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  • MV Agusta celebrates its 75th birthday

    MV Agusta celebrates its 75th birthday

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    Exotic Italian marque first appeared in 1945 They’ll need a massive cake in Varese this week – because the good folks at the MV Agusta factory will be blowing out 75 candles as they celebrate three-quarters of a century making sweet motorbikes. Launched by Count Giovanni Agusta as a subsidiary of his aviation firm (which…

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  • MV Agusta Donates one-off F3 800 to uNICEF kids charity

    MV Agusta Donates one-off F3 800 to uNICEF kids charity

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    Varese firm proving it does a lot of work for charidee mate It’s August, which means 99 per cent of Italians are on their hols somewhere, eating gelato, lying on beaches looking fab, and waltzing past fuming English tourists in passport queues. But not all of them it seems – the good folks at the…

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  • Mini-MV Agustas on the way?

    Mini-MV Agustas on the way?

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    Italian exotica firm pens deal with Chinese firm to build new range of 350-500cc bikes Times are tough, and everyone has to work harder to stay ahead of the game. And when it comes to motorcycle manufacturers, that means expanding your range, spreading your appeal – and also cutting your costs. Even ‘premium’ brands like…

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  • MV Agusta announces Super Veloce 800 retro racer production

    MV Agusta announces Super Veloce 800 retro racer production

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    The super-cool looking 800 triple will be in shops next year Now, obviously, the real news we want to hear from MV Agusta is an all-new F4 1000 superbike with 250bhp, active aerodynamic wings, and optional unicorn-leather soft luggage range. But we’ll settle for this in the meantime. Yes, the neat retro concept machine the…

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  • MV Agusta unveils Superveloce 800 prototype in Milan

    MV Agusta unveils Superveloce 800 prototype in Milan

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    NOW, WE’RE the last ones to judge a book by its cover here at FB Towers. Just because a bike (or a human) looks really pretty on the outside doesn’t mean it won’t stink on the inside, when you ride it (!) But we’re willing to make exceptions sometimes. Like when we check out this…

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