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The Book of the Classic MV Agusta Fours
Ian Falloon
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Description for The Book of the Classic MV Agusta Fours
Hardcover. Always produced in small numbers, the MV Agusta Fours are now considered amongst the most classic of motorcycles from the 1960s and 1970s. These were the first motorcycles that made Grand Prix technology available to the public, albeit at an almost prohibitive cost. Num Pages: 240 pages, 450. BIC Classification: WGCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 258 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1374.
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 might 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 befits an engine that handed multiple World Championships to John ... Read more
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 might 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 befits an engine that handed multiple World Championships to John ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Veloce Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
1374g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845842031
SKU
V9781845842031
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About Ian Falloon
Ian Falloon was born in New Zealand in 1952 and studied engineering and music at Victoria University, Wellington. After a career as a symphony orchestra oboist was brought to an end by a motorcycle accident he began writing articles about motorcycles for magazines. His first book, The Ducati Story, has run to several editions and has been published in three ... Read more
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