MV Agusta
| MV Agusta Motor SpA
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| legal form | Società per azioni |
| founding | February 12, 1945 |
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Varese , Italy
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| Branch | vehicle construction |
| Website | www.mvagusta.com |
The MV Agusta Motor SpA is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer based in Schiranna, a district of Varese .
history
The renowned Italian aircraft manufacturer Agusta had already started manufacturing motorcycles after the death of its founder Count Giovanni Agusta in 1927. After the Second World War , motorcycle production was founded in 1945 as an independent company by his son Domenico Agusta in Samarate under the name Meccanica Verghera Agusta (about "mechanical company Agusta in Verghera" - a district of Samarate).
Motorcycle production from 1945 to 1980
The first motorcycle was introduced under the name 98 ; the originally intended name Vespa 98 was already trademark of Piaggio and the Vespa - scooter occupied.
After a boom in the 1950s and numerous successes in motorsport in the 1960s and 1970s, production had to be stopped in 1980 due to financial problems.
The new beginning in 1992
In 1992 the brand name MV Agusta was bought by the Castiglioni Group ( Cagiva ), which had already helped manufacturers such as Aermacchi and Ducati to reorganize. New models have been announced.
After the development of a new 750 cc in-line four-cylinder engine, the MV Agusta F4 was presented in 1997 , a superbike in the traditional colors of red and silver, which, not least thanks to its design, developed into a successful product. The F4 did not go on sale until 1999 as the F4 750 Series Oro .
The Castiglioni Group restructured its company in 1999 and has since operated under the name of its most prestigious brand as MV Agusta Motor . Furthermore, the Cagiva brand belongs to MV Agusta after Husqvarna was sold to BMW in 2007 .
Takeover by Harley-Davidson
On July 11, 2008, the US motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson announced that it would take over the MV Agusta Group (MVAG) in full for around 70 million euros.
Head of design Massimo Tamburini , who was also responsible for the F4, left CRC ( Centro Ricerche Cagiva ) and thus MV Agusta at the end of 2008 .
Buyback 2010
Claudio Castiglioni bought the company back from Harley-Davidson in the summer of 2010 for the symbolic price of one dollar after the American manufacturer itself got into major economic difficulties. Castiglioni died on 17 August 2011 at the age of 64 years to cancer ; He had already transferred the management of MV Agusta to his son Giovanni.
Partnership with Mercedes AMG
On October 31, 2014, it was announced that Mercedes-AMG had entered into a cooperation with the motorcycle manufacturer. At the same time, Mercedes-AMG GmbH took over 25% of the company shares from MV Agusta Motor SpA In a press release in July 2017 it was announced that Mercedes AMG's involvement will be ended, MV Agusta will buy back the shares and that they will be taken over by the Russian investor ComStar Invest .
technology
The MV four-cylinder engines from the 1970s are a special mechanical engineering feature. They have a multitude of features that were only used in racing at that time: The engine housing is cast in one piece and extends to the cylinder base. The separate cylinder bank - consisting of crankshaft, cylinder and cylinder head - can be separated from the housing without great effort after loosening twelve nuts (M7). The gearbox is a cassette gearbox that can be removed from the right side of the engine, complete with an automatic gearshift. All aluminum parts are made using the sand casting process. The crankshaft is in several parts and pressed. Since it is mounted on the underside of the shoulder, the outer bearing shells of the main bearings are split with a fracture fit. With the exception of the connecting rod bearings, the entire engine is mounted on ball, needle or roller bearings. The two overhead camshafts are driven by a gear cascade between the second and third cylinders. The valves are operated directly via bucket tappets. The engine has a very large, ribbed oil pan and, thanks to its full roller bearing construction, runs with low oil pressure. The air-cooled cylinders stand individually and are tightened by long bolts between the crankshaft and the one-piece cylinder head. Characteristic is the fine ribbing and the oversized cylinder head, caused by the large valve angle of almost 90 °. The engine power is transmitted to the rear wheel via a cardan shaft. The construction goes to Dr. Ing. Remor, who developed the 500 cc Grand Prix engine at Gilera and then switched to MV. The original version of this engine had a displacement of 600 cm³. The most popular variant had 743 cm³ displacement, made 69 hp at 8500 rpm and reached a max. Torque of 59 Nm at 7500 rpm.
