Driving report: MV Agusta
The new MV Agusta F4
No snow, temperatures on the right side of zero, finally riding a motorcycle again. And then also this motorcycle: the new MV Agusta F4.
The beautiful woman is waiting in the paddock of the Almeria race track in southern Spain. It is extensively renovated, ten kilograms lighter, stronger. A super sporty promise with the option of more comfort, easier handling and better running smoothness than its predecessor.
Fortunately, nothing has changed in the sound. The new MV four-cylinder also emits an impressive, robust nail, growls in the airbox, hisses from the four rectangular silencers. It carries you away, lets you drive off immediately. First there is a trip to the country road; After a few warm-up kilometers on an endless straight, you turn right onto a well-developed side road, which meanders over a high plateau into a wide gorge. Despite a brisk pace, the engine only has to flex its muscles to some extent. Nevertheless, there are indications that it has a strong center – measured at peak speeds of around 13,000 rpm, this is the range between 6,000 and 8,000 rpm. The load changes take place in exactly the right dose between violent and delayed; here a successful mixture preparation and a drive train with little play and tight shock absorbers complement each other. The advantages of the new tank shape are immediately apparent. The fuel tank has become shorter and lower, and it no longer rises as steeply in front of the driver as the old one. The contrast between the edge of the tank in the driver’s stomach and the need to lean far forward to the low-lying handlebars has been resolved, and the new F4 is easier to use. Ten kilograms less weight also contributes to easier handling.
Driving report: MV Agusta
The new MV Agusta F4
Subscribe to MOTORRAD videos on Youtube
Gargolov
In an inclined position with a pull over a hilltop – on the MV, this happens without the handlebars beating or other nicks.
Traction control is included in this price. Like the Ducati system, it works in eight stages (stage one is the professional level), but only uses the engine speed to detect a slide. Smaller slides were not absent, a young colleague of the Stoner generation, who fully trusted the system, even produced a spectacular near-highsider in the immediate vicinity of the MOTORRAD editor. At the end of a long left turn he had once again increased the lean angle and at the same time fully opened the gas. A combination that obviously overtaxed the traction control. In contrast to the more highly developed systems from BMW and Ducati, MV still requires sensitive use of gas.
The Almeria circuit is not only characterized by an extremely winding first part, but also by a 900 meter straight. This creates conflicting feelings. On the one hand, the 1000 model with 186 hp sucks away the slightly rising asphalt strip in a flash, on the other hand, even without a direct comparison, it becomes clear that a BMW S 1000 RR is about 20 hp better. And because you finally have to shift gears on the straight, three times up and then just as often, the two souls of the F4 gearbox reveal themselves. As precisely as the aisles can be loaded upwards, they feel doughy when stepping down. At least on the test motorcycle, it took concentrated, courageous kicks on the gearshift lever to properly engage.
In the braking zones, the new F4 feels almost exactly like the old one. Very stable, but relatively quickly with the rear wheel in the air due to the front-heavy weight distribution. Perhaps a slight lowering of the rear would be helpful, at the same time this measure could increase the grip of the rear tire somewhat. But these are little problems that are part of every adjustment process that rider and motorcycles go through together. Much more important is that the F4 has enough potential to solve it with on-board means. Oh, how nice it would have been to have driven another day with her, to improve myself, to coordinate her carefully. Beyond the eternal snow, with temperatures on the right side of zero.
Technical data of the MV F4
MV Agusta
The MV is elaborately processed right into the interior of the engine.
Engine:
Water-cooled four-cylinder four-stroke in-line engine, a balance shaft, two overhead, chain-driven camshafts, four valves per cylinder, bucket tappets, wet sump lubrication, injection, Ø 49 mm, regulated catalytic converter, 350 W alternator, 12 V / 9 Ah battery, hydraulically operated multi-disc oil bath clutch, Six-speed gearbox, O-ring chain, secondary ratio 41:15.
Bore x stroke 76.0 x 55.0 mm
Displacement 998 cc
rated capacity 137.0 kW (186 hp) at 12900 rpm
Max. Torque 114 Nm at 9500 rpm
Landing gear:
Steel tubular frame, load-bearing motor, upside-down fork, Ø 50 mm, adjustable spring base, rebound and compression damping, single-sided swing arm made of aluminum, central spring strut with lever system, adjustable spring base, rebound and compression damping, double disc brake at the front, Ø 320 mm, four-piston fixed calipers, rear disc brake, Ø 210 mm, four-piston fixed calipers.
