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Claudio Castiglioni Passes Away at the Age of 64

By | August 17, 2011 | Events, MV Agusta |

Claudio Castiglioni, President of MV Agusta, passed away this morning in Varese, Italy at the age of 64. In a statement from MV Agusta, the company says that Castiglioni succumed from an unnamed illness while attending a clinic in Varese.

Claudio Castiglioni Passes Away at the Age of 64

Over the course of his career, Castiglioni touched such esteemed brands as Ducati, Cagiva, Husqvarna, and of course MV Agusta. His most recent accomplishment was bringing MV back into Italian ownership, in an act of business acumen that saw Harley-Davidson actually pay Castiglioni €20 million to take back the recent refurbished company.

Unfortunately with his passing, Claudio Castiglioni will not get to see MV Agusta’s full revival come to fruition, as the Italian company is set to debut its MV Agusta F3 three-cylinder supersport later this year. Under Castiglioni’s guidance, MV Agusta gained a new business plan that sought to have the Italian company finally become profitable and sell its exquisite machines in larger volume.

Teaming up with legendary motorcycle designer Massimo Tamburini, Castiglioni >> Read More

MV Agusta Announces Retail Price For F3

By | July 15, 2011 | MV Agusta, Sportbikes, What's New |

In keeping with tradition, MV has announced it will be making a ‘Serie Oro’ (“Gold Series”) version of its new F3 triple that will preceded the release of the standard model. Limited to just 200 examples, the Oro benefits from a whole host of performance and styling accessories…as well as a vastly inflated price tag!
MV Agusta Announces Retail Price For F3

While the 675cc triple powerplant remains untouched, the Oro gains Öhlins’ top-shelf TTX36 shock as well as the Swedish company’s inverted fork and steering damper. The bike’s chromoly steel tubing portion of its hybrid steel space-frame/cast aluminum side plate chassis is TIG welded to ensure strength at all junctions, and Brembo’s monobloc calipers now grip higher-spec discs while the footrests become fully adjustable.

Aesthetically, the bike comes with the usual smattering of carbon fiber with the mudguard, hugger, dash cover, airbox side, intake covers, chain guards, swingarm protector and fairing lower all made of the lightweight material, while the frame plates, swingarm and forged aluminum wheels are painted gold.
The fairing displays the >> Read More