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About MV-Agusta

MV Agusta, originally Meccanica Verghera Agusta, is a motorcycle manufacturer founded on 12 February 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923.

Count Vincenzo and Domenico Agusta had a passion for mechanical workings and for motorcycle racing. Much like Enzo Ferrari, they produced and sold motorcycles almost exclusively to fund their racing efforts. They were determined to have the best Grand Prix motorcycle racing team in the world and spared no expense on their passion.

The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo, Mario and Corrado. Count Vincenzo Agusta together with his brother Domenico formed MV Agusta at the end of the Second World War as a means to save the jobs of employees of the Agusta firm and also to fill the post-war need for cheap, efficient transportation.

MV Agusta produced their first prototype, called "Vespa 98", in 1945. After learning that the name had already been registered by Piaggio for its Vespa motorscooter, it was referred to simply by the number “98”.

In 1948, the company built a 125 cc two-stroke single and entered Franco Bertoni in the Italian Grand Prix. Bertoni won the event held in Monza and instantly put the new motorcycle manufacturer on the map.

The acronym MV stands for Meccanica (mechanics) Verghera, the hamlet where the first MVs were made. The company manufactured small-displacement, Cafe racer style motorcycles (mostly 125 to 150 cc) through the 1950s and 1960s.

In the 1960s small motorcycle sales declined, and MV started producing larger displacement cycles in more limited quantities. A 250 cc, and later a 350 cc twin were produced, and a 600 cc four-cylinder evolved into a 750 cc.

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MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro Review – First Ride

Beauty is not a sin! Photos by Kel Edge MV Agusta’s planned resurgence under the ownership of Austria’s Pierer Mobility, after the proprietor of KTM, Husqvarna and GASGAS acquired a majority 50.10% stake in Italy’s No.1 trophy marque on March 15 this year, has been triggered by the debut of two distinctive new models conceived under the company’s previous owners, the Russian Sardarov family. Each is at opposite ends of the price range envisaged for the company under its new Austrian proprietors, with the brand’s debut ADV motorcycle, the three-cylinder 931cc Enduro Veloce launched earlier this year and now in MV dealerships, essentially acting as its entry level model, costing €23,000 in Italy incl.

2024 MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro Review Gallery

2024 MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro Review Gallery | Motorcycle.com Join Now My History Account Settings Log out Specs Classifieds Bike Reviews Product Reviews Best Motorcycle Cameras Best Motorcycle Earplugs Best Motorcycle Oil Best Leather Jackets Best Winter Gloves Best Sportbike Tires GPS Buyers Guide Gear Deals Types Adventure Touring Cruiser Electric Off-Road On-Off-Road Other Scooter Sport-Touring Sportbikes Standard Touring Touring Scooter Track Youth Brands Aprilia BMW CFMoto Ducati Energica Gas-Gas Harley-Davidson Honda Husqvarna Indian Kawasaki KTM Kymco Moto Guzzi MV Agusta Piaggio Royal Enfield Suzuki Triumph Vespa Yamaha Zero Resources New Rider's Hub Dealers Safety Forums Videos Insurance Specs Classifieds Bike Reviews Product Reviews Best Motorcycle Cameras Best Motorcycle Earplugs Best Motorcycle Oil Best Leather Jackets Best Winter Gloves Best Sportbike Tires GPS Buyers Guide Gear Deals Types Adventure Touring Cruiser Electric Off-Road On-Off-Road Other Scooter Sport-Touring Sportbikes Standard Touring Touring Scooter Track Youth Brands Aprilia BMW CFMoto Ducati Energica Gas-Gas Harley-Davidson Honda Husqvarna Indian Kawasaki KTM Kymco Moto Guzzi MV Agusta Piaggio Royal Enfield Suzuki Triumph Vespa Yamaha Zero Resources New Rider's Hub Dealers Safety Forums Videos Insurance Join Now My History Account Settings Log out Edit & Post 2024 MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro Review Gallery MV Agusta’s publicity mantra is ‘Motorcycle Art’, and just like its 800 junior version the Superveloce 1000 epitomizes that motto. While entirely living up to its looks, and name, it’s also fun to ride, and rewarding to do so, too. Read the full story here.

