Motorcycle specifications MV-AgustaF3 675 2012 A princess among Supersports

superb and aggressive, the F3 is very much an MV, retaining the stylistic codes established by the F4. It seems more mutinous, more compact, more playful, almost more vicious. Despite the Varese factory's low-price policy, the machine is equipped with a superb single-arm and steel trellis frame connected to side plates - it's beautiful, it's as rigid as you could wish, but it requires a great deal of financial effort on MV's part. Where is the factory going to save money? By using an ugly bowl to make the exhaust? Well, no; even there, it's nice to see. To identify with the number of cylinders in the boiler, the breath is expelled by 3 side flutes whose bevelling follows the shape of the wheel. Turn the rear flap and you'll enjoy an extraordinarily airy saddle. The Italians are still at it when it comes to design.

we've been talking about their 3-cylinder engine for a long time now. And we never tire of dreaming about its pretensions. Let me remind you that the cylinder head is the same size as an A4 page. Small, but very strong. The boiler produces 144 hp in its ORO version and over 15,000 rpm. This is absolutely superb performance for this type of engine, virtually equivalent to a 750 four-cylinder. The Triumph Daytona 's 675 cm3 English engine develops 128 bhp - which gives you an idea of the work of the Italian engine-makers. But on this production version, only 128 hp are available, making it an equal match for the British model. The ride-by-wire throttle means advanced electronics and greater finesse when opening the throttle. The F3 will feature traction control and multiple injection maps.
On the F4 1000, the front axle is impressive in its features. That of the F3 seems closer to the standard of today's sports bikes, and therefore more serious: a 43 mm inverted fork fitted with Brembo 4-piston radial brake calipers; not sure if they're monobloc. The discs are serious, very serious, 320 mm in diameter.
The F3 has been a long time coming, but here it is, soon on our asphalt. The future terror of 2012 is preparing its weapons, and it won't be taking any prisoners.

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