The modern motorcycles from MV Agusta have a tubular space frame made of 25CrMo4 steel and a single- sided swing arm made of aluminum as stylistic elements . Likewise, they are all driven by an in-line four-cylinder engine with radially arranged valves. A three-cylinder four-stroke in-line engine with 675 cm³ with the special feature of a backward rotating crankshaft has also been available since 2012. This engine was originally developed as an 800 cm³ engine and has been installed in both versions since 2013.
Models before 1980
Scooter
- A (125 cm³, 1949) → B (125 cm³, 1949)
- C SL (125 cm³, 1950–1951)
- C GT (125 cm³, 1950–1952)
- D SL (125 cm³, 1952)
- C GT (150 cm³, 1952)
- Ovunque (125 cm³, 1952-1954)
- Chicco (155 cm³, 1960-1964)
Street motorcycles
Single cylinder
- "Vespa" 98 (1945–1947)
- 250 (1947-1950)
- 125 (1948-1949)
- 125 Turismo (1949–1953)
- 150 Turismo (1952-1953)
- 175 Turismo (1954-1958)
- Checca (83 cm³, 1958–1960 → 99 cm³, 1960–1969; 124 cm³, 1962–1964)
- 125 Turismo Rapido (1954-1958)
- 125 sport 2 tempi (1949–1951)
- 175 CSS (1954–1958)
- 125 GT / GTL / GTL-S (1959–1973)
- 150 sports (1959-1969)
- Centomila (1959–1963)
- 50 Liberty (1962-1969)
- 125 Pullman (1953-1956) → 125 Superpullman (1956-1957)
- 125 Regolarità (1965-1970)
- 125 Sports (1975-1977)
Two-cylinder
- 125 Bicilindrica (prototype from 1947)
- 250 Bicilindrica Turismo (1968–1971)
- 250 bicilindrica scrambler (1969-1970)
- 350 Sports (1970–1971)
- 350 Gran Turismo (1972–1974)
- 350 Scrambler (1972-1974)
- 350 Sport Elettronica (1972–1974)
- 350 GT Ipotesi (1976-1977)
Four-cylinder
- 500 4C Turismo R19 (prototype from 1950)
- 600 (1966-1970)
- 600 Turismo 4C 6 (1967-1971)
- 750 GT
- 750 pp
- 750 S (1970-1975)
- 750 Sport America (1975-1977)
- 800 SS Super America
- 800 SS Super Daytona America
- 850 SS Monza
- 900 S Arturo Magni Cento Valli
- 1000 S Corona
- 1100 Grand Prix
- 1000 agostini
Competition motorcycles
- 500 4C Competizione R19 (1950–1952)
- 125 Lungo engines (1951–1953)
- 125 Monoalbero Corsa (1952-1963)
- 350 three-cylinder (1965–1973)
- 500 three-cylinder (1966–1973)
- 350 six-cylinder (1968–1971)
- 500 four-cylinder (1973-1976)
Automobiles
- 350 Vetturetta (1954)
- Autocarro 1100 D2 (1957–1964)
- 150 Centauro RF (1958-1960)
- 150 Centauro RFB (1961)
- 235 Trasporto Tevere (1960)
Models since 1998
Super athlete (F-series)
F4 series with 750 cm³
- F4 750 S / F4 750 S 1 + 1 (2000-2004)
Limited special models:
- F4 750 Oro series (1999–2002, 300 copies)
- F4 750 Senna (2002, 300 copies)
- F4 750 SR (2004, 300 copies)
- F4 750 SPR (2004, 300 copies)
F4 series with 1000 cm³ (1st version)
- F4 1000 S (2005-2006)
- F4 1000 R (2006-2007)
- F4 1000 R 312 (2007-2008)
- F4 1078 RR 312 (2008-2009)
Limited special models ex works:
- F4 Ago (2005, 300 copies)
- F4 Tamburini (2005–2006, 300 copies)
- F4 Corse (2005-2006, 300 copies)
- F4 Senna 1000 (2006-2007, 300 copies)
- F4 100 CC Claudio Castiglioni (2006-2018, 100 copies)
Other special models:
- F4 Veltro Pista (2006)
- F4 Veltro Strada (2006)
- F4 Viper (2002)
- F4 Mamba (2005)
F4 series with 1000 cm³ (2nd version)
Limited special models:
- F4 1078 RR 312 Edizione finale (2010)
- F4 1000 R Frecce Tricolori (2010)
- F4 1000 RR edition 50ans école d'aviation de chasse (2011)
- F4 1000 RC Reparto Corse (2018, 250 copies)
- F4 1000 LH44 Lewis Hamilton (2018, 50 copies)
F3 series
- MV Agusta F3 675
- F3 800
Limited special models:
