Comments on: Spy Shot: MV Agusta F3 3-Cylinder Caught Testing

By: Jenny Gun

Jenny Gun — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:55:38 +0000

me thinks that’s a fake.

By: ihb

ihb — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:19:09 +0000

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff221/Khameron2/screenshot_702.jpg

By: ihb

ihb — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:18:44 +0000

[img]http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff221/Khameron2/screenshot_702.jpg[/img]

By: Douglas

Douglas — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:12:08 +0000

Several points:
1) Triumph doesn’t really have the capacity to be supplying engines to any other manufacture, and wouldn’t in any case. The D675 is the crown jewel in their collection right now.
2) Triumph currently produces 3 triple cylinder engines: 675, 1050, and 2300 in the Rocket III
3) The decision by MV to build a 675 is clearly based on wanting to compete in supersport racing, where rules were recently changed to allow 675 triples to compete with 600 fours.
4) The details as speculated of the MV 675 are significantly different from the Triumph 675: Triumph would be unlikely to supply a motor to a different manufacture producing 10 more horsepower than their own bike, and the Triumph motor doesn’t have variable length intakes or any of the other candy speculated for the MV.

So not a Triumph. It may end up to be a superior bike, but the Daytona is still a wizard bit of kit and the MV will certainly be more expensive. The Triumph 675 engine is also rumored to be capable of being enlarged to over 900cc, which would make it a screamer indeed.

By: meatspin

meatspin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:33:51 +0000

I do enjoy the righteous indignation of MV owners/fans upon suggestion that MVs all use engines provided by Suzukis.

hmmmm in all seriousness this triple does sound suspicious. At 675cc one must wonder………..lol

By: reality check

reality check — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:17:02 +0000

Besides Gabe, Perhaps your missing the point which I believe was is mv building producing a bike with an engine supplied by triumph? Answer’s no. There are still countless folks walking around thinking the F4 has A Suzuki engine because a comment was made by an engineer during an interview that MV looked at the GSXR 750 at the time as a benchmark to be surpassed. Many read and saw this and mistook that Suzuki motors were used. One look at the engine and this is clarly not the case and yet the false rumor has been peretuated for years.

By: reality check

reality check — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:08:28 +0000

What was the amount of the wager?

By: Gabe

Gabe — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:06:44 +0000

Reality Check, you need a reality check: it’s common for engineers and product developers to use rival brand’s engines for chassis testing and other uses. I don’t have information either way, but who knows what’s going on at Varese with H-D writing the checks and calling the shots? Not me, and not you, I’d wager.

By: VintageWrencher

VintageWrencher — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:10:50 +0000

I am somewhat familiar with the brand through it’s racing exploits into the ’70′s but that is about it. Havent studied up on the marque since the Castiglioni(sp?)/Cagiva purchase other than checking out their exploits in Super Stock racing and being of the opinion that Tamburini has penned another stunning piece in the F4.

By: reality check

reality check — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:31:31 +0000

Thank you vintage wrench for your response. Sorry to be hasty in my comment in any way. You made a fair point to follow up and it deserved a respectful response. Many are still not familiar with MV Agusta, at least not as much as in Europe – however it is well worth further exploration as an authentic brand with a rich history to back it up.