MV Agusta Motorcycles: Illustrated History Books & Guides

MV Agusta motorcycle art - The new era

From the launch of the F4, known as "the most beautiful motorcycle in the world, " in 1997 to the latest Rush, this official book covers over 20 years of MV Agusta's history.
Created in close collaboration with the brand, it features texts by Giorgio Sarti and a stunning collection of over 650 rare images from the company's archives.
The book documents MV Agusta's recent models from both a technical and design perspective, including the F3, Brutale, Dragster, and Rivale, as well as the Turismo Veloce, Super Veloce, and Rush series.
A comprehensive historical introduction is followed by a systematic catalog of all models, including special editions and unique one-off creations.

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Author:	Giorgio Sarti
Details:	360 pages, 10 x 10.4 x 1.14 in (25.5 x 26.5 x 2.9 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	2 b&w and 669 color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Giorgio Nada Editore (I, 2024)
ISBN:	9788879119481

The MV Agusta Story

With 75 World Championships (riders and manufacturers), 270 Grand Prix victories, and more than 3000 International race wins, MV Agusta's competition record is unequalled amongst Italian motorcycle manufacturers.
MV's list of World Champions includes some of the greatest names in the sport, with Carlo Ubbiali, John Surtees, Mike Hailwood, Giacomo Agostini and Phil Read winning multiple times.
Alongside the magnificent racing bikes, MV produced a wide range of street models, including the exotic four-cylinder bikes based on the Grand Prix racers of the 1950s and early 1960s.

After closing in 1977, MV Agusta was resurrected by Cagiva in 1997 and released the Massimo Tamburini-designed four-cylinder F4. Initially 750 cc, this evolved into 1000 cc and the Brutale series. In 2012 the three-cylinder F3 joined the F4 and a large range of models has grown from these two platforms.
With a 50 year passion for Italian motorcycles, Ian Falloon tells the full story of MV Agusta, covering all the street and racing models from 1945 to the present day.

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Author:	Ian Falloon
Details:	288 pages, 12 x 10 x 0.98 in (30.5 x 25.5 x 2.5 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	726 b&w and color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Veloce Publishing Ltd (GB, 2022)
ISBN:	9781787113596

The Book of the Classic MV Agusta Fours

MV Agusta's classic four-cylinder dominated Grand Prix racing for a decade from 1956. When it was replaced by the new triple in 1966, Count Agusta decided to make the Four available in limited numbers as a production bike. To prevent privateers converting it into a Grand Prix racer that may embarrass the factory, he stipulated it should be 600cc and have shaft final drive.
The touring 600 eventually evolved into the 750 Sport and GT, and finally the America, but MV Fours were always built in extremely small numbers.

As befit an engine that handed multiple World Championships to John Surtees, Gary Hocking, and Mike Hailwood, the technical specification was staggering, and remains so to this day. This magnificent engine was always at the heart of the MV Agusta, and it was this engine that created and sustained the legend.

Pages of the book "The Book of the Classic MV Agusta Fours"

This book features:
- a full description of the model development
- a look at the 600, 750 and America prototypes
- the racing history that led to the creation of the myth
- tips on riding and maintaining an MV four
- a guide to authenticity
- an analysis of the four-cylinder engine
- production numbers of the early fours.

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Author:	Ian Falloon
Details:	240 pages, 10 x 10.25 x 0.94 in (25.5 x 26 x 2.4 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	450 photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Veloce Publishing Ltd (GB, 2011)
ISBN:	9781845842031

MV Agusta F4 750 & 1000 (1997-2007) - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book featuring MV Agusta F4 750 and 1000 models from the years 1997-2007. Describes the MV Agusta F4 750 cc Oro, Strada, S, Evo, Brutales as well as the 1000 cc Tamburini, Mamba, Brutale S910 and 1080 plus R and Biposto.

• The 28 period articles, brought together from leading British and American motorcycle magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and engineering.
• Also driving impressions, original road tests, comparison tests, technical data, etc.

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Details:	140 pages, 10.8 x 8.25 x 0.39 in (27.5 x 21 x 1 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	300 b&w photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Brooklands Books (GB, 2009)
Series:	Road Test Portfolio
ISBN:	9781855208605

MV Agusta Fours (1967-1980) - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book featuring MV Agusta Four motorcycles from the years 1967-1980. Describes the 4-cylinder models MV Agusta 600, 750, 750 Sport, 750 Sport America and 850 Monza.

• The 26 period articles, brought together from leading British and American motorcycle magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and engineering.
• Also driving impressions, original road tests, comparison tests, technical data, etc.

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Details:	120 pages, 10.6 x 8.1 x 0.31 in (27 x 20.5 x 0.8 cm), paperback
Illustrations:	200+ b&w and color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Brooklands Books (GB, 2005)
Series:	Performance Portfolio
ISBN:	9781855206670

MV Agusta, les 4-cylindres classiques 1950-1980

The four-cylinder MV Agusta bikes occupy a special place in the history of motorcycling. Firstly because they dominated motorcycling for over a decade, ridden by legends such as John Surtees, Giacomo Agostini and Mike Hailwood; secondly because the models marketed for the road, derived from competition, were expensive, inaccessible, exclusive bikes surrounded by an aura of mystery. For the first time, a book traces the history of these legendary bikes in French.

After discussing the brand's brilliant career in competition, under the passionate leadership of Count Domenico Agusta, specialist Ian Falloon lifts the veil on the four-cylinder MV road bikes, which he reviews in extremely detailed fashion. He highlights their mechanical and aesthetic developments, explains the technical choices made by Count Agusta and highlights the exceptional quality of these engines, which are entirely mounted on bearings.

From the first 600 cm³ of 1965 to the 750 Sport, America and 850 Monza of the 1970s, not a single model escapes his in-depth analysis, which he completes with special versions such as those developed by Arturo Magni.
A very well-documented work that combines sporting adventures and technical descriptions around one of the most legendary brands in the history of motorcycling.

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Author:	Ian Falloon
Details:	240 pages, 9.8 x 9.8 in (25 x 25 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	450 b&w and color photos
Language:	French
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2012)
ISBN:	9782726896303

MV Agusta F4 - La moto più bella del mondo

Born of the ardent enthusiasm of one man, Claudio Castiglioni, for sports motorcycles and created by the most ingenious two-wheel designer Massimo Tamburini, the world came to know the MV Agusta F4 in the autumn of 1997.
After 20 years of oblivion, the legendary marque for which Carlo Ubbiali, Mike Hailwood and Giacomo Agostini triumphed, made its comeback with this 4-cylinder in line front gear masterpiece, the classic "architecture" of the glorious Italian school that comprised GRB, CNA, OPRA, Rondine, Gilera, Benelli and MV.

With mechanics, cyclistics and body covered by numerous patents, another 10 models followed one after the other that always moved the qualitative limits of world motorcycle production further forward. A legend which, among a thousand mishaps, continues.
Those in the know have no doubts: the "most beautiful motorcycle in the world" is still the MV Agusta F4.

This book, the first to be devoted to this subject, recounts this by now legendary story.

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Author:	Otto Grizzi
Details:	240 pages, 9.8 x 10.25 in (25 x 26 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	47 b&w and 400 color photos
Language:	Italian
Publisher:	Giorgio Nada Editore (I, 2011)
ISBN:	9788879115131