499 cc transverse DOHC in-line six-cylinder engine
Bore / stroke
48 mm × 46 mm (1.9 in × 1.8 in)
Compression ratio
10.8:1
Top speed
240 km/h (150 mph)
Power
75 bhp (56 kW) @ 15.000 rpm
Ignition type
Lucas magneto
Transmission
7 speed
Frame type
Double cradle
Suspension
Front: Telescopic forks Rear: Swingarm with hydraulic shock absorbers
Brakes
Front: 4 cam 260 mm drum brake Rear: 190 mm drum brake
Tires
Front: 3,00x18 Rear: 3,50x18
Wheelbase
1350 mm
Weight
145 kg (dry)
The MV Agusta 500 6 cilindri (MV Agusta 500 6-cylinder) was a prototype racing motorcycle built by the Varese company MV Agusta in 1957.[1] Only one prototype was made.[2]
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The MVAgusta500 6 cilindri (MVAgusta500 6-cylinder) was a prototype racing motorcycle built by the Varese company MVAgusta in 1957. Only one prototype...
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to six world titles in the 500 class with the riders Umberto Masetti, Libero Liberati and Geoff Duke. Count Domenico Agusta was determined to make MV Agusta...
and motorcycle constructor, best known for his work for the Gilera and MVAgusta brands. Piero Remor studied at the Sapienza University of Rome, with,...
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fourth successive 500 class crown for MVAgusta, although he was beginning to show his disenchantment with the autocratic Count Agusta by accepting a 250...
were won. MVAgusta had started participating in road racing with motorcycles in the late 1940s and initially concentrated on the 125 and 500 cc classes...
the 1957 season, the MVAgustas were no match for the Gileras and Surtees battled to a third-place finish aboard a 1957 MVAgusta500 Quattro. When Gilera...
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for sale in 2008. An agreement was made with Claudio Castiglioni [it] for MV to acquire the Norton name. Designer Massimo Tamburini started work on modern...
an offer to ride for the MVAgusta factory racing team in the 350 World Championship. In 1973, riding in both the 350 and 500 classes, he took the 500cc...
on 1 November. Mike Hailwood sprinted to another 500 class win for MVAgusta, winning the first six races of the year and seven races overall. Honda's...
also claimed the 350 class ahead of MVAgusta's Giacomo Agostini. Honda's plan was for Jim Redman to lead their 500 class campaign before he retired. All...
September. Giacomo Agostini on an MVAgusta continued to dominate the larger classes, once again winning the 350 and 500 classes against little factory-mounted...
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