Motorcycles used to compete in 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing series
Type of motorcycle
MV Agusta 500 racers
Phil Read's 1974 MV Agusta 500 GP
Manufacturer
MV Agusta
Production
1950–1976
Class
Racer
Engine
500 cc
The MV Agusta 500cc road racers were motorcycles that the manufacturer MV Agusta built and which were used to compete in 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing series between 1950 and 1976. 18 500cc world championship titles were achieved with these machines ridden by John Surtees, Gary Hocking, Mike Hailwood, Giacomo Agostini and Phil Read between 1958 and 1974.
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