2024 MV Agusta Enduro Veloce Review – First Ride

The sport SUV of motorcycling Photos by: RedMediaHouse Things are different now. More than 16 major motorcycle manufacturers are competing for a slice of the piping hot, deeply nuanced ADV pie. Displacements for these machines range from light-footed 250cc Singles to monstrous tech-laden Twins with pancake-sized pistons suckin’, squeezin’, bangin’ and blowin’.

2024 MV Agusta Enduro Veloce – First Look

Official details on MV’s (re)entry into the ADV market Photos: MV Agusta The wraps are off on MV Agusta’s new 2024 Enduro Veloce, the company’s first adventure bike since the Cagiva years, and we can finally report confirmed specs – and publish high(er) resolution pictures directly from MV itself. Of course, the Enduro Veloce had been known about for some time, as it was originally teased as the Lucky Explorer 9.5. In fact, Alan Cathcart even got to test a prototype of that bike.

2023 MV Agusta Brutale 800RR: 5 Things You Need To Know

Exotica has its quirks It’s hard not to stop and stare at the MV Agusta Brutale 800RR. Its minimalist design leaves plenty of white space for the eyes to imagine what could be, while the space that is filled leaves the eyes admiring the lovely forms and sharp edges. There’s no doubt the Brutale 800RR is an attractive motorcycle to look at, but how does it fare against its contemporaries?

2023 MV Agusta Dragster RR SCS America Review – First Ride

A special edition in honor of MV’s most important single-country market MV Agusta is on a full-court press to show the world that, thanks to Pierer Mobility, it finally has the support it needs to grow into its full potential. We’ve written about it on this site and are following all of the news concerning the company. One nice change from our perspective as journalists is the availability of a MV Agusta press fleet.

MV Agusta Owner Timur Sardarov Interview

Russian Reset Credit: Photos by AC Archives It was the talk of last week’s 2022 EICMA Show: MV Agusta, Italy’s most prestigious and historic manufacturer, winner to date of 270 Grand Prix races, 38 World Riders’ Championships, and 37 World Constructors’ Championships, had supposedly been acquired by KTM. Stefan Pierer, the most powerful man in European motorcycling, had captured his most iconic trophy brand yet, to add to his roster of Euro-marques including KTM, Husqvarna and GasGas. Indeed, according to one supposedly authoritative source, he’d be sealing the takeover deal with MV’s current owner, Russian entrepreneur Timur Sardarov, on the Thursday before the Valencia GP, November 3.

MV Agusta 921 S First Look

Retro-cool, with an all-new engine. Drawing off a company’s past success is a popular starting point when it comes to future models, and MV Agusta is drawing off its success 50 years ago to guide a new category of motorcycle it hopes to bring to market in the coming years. What you see here is the 921 S concept.

MV Agusta Reveals Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro

A neo-retro stunner. MV is leaning hard into its heritage with this, the Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro, the latest – and arguably most stunning – addition to the neo-retro family that started with the Superveloce 800. In typical MV fashion, the Superveloce 1000 lives up to the brand’s “Motorcycle Art” mantra, but does so with functional technical and stylistic solutions.

2023 MV Agusta Ampelio First Look

An e-scooter with a foot planted in both the future and the past While many riders think of MV Agusta as solely being focused on high performance motorcycles, a quick look through the internet time machine will reveal MV scooters in the 1950s. A closer inspection will reveal a family resemblance to the 2023 MV Agusta Ampelio unveiled today in Milan. Drawing on inspiration from the CGT and Ovunque scooters of the past, MV had Russian designer Maksim Ponomarev interpret the 70 year old models with a modern flair, and once viewed by MV Agusta CEO Timur Sardarov, the project was undertaken.