Thread dedicated to THE OHOS xoxox-Type.

MV was the fastest bike in the world, for years and years, and from Italy for decades.

Current production MV is THE fastest stock 1000cc on the planet,299kmh

http://www.mvagusta.net/newsarticle/49/mv-agusta-sets-bonneville-land-speed-record/

Just released 4FCC [now punched out to 1078cc] has been electronic speed limited to 315kmh..

Big fours coming out from Ducati [GP replica] and Aprilia, Italians really starting to get into the 4's BIG time, MV's speed-crown wont be for long [Not fussed if the Italians keep passing it between each other]

Ducatis are superb, MV are the next level, its hard to make a valid comparison, MV has NOTHING to prove, it has pedigree and class.

Ducati are the *new* kid on the block, and making fantastic inroads in all fields.

Like children, i dont pick one over the other, and LOVE them both.

My list of things i want to see-

Italian F1 World Champion [Yes, it has been that long, then some, shameful] in a Ferrari of course.

MV Agusta back up top where it rightly belongs.

Ciao

M

 

there's nothing more i can say.

 

I side with P squared on the MV's. John Allan had one as a "company car" when he was with W.H. LOWE. He has said that they were impossibe to sell (because they were ****e), they sounded lovely but not much else positive about 'em.

I remember a friend of my old man's bought a road MV and some sort of full Monty race MV. I remember him trying to start the race bike and he had to resort to pulling the plugs and heating them with a blow torch (!) in order to light the fire. Still remember the sound 30yrs later.

 

i hear this is necessary with old Jags

 

I dug out these pics of the Norton fastback I had in the mid 70's. Great bike. Mine had the "combat" engine, so 11:1 comp, big valves and a hotter cam. A suprisingly quick and reliable bike, built before Norton went fat & easy for the US market.
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Those Honda 1300??? had a great engine.

 

Well spotted! It was a Honda 9 coupe. Air cooled 1300cc, 4 carbs. 15 second quarter. My brother's car, I was never into ricers.

 

i think i saw one for sale at a mate's car yard. he said they were pretty hot in their day.

 

i think i saw one for sale at a mate's car yard. he said they were pretty hot in their day.

 

i think i saw one for sale at a mate's car yard. he said they were pretty hot in their day.

 

Did Goober leave you his *****?

 

i don't know what that means!

 

Another word for cat

(multiple posts - allways blamed on Goobers cat, would you like anything else explained? )

 

ohhhhh...i hadn't even noticed.

yes...there are a few other things i'd like explained....i'm having a few problems with girls...and................

 

Weeeellllllll, if it's girl(s), there's your problem

 

you're married, what would you know ..... oh, forgot, so am I

 

13 years tomorrow! Coincidentally, also the anniversary of Aryton Sennas death. I made a joke about leaving the reception to watch the Italian GP.....

 

You would have been early - it wasn't held until September

 

Picky, picky, picky......San Marino GP.

 

17 years this saturday. someone shoot me now please................. please....

 

3 more years and you would have been out.

 

it's not too late is it? :sigh:

 

well im a few yrs off....sitting pretty

 

A few years off what?