History
The history of Mv Agusta: a company founded by the intuition of a great man who made the Italian style great in the world.
From Aviation to Motorcycling
The name Agusta first rose to prominence in the early twentieth century, identifying a pioneer in the fledgling Italian aeronautics industry: count Giovanni Agusta. Originally from Sicily but living in Lombardy, Giovanni Agusta founded his company in 1907 at "Cascina ...
The First MV Agusta Is Born
In the autumn of 1945 the first MV Agusta was presented to the public. It was initially to be called "Vespa 98", but it was found that the name had already been registered. And so it was referred to simply ...
The Boom Of The 50's
Motorcycle racing resumed in the early 'fifties. MV Agusta became a racing legend thanks to decisive progress in performance and technology. The publicity generated by its success in racing brought Cascina Costa increased sales of its variety of versatile, economical ...
1960 to 1980
The 'sixties saw the consecration of the family car, but at the same time the motorcycle market slowed down. MV Agusta reacted to this change in consumer spending in a true enterprising spirit, offering the market new models to attract ...
From Cascina Costa To Schiranna
Once the controversy surrounding the Iannucci affair had cleared, MV Agusta was back in the news in the spring of 1992 thanks to an unexpected announcement from Cagiva Motor's press office. It was officially announced that ownership of the Cascina ...
NEWS : MV ON TOUR 2010
After the success of Brutale on Tour 2009, we introduce MV on Tour, a travelling demonstration wh...go reading more...
MV ON TOUR 2010
ARTICLE : MV Agusta Prizes
MV Agusta motorcycles represent an inimitable experience in design and technology for motorcycle enthusiasts the world over. MV Agusta is synonymous with exclusive styling that unites performance and riding emotions on road and track. It's no wonder that our motorcycles ...go reading more...
MV Agusta Prizes
ARTICLE : Cagiva Research Centre
Since 1987, our Centro Ricerche Cagiva in San Marino has been the most important motorcycle development centre in Italy, where among several other projects, the Grand Prix winning Cagiva 500 two stroke saw the light, as well as the Ducati ...go reading more...
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