm
Weight - 187 kg / 412 lbs
Seat height - 810 mm / 31.9 inches
Some good specs there, but doesn't really float my boat.
How about I buy one and streetfighter it  would look nice with some renthals on there and have that meaty engine exposed lol. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 19 years, 9 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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