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MV Agusta F3 first ride: "tiny, loud and angry"

MCN's senior road tester Michael Neeves is in the south of France for the official launch of the new 675cc MV Agusta F3. It's a critical bike for MV – because it's relatively affordable (at £9999 it's in the same ball-park as rivals) and it could open up a whole new market to them. But, clearly, it has to work. Unfortunately, the...

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  • Posted 2 years ago (08 February 2012 09:32)

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v2kiwi

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v2kiwi says:

No shop windows

 where we go riding mate . Thats my whole point ,Hardly a commuter is it. Even  out the mountains you would have to flog to get some sort of performance out of it. Any way horses for courses as they say. There was an article in MCN some time ago , when joe blogs got on a GS 500 and rode it around much faster and easier than his new R6 , He may not have looked so good in the window but he looked a hell of a lot better rider.  . bike too focussed for prob more than half the people owning it , the ones that  that have just had that whole new market opened up to them. Yes we ride in all weather tho, be 25 by 6 in the morning but we,ll have to put up with it.

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  • Posted 2 years ago (11 February 2012 13:13)
blue200tdi

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blue200tdi says:

Skoda cars? They don't actually exist any more. The reason they're so good now is because they are VWs and have been for a number of years. The fact is, any Italian machine, whether it be a car or bike, is unreliable.

As for tiny, lound and angry, so is a wasp, and who wants them!?

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  • Posted 2 years ago (11 February 2012 19:33)
pottersbar

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pottersbar says:

The report limited as it is, is only one person's view. My brother has been riding an F4 for over two years, no problems whatsoever. So that is why I going for the F3. Remember a wasp has a sting in the tail, I just cannot wait

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  • Posted 2 years ago (11 February 2012 20:10)
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CosherB says:

chriswren and blue200tdi - i assume that you've never owned an italian bike, as you clearly don't know about the massive strides that have been made over the years with build quality and reliability.  so time to open your eyes and wake up to the reality that it's now 2012 ....

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  • Posted 2 years ago (12 February 2012 03:26)
brutale r

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brutale r says:

blue 200tdi

wtf you dont know what your talking about

take a look at skodas rally record old and modern

as iti bikes being unreliable  come on idiot explain

ive had  guzzis dukes laverdas and bennies from the 70 80

ive had the bennie cafe racer 2008  and my 2006  brute all of the above broke down on the road for miner things longest off the rd was my MV 4 weeks due to faulty ecu and fuel system

 

 these broke down as well my yam  suzzi hondas  and new trumpy

trumpy was its finish its brakes also leaking seals  most ppl i know with them the same

yam gear box  12 weeks of the rd no spears

suzzi gsx 1400 fork colapsed bucked discs never sorted

cbr 600 clutch , wheel bearings hub

these probs are common in these bikes but im not slagging them off i would own any one of them again

these are bikes ive owned i am talking out of experiance

Please do share your wealth of knowledge on this topic. It seems you have had immense experience with these bikes, so please do enlighten those of us that actually own these bikes

knob

cosher they prob own trumpies

 

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  • Posted 2 years ago (12 February 2012 08:22)
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955nsim says:

no need mate !!

Hi Brutale r. First of all,I agree with a lot of what you say about various bikes all having their particular problems ..and the fact that most bikes these days are pretty damn reliable compared to times of old.However in having a go a others who may be criticising the new MV...which no-one has properly tested yet.you have fallen into the same kind of prejudice that you are accusing them of !! Calling people idiots and knobs and then slagging off Triumph owners in particular,is also blind prejudice,against bikers you do not know..It just ends up in a slanging match.Many people are turning away from the '600' class nowadays,and are becoming tired of having to wring the necks off bikes to get anywhere,that's why the 600 class is suffering at the moment..all manufacturers are feeling this effect.Many people who are going to have a go at the new Mv,will also not like any modern 600,because of the power characteristics...so don't have a go at one group of people,when trying to defend your chosen marque..which is fine by most people,I should imagine.The more choice the better,as far as I can see,It will be interesting to see how the 'new' bike performs in a full test and many people will love the MV... no doubt! ..anyway ride safe and enjoy your new MV if you get one.

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  • Posted 2 years ago (12 February 2012 15:42)
pottersbar

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pottersbar says:

Excellent posting 955nsim, for each to their own. I have been riding a Daytona 675SE (pleasure only) for last 15 months and have covered over 8000 miles, added a quick shifter and arrow exhaust, cannot fault it ( previous bike Fireblade) But I decided to try the MV, it may be better it may be not as good, only time will tell. If it is not what I expect at least I will be able to comment from experience

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  • Posted 2 years ago (12 February 2012 18:35)
brutale r

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brutale r says:

955

hi first i have no prob with ppl talking from experiance

it was not the fact that he was criticising yhe MV i just get anoyed that ppl like him talk pure dire rea

also read again i was not sticking up for the F3  as i have not riden it or really know some one who has ..........and to be honest the F3 and B3 dont really float my boat

about the trumpie thing............the trumpie owner is fast becoming the new hardley owner very negative on all other brands  .......i hope this is just a phase as i like trumps but it turns me off them

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  • Posted 2 years ago (12 February 2012 20:12)
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chriswren says:

@pottersbar yes, cause my 2010 F4 has been with the local dealer since 2nd Sept last year waiting on MV UK and MV Italy to help them out with some electrics issues they havn't been able to fix under warrenty.  They seem to have made a little progress the last couple of weeks and are now aiming to get the bike back to me before the 1st March but we will see and I have little faith in them......   it is getting to the stage where we will be taking legal action if somthing isn't sorted soon.   The local dealer is getting little or not support from MV UK  or MV Italy  :(

 

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  • Posted 2 years ago (12 February 2012 22:30)
chriswren

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chriswren says:

@v2kiwi so what is your problem, there are lots of bikes out there that would appear to fit your needs but very few beautifull looking race and track focused bikes you can buy off the shelf.

Manufactures don't just focus on the sportsbike market and every single one of them makes a mix of models

Even MV have a nice line of commuter style bikes of various displacments with the Brutale range? and there are plenty other manufacturers to suite our diffrent budgets.  If it was as simple as finding a good, reliable, cheap bike that can do a bit of everything we would all be buying Kawasaki ER-6's *yawn*

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  • Posted 2 years ago (12 February 2012 22:55)

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