M4 Augusta Race bike...

[Mr Sunshine]

http://www.roadracingworld.com/enlarge/?section=news&image=827
 
I sure hope we get some good opportunities to see this puppy out there.
 
From this Road Racing World article:
http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=27737
 

[TalkingHead]

Very cool!!!!

[Mookie]

sick.  You know what's crazy? That traction control systems for a given superbike probably cost more that that MV

[Tyrroneous]

I sure hope AMA SBK racing is more exciting in '07.  It should be with Yamaha racing in SBK again, Honda getting another year to develop its bike, and MV racing stateside.  At least there'll be some more bikes to look at in the pits.  
 
SOUP is saying that two MV's have already broke down, one engine and one tranny failure.  I hope they can fix those issues and prove to be reliable enough.  http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2006/Dec/061207u4.htm

[tbeemer]

Yummy.  Good to have FBF back in the series, especially with the prettiest bikes on the planet.  I hope they're competitive, so they can show that other Italian manufacturer how it's done.  Now we just need to get Aprilia involved (although not till they get that V-4 finished up right).

Tom

[R Doug]

Justin Marm, a Fast By Ferracci MV Agusta-supported rider planning to compete in the 2007 WERA National Endurance series, has his own F4-1000R.

Now that's an expensive WERA bike!  I hope, for the sake of their budget, he doesn't wreck a lot.

[ol Rocket]

I bet Agostini could still ride it.


But, perhaps not very fast....

[MisterSmooth]

It's so pretty...so much drool here I ruined my necktie.  And it was worth it.
 
Who wants to be the first to chuck that into a gravel trap, though?

[DogBoy]

It's so pretty...so much drool here I ruined my necktie.  And it was worth it.
 
Who wants to be the first to chuck that into a gravel trap, though?

Done.

Well, it may not have been gravel but it was thrown down the road. Seriously, its a racebike not a museum piece.

[DogBoy]

sick.  You know what's crazy? That traction control systems for a given superbike probably cost more that that MV

Not trying to be combatitive, but why does that matter?

The "traction control system" is just a function of the data acquisition and engine management systems (with a few more sensors) already on the superbikes. Traction control didn't add significant costs for those teams with data aq systems.

[katrider]

Looks like their attempt may have to wait...
 
 
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2006/Dec/061207eds.htm

[JoBu]

WOW!!!  That thing is gorgeous.  I'll have to change shirts now due to the excessive drool.  
 
Cheers,
 
Joe

[JamesG]

Even broken that thing is dead sexy...
 
I wonder if they have a backup rider in the wings?

[Jeff]

So who here would like to see Neil Hodgson ride the MV? Granted, he's not Italian, but he's a good rider looking for a job.

Jeff

[bogthing]

I think it will be wonderful to see the MV out there, and I'm totaly stoked to see Eraldo Ferraci back in the pits!
 
Razzo Italiano!!
 
Heard a street version with aftermarket exhaust system this past summer, sounded delightful!
 
Best of luck to the team

[forester]

Looks like it needs some wheels/tires...but seriously, what a beaut!  I've liked most of the MV Agustas I've ever seen right from the start.  They are just flashy works of art.

[Gaolee]

Some poor guy binned his MV at a track day this summer and cracked the frame.  There were pictures of the crash on the Studio 819 website, but I can't remember what day it was or find the pictures to post a link.  I guess the guy was pretty unhappy.

[steve.ski]

I was leaving the Long Beach motorcycle show this weekend (Saturday) and rode next to a MV for a few miles down the freeway. Suh-weet!

All the best luck to them, but chalk this up as a learning year. Personally, I'd like to see Biaggi on one for the Italian connection, but I daresay his price tag will be a bit steep!

Gorgeous bikes. Gorgeous...

[bogthing]

Best of wishes to the Ferraci crew. It'll be great if they are competitive.

[stk0308]

So who here would like to see Neil Hodgson ride the MV? Granted, he's not Italian, but he's a good rider looking for a job.

Jeff

If it means an American rider doesn't get a ride, absolutely not.  Call me jingoistic, but I'm getting tired of seeing plumb rides here in AMA going to Australians and British riders when proven American racers are barely scraping by with little to no notice.  I'm still a little mad that Eraldo is using an unknown(here atleast) Italian on the team.  I'm sure it's MVs call, but with someone like Doug Chandler without a real ride, and has the desire to get back in superbike.  It just seems a waste.