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• Auction House:
  Webb's
• Sale Name:
  Classic Motorbikes
• Sale Date:
  27 Sep 2015 ~ 11am (NZ time)
• Lot #:
  24
• Lot Description:
  1975 MV Agusta 750S
  Engine No: 214-0589, Odometer: 37266km. Condition: Very Good. Documents: Import paperwork being located.
• Notes:
  The name of MV Agusta became popular in 1948 when Franco Bertoni won the Italian Grand Prix. By that time MV Agusta adopted the commercial slogan: “Racing experience at the service of mass production”. The manufacturer started a domination in all class in 1956. They won the 125 cc, 250 cc and 500 cc class in 1956, 1958, 1959 and 1960. MV Agusta won 270 Grand Prix motorcycle races, with legendary riders such as Agostini, Hailwood, Read, Ubbiali, Hocking and Surtees. On its US website MV Agusta says of that period “Dressed in red and silver, these invincible ‘record machines’ took the hearts of all fans sensitive to the esoteric charm of the inline four-cylinder. An engine endowed with an extraordinary force largely underlined by the four megaphone-like exhausts, responsible for an unforgettable and terrifying roar. Distinguishing features that could not remain an exclusive heritage of the fortunate witnesses of that unforgettable era, needed to testify also in the future”. It was against this backdrop of invincibility that MV Agusta’s first road-going four, the 600cc tourer appeared in 1965. The public then demanded something more exciting from the World Champions, and they duly obliged in 1969, upping capacity to 743cc and increasing the power to 69bhp by fitting a quartet of Dell’Orto carburettors to the 750GT. Equipped with shaft rather than chain final drive, the 750 sport arguably was more of a tourer than a sports bike. Not that many people got to find out for themselves, for the MV was handmade in limited numbers and priced accordingly.
• Estimate:
  NZ$90,000 - 100,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Automobiles & Accessories

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