Classic Motorcycles - The MV Agusta 750S

MV Agusta's name will forever be associated with Italian racing legend Giacomo Agostini.

Exotic dream for the majority, both in 1970 when the 750S and was launched in 1999, when the brand was revived with the MV Agusta F4 750S, with exclusivity in mind on both occasions.

MV Agusta has won 30 Grand Prix Manufacturers' titles when the 750S appeared.

Naturally, this produced a huge fan base of both husband and Agostini himself, who had by then become a racing legend that still continues, and the bike. The bikes were ready and enthusiastic audience for a race replica for the road.

However, the problem was that Count Domenico Agusta, founder and owner of the company was a top racing fan. His bikes are not designed to be modified to make them legal for road use, and nor did he want everyone racing as a privateer against his seemingly unbeatable machines with a bike his company had produced.

The styling of the bike was unique at that time. Not because of the four chrome exhaust pipes racing style, but because the race-style full fairing, making it much like the racing machines.

However, the 743cc four cylinder engine was basically a bored out 600cc engine Tourer of the company at the time. It produced 69bhp and a top speed of 125 mph.

Unfortunately two things combined with the wannabe racers Agostini disappoint.

First, the frame is much heavier than the racing machine, as it was made from sand cast aluminum, unlike the much lighter magnesium on the race bikes.

Second, and probably most importantly, the price was very restrictive for most people. In fact, for the price of an MV Agusta 750S, a have bought no less than three of the highly acclaimed Honda CB750s.

The MV Agusta 750S was then, as it is a rare piece of exotica.