2012 MV Agusta F3 Review


The new MV. A new piece of art on wheels is to upset the balance of forces. Like all new models B & W is a synonym of excellence, style and technique. New F3 to apply these principles in a new market segment, the Middle-class supersport weight.

If the F4, considered the most beautiful bike in the world, along with design and performance standards that all others are judged, the new F3 is completely beyond all previous conceptions of what should be a supersport bike, the redefinition of a new class. Light, power and electronics, working in perfect harmony with the new bike, which pushes the concept to the extreme supersport.

Powerful, hyper-lighter and more compact than any other bike in existence. The F3 sets a new standard by which all others will be judged supersport bikes and compared. A completely new project that was created by the CRC, the research center has designed and developed continuously dream motorcycle.



2012 MV Agusta F3
2012 MV Agusta F3
The style is pure MV Agusta, like its big brother the F4, but the F3 is even more unique. The new "medium weight" by MV follows the philosophy of art of all the MV Agusta, while pushing the limits Supersport class with an obsessive attention to detail. The exhaust silencer has a tube-side triple output and is the perfect example of how design and function perfectly match. No doubt, the F3 is a truly new MV Agusta

2012 MV Agusta F3 Features

F3 MV: Motor

The center of the new F3, 675cc three-cylinder in line, playing a tribute to the most successful motorcycle brand in the word. This layout of the MV course has been an unprecedented number of races and world titles. This legendary engine has now returned in the form of avant-garde in the performance supersport Medium weight with the technical solutions are based on the needs of Claudio Castiglioni, who is convinced that this is an ideal architecture in weight supersport East. The engine is the most compact, incredibly short and narrow engine ever seen in this category. The system is incredibly modern in design, technologically advanced and is able to produce maximum power seen in this category. One of the many technical features of a drive shaft rotates in the opposite direction, never-before-seen production supersport engine.

MV F3: Electronics

The electronic control system's most advanced engine has been designed specifically for this amazing three-cylinder. For the first time in the MV (and middleweight supersport category) than walk Multi-Card cable to optimize the output power in all conditions. MV TC Traction control was incorporated into the engine control system to increase the dynamic control to a new level of F3.




MV Agusta F3 2012
2012 MV Agusta F3
MV F3 Chassis

As always, those who run MV Agusta have become accustomed to having the best components and get the most out of the chassis. The new F3 continues this tradition with a quality level that surpasses most of the 1000cc superbikes on the market. As with all previous MV, the advanced chassis design incorporates a mix of steel tubes and aluminum side plates that wrap the motor with an ultra compact compaction level never before seen in a supersport bike. The compact dimensions of the left engine of the maximum freedom to design the most advanced chassis with an exceptionally long swingarm on one side, which ensures traction and feedback to the rider. Components, as always, are the highest quality. The front fork is fully adjustable Sachs rear shock and Marzocchi. The front brake system consists of Nissin radial master cylinder and Brembo radial calipers and discs.

It is simply the best and the new standard by which all other supersport middleweight bikes will be judged.

The three-cylinder, Made in Italy

Dominance in MV Agusta motorcycle Grand Prix is ​​in part because of their engine design more triumphant. Of the 37 titles in the World Cup won by the motorcycle Cascina Costa, 10 are assigned to the bike with the construction of three cylinders. MV Agusta was the first motorcycle manufacturer in the world to believe in this technical solution, a risk that paid with countless victories. The project started as a three-cylinder engine Twin Cam 350, followed by a 500cc version, these bikes are legendary for their power and their low weight and improved aerodynamics over the four-cylinder competition.

The project was designed at the instigation of Count Agusta, developed on the trail of Giacomo Agostini and led by the greatest champions of all time to win immediately. Initially, the Twin Cam 350, followed by the Twin Cam 500, these bikes have been the benchmark for all other manufacturers, because they offered superior performance allows them to dominate the competition. This domination has been translated into 10 titles of World Champion, nine Italian championships and 215 race wins. The MV is a three-cylinder motorcycle unmatched by the competition authorities of the use of technology that was advanced for its time and destined to become the future of all high performance engines.

Even today, the classic three-cylinder MV Agusta is an example of efficient use of technology and pure style. A style so unique that it transcends the soul of the MT is today. Having to choose which would power the rendering engine of the new MV Agusta average weight, Claudio Castiglioni chose the most efficient configuration of three cylinders. A choice that is technically advanced, while at the same time respects the long history of MV Agusta and countless success with this arrangement of the engine. Today, as in the past, F3 benefit of a very compact design, advanced technology and unrivaled power.

With the new F3, history and future merge into one entity to shape the most beautiful and technologically advanced "600", a bike that clearly marks the beginning of a new era.