Description
Click here for an CycleVIN Motorcycle History Report on this 2015 MV Agusta F4 RC. Additional photos are available here for your perusal.
Steeped in racing tradition, MV Agusta is one of the grand old nameplates in motorcycling. From its inception to 1976, the company would win some 270 Grand Prix roadraces and take home 27 world titles thanks to some of the greatest talent ever to race on two wheels: John Surtees, Mike Hailwood, Giacomo Agostini, Phil Read all rode Count Domenico Agusta’s wailing race-bikes.
Unfortunately, the company didn’t survive to the 1980s. But saving it from complete extinction came the Castiglioni brothers, owners of Cagiva, who had already saved Ducati from the throes of bankruptcy, and now they turned their attention to bringing MV back to life. And what a resurrection! Designed by Massimo Tamburini, father of the seminal Ducati 916, the 1999 MV Agusta F4 was a high-revving 750cc four-cylinder, painted red and silver just like the Count’s old racer winners, and with a trademark quad array of high-mounted exhaust tips. In 2005 an engineering redesign ushered in the F4 1000, giving the company an ultra-competitive player in the liter-class sport-bike wars.
While the F4 is special, this is the F4 RC (Reparto Corse), an upgraded version intended as a homologation unit for World Superbike competition. Just 250 were produced, and they were significantly changed from the standard F4 and the F4 RR in order to reduce weight by more than 15 pounds. All the engine covers are manufactured from magnesium, and titanium hardware is used throughout. The pistons, connecting rods and crankshaft have all been redesigned for lighter weight.
The radial-valve engine is hand-assembled, and features new intake and exhaust ports. Maximum power in stock trim is 205 horsepower at 13,450 rpm. The RC’s electronics package features MV’s MVICS 2.0 system and an Eldor ECU with ride-by-wire throttle. Throttle sensitivity, maximum torque, engine braking, engine response and the rev limiter can all be adjusted. The 8-level traction control system takes its cue from an inertial platform that has a lean angle sensor, three gyroscopes and three accelerometers, and also takes data from the bike’s ABS rings.
Extensive carbon fiber is used for the side panels, lower fairing, fenders, chain guards, airbox lid and intake covers.
On the chassis side, dimensions are similar to the RR model, but the chromoly section of the RC’s frame is tig welded by hand and the swing-arm pivot is now adjustable. Suspension components include a TiN-coated Ohlins NIX 30 fork and an Ohlins TTX 36 shock (without the RR’s electronic adjustability), and the wheels are forged magnesium. Brembo M50 monoblock calipers work on 320mm discs, and ABS is provided by a Bosch 9-plus Race unit with rear wheel lift-up mitigation.
This example (VIN: ZCGMCFTW5FV006419, Engine #: F61BG05826) is #230 of the 250 production run.
The odometer shows 13 miles.
The sale includes a branded crate which contains a full titanium racing exhaust, race ECU, aluminum mirror caps, passenger seat, Owner’s Manual, Quick Manual, USB drive, MV Agusta stickers, code card in a leather pouch, and extra key on a key ring with a leather strap and metal core, a letter summarizing the crate contents, quick release gas cap, race kit installation instructions, a dealer pre-delivery checklist, stock exhaust, additional ECU, a cover, and a Certificate of Authenticity.
Currently located at our facility in Santa Monica, California (please make an appointment for an inspection), this MV Agusta is offered on a clean California title with non-op registration.
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