Cast aluminum wheels 3.50 x 17; 6.00 x 17
Tires 120/70 ZR 17; 190/55 ZR 17
Mass and weight:
Wheelbase 1430 mm, steering head angle 66.0 degrees, caster 100 mm, spring travel f / h 120/120 mm, dry weight 193 kg, tank capacity 17.0 liters.
guarantee two years
Colors Black, red / silver, anthracite / silver
price 18,500 euros
Additional costs 250 euro
Related articles
-
MV Agusta F3 RC and MV Agusta F4 RC in the HP driving report
MV Agusta F3 RC and MV Agusta F4 RC in the HP driving report Beauties among themselves Content of With the limited models MV Agusta F3 RC and MV Agusta…
-
Driving report: Ducati 1198 SP
Driving report: Ducati 1198 SP Race track kilometers with Ducati’s new noble athlete Ducati opens the treasure chest and gives the 1198 S a range of fine…
-
Kawasaki Z 650 in the driving report
Kawasaki Z 650 in the driving report Low entry motorcycle The Kawasaki Z 650 takes on the role of the entry-level motorcycle, the ER-6 is allowed to…
-
Driving report Aprilia RSV 1000 R Factory
Driving report Aprilia RSV 1000 R Factory Potent thousand Mille was yesterday, today is 1000. But not only letters were replaced by numbers. In terms of…
-
Exclusive driving report MV Agusta F4 1000 Mamba T-1
Exclusive driving report MV Agusta F4 1000 Mamba T-1 Strong poison Only one person is allowed to make an MV Agusta F4 1000 lighter, faster, stronger and…
-
MV Agusta 800 Dragster in the PS driving report
MV Agusta Brutale 800 Dragster in the PS driving report Can she look more than casual? Content of Crisp, short rear end, wide rear wheel slippers,…
-
Moto Guzzi V7 II in the driving report
Moto Guzzi V7 II in the driving report What happened to the 2015 model? It looks like it came straight from the early, fun-loving 70s, but the modern V7…
-
Kawasaki Versys 1000 driving report
Driving report: Kawasaki Versys 1000 (with video) Kawasaki’s all-rounder now with a large four-cylinder No half measures: For the Versys there is now…
-
Comparison of Bimota YB 11 Nuda and MV Agusta Lustale
Comparison of Bimota YB 11 Nuda and MV Agusta Lustale Strip community When two divas of the two-wheeled upper class get rid of their haute couture fumble…
-
Kawasaki Z 1000 SX in the driving report
Kawasaki Z 1000 SX (2017) in the driving report This is how the 2017 model drives Kawasaki brings fresh green into autumn: the revised Kawasaki Z 1000 SX…
Related articles
-
FSBK – FSBK Le Mans: Da Costa and Kawa start strong –
Driving report Derbi 125 Dwarf uprising Derbi factory rider Yoichi Ui made the established Honda and Aprilia teams legs and dashed just past the world…
-
FSBK – FSBK Albi: Da Costa and Leblanc champions of France –
Driving report Custom Chrome The V The V It is a strange mixture. And that is exactly what makes it so attractive out. 1590 millimeters wheelbase? and…
-
FSBK – Kevin Denis, 2008 revelation of the French championship –
Driving report: Ducati 1198 SP Race track kilometers with Ducati’s new noble athlete Ducati opens the treasure chest and gives the 1198 S a range of fine…
-
FSBK – FSBK Ledenon: a difficult weekend for the leaders –
Driving report Confederate P 120 Combat Fighter 2010 Motorcycle with almost 100 percent metal Confederate doesn’t build motorcycles like everyone else….
-
Ducati 899 Panigale in the driving report When reason is fun 898 cubic meters, 195 kg, 148 hp – according to today’s standards, which have been shot far…
-
FSBK – Gregory Leblanc French Supersport champion 2010 –
Driving report Ducati 900 SS Departure into new territory Anyone who perceives motorcycling as a sensual event, who understands the difference between a…
-
FSBK – FSBK Nogaro: Julien da Costa sets the neck … Green! –
Driving report: Luchow-Aprilia RSV4 The Aprilia RSV4, tuned by Bikeshop-Luchow Content of In the midst of the inline four-cylinder variety in the…
-
FSBK – Fabrice Auger must forfeit the final at Ledenon –
Driving report CR S Vun Lots of coal The small Milanese noble forge CR S created a dream of a single cylinder sport bike. The frame of the Vun combines…
-
Driving report of the new MV Agusta F4
Driving report: MV Agusta The new MV Agusta F4 No snow, temperatures on the right side of zero, finally riding a motorcycle again. And then also this…
-
MotoGP – First outing for the Moto1 Suter MVDS MotoGP in Jerez –
Comparison of Bimota YB 11 Nuda and MV Agusta Lustale Strip community When two divas of the two-wheeled upper class get rid of their haute couture fumble…