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bigredbass
Senior Member
Username: bigredbass

Post Number: 1529
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Friday, October 15, 2010 - 11:47 pm:   Edit Post

Thought I'd pass this along . . .

http://www.mvagustausa.com/web-mvagusta/10_F4.html

Moving art . . . REALLY fast moving art.

J o e y

(Message edited by bigredbass on October 15, 2010)
oddmetersam
Intermediate Member
Username: oddmetersam

Post Number: 106
Registered: 7-2008
Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 9:01 am:   Edit Post

Thanks, Joey. Absolutely stunning. Fine motorcycles are like Alembics. Even people who aren't normally into such things have no choice but to say MY GAWD when they see (and hear) one!
-Sam
terryc
Senior Member
Username: terryc

Post Number: 1382
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Saturday, October 16, 2010 - 1:25 pm:   Edit Post

Nice bike but I hope it has better electrics than previous models as a friend of mine had an MV and was afraid to stop the engine because invariably we ended giving him a push start.
benson_murrensun
Advanced Member
Username: benson_murrensun

Post Number: 344
Registered: 5-2007
Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 9:14 am:   Edit Post

I ride bikes alot, and that one is a beauty, from an artistic point of view. I have to say, however, that whenever I see a bike on which the handlegrips are as low as the seat, my back starts spazzing just from looking at it. I have to have a sit-up-and-beg riding position or it just doesn't work for my decrepit spine.
When the Suzuki Hayabusa first came out, the price was right and I was ready for a new, sporty bike. But after sitting on one for 5 minutes in the dealership I had to abandon the idea. Which is probably a good thing, as I would get into serious trouble on a bike that quick and fast.
I wound up a couple of years later with a Triumph Speed Four, a 600-cc naked sport bike with a 14,000 rpm redline. But I drove that one too fast... and had to sell it. Now I have a Buell Thunderbolt, and it's a beauty. But it stays parked most of the time because, well, you guessed it: I drive it too fast. The State Patrol keeps giving me "performance awards". So I ride Big Bertha, the GeezerGlide, and the boys in blue don't seem to notice me as much.
bigredbass
Senior Member
Username: bigredbass

Post Number: 1533
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Monday, October 18, 2010 - 11:59 pm:   Edit Post

Benson, I admire these things, but I completely agree. It's a mad fling, but I hope to settle down with an FJR Yamaha. I'm too old to ride around on my wrists ! But geez, do the Italians have style . . . and of course, the legendary MV racers loom large in my lore.

J o e y
cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member
Username: cozmik_cowboy

Post Number: 801
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 6:09 am:   Edit Post

Feet first for me & my knees, thanks, but that's a beauty! But I haven't been keeping up for years now - it has in-house motor; is my memory failing, or wasn't it MV Augusta that used to have D, S, or Y in their model names to denote Ducati, Suzuki or Yamaha powerplant? At least I'm sure it was an Italian make, and wasn't Duc or Guzzi.

Peter
benson_murrensun
Advanced Member
Username: benson_murrensun

Post Number: 348
Registered: 5-2007
Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 1:47 pm:   Edit Post

Cozmik,
Maybe you're thinking of Bimota? They used engines from various other manufacturers.

Bigred: You can't go wrong with an FJR.
cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member
Username: cozmik_cowboy

Post Number: 802
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 2:10 pm:   Edit Post

Yes! It was Bimota, thanks.

Peter
bigredbass
Senior Member
Username: bigredbass

Post Number: 1536
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 10:16 pm:   Edit Post

Here's their American arm (I'd link the Italian website, but no Inglese!):

www.bimotaamerica.com

J o e y

(Message edited by bigredbass on October 19, 2010)

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