- F3 675 Series Oro (2013)
- F3 675 RC
- F3 800 AMG edition
Naked Bikes (Brutale series)
R3 engine with 675 cm³
R3 engine with 800 cm³
Limited special models:
- Brutale 800 RR LH44 Lewis Hamilton (coming 2019, 50 copies)
R4 engine with 750 cm³
- Brutale 750 S (2003)
Limited special models:
- Brutale 750 series Oro (2004, 300 copies)
- Brutale 750 America (2005, 300 copies, 300 copies)
R4 engine with 910 cm³
- Brutal 910 (2006)
- Brutal 910 R (2007)
Limited special models:
- Brutale 910 Starfighter Titanium (2006, 23 copies)
- Brutale 910 Starfighter R (2006, 99 copies)
- Brutale 910 CRC (2005, 300 copies)
- Brutale 910 Mamba (2005, 300 copies)
- Brutale 910 Gladio (2005, 300 copies)
- Brutal 910 R Italy (2007)
- Brutal 910 R Wally (2007)
R4 engine with 1000 cm³ (1st version)
- Brutal 989 R (2008)
- Brutal 1078 RR (2008)
Limited special models:
- Brutal 1078 RR Jean Richard (2009)
R4 engine with 1000 cm³ (2nd version)
- Brutal 920 (2010)
- Brutal 990 R (2010)
- Brutale 1090 (since 2013)
- Brutale 1090 R (2013)
- Brutale 1090 RR (since 2013)
Limited special models:
- Brutale 990 R Brand Milano (2010)
- Brutal 1090 RR Cannonball (2010)
- Brutal 1090 RR Corsa (2013)
R4 engine with 1000 cm³ (3rd version)
Limited special models:
- Brutale 1000 Oro (coming 2019)
rival
Travel sports enduro
World title in motorcycle road racing
In total, MV Agusta was able to clinch 38 driver and 37 constructor world championship titles in the motorcycle world championship and dominated first the small and later especially the large displacement classes for almost 20 years.
Driver title
Giacomo Agostini (13)
- World champion in the 350 cm³ class: 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973
- World champion in the 500 cm³ class: 1966 , 1967 , 1968 , 1969 , 1970 , 1971 , 1972
Carlo Ubbiali (8)
- World champion in the 125 cm³ class: 1955 , 1956 , 1958 , 1959 , 1960
- World champion in the 250 cm³ class: 1956 , 1959 , 1960
John Surtees (7)
- World champion in the 350 cm³ class: 1958 , 1959 , 1960
- World champion in the 500 cm³ class: 1956 , 1958 , 1959 , 1960
Mike Hailwood (4)
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Gary Hocking (2)
Phil Read (2)
- World champion in the 250 cm³ class: 1958
Cecil Sandford (1)
- World champion in the 125 cm³ class: 1952
Web links
- Global website of MV Agusta Motor SpA
- MV Agusta classic car
- Comprehensive database of all historical models from MV Agusta
Individual evidence
- ↑ Harley-Davidson grabs motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta. derstandard.at, July 13, 2008, accessed on July 14, 2008 .
- ↑ PUNTO 1 - Moto, Harley Davidson cede Mv Agusta a Castiglioni ( Memento of the original from June 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Reuters, August 6, 2010.
- ↑ Castiglioni buys back MV Agusta. (No longer available online.) Motorradonline.de, August 9, 2010, archived from the original on April 4, 2011 ; Retrieved March 17, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Mourning for Claudio Castiglioni. motorrad-news.com, August 18, 2011, accessed August 18, 2011 .
- ↑ Cooperation with MV Agusta confirmed - Mercedes-AMG takes over 25% of the shares in parallel . MBPassionBlog. October 31, 2014.
- ↑ MV Agusta and AMG split up . Motorcycle . May 26, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ↑ MV Agusta Brutale 2013 - model news. Retrieved on January 23, 2019 (German).
