F4: MV Agusta introduces ABS with anti-rear-wheel lift.

No More Stoppies! MV Agusta introduces ABS with anti-rear-wheel lift.

April 11, 2013 By Matthew Miles 6 Comments

Beginning in 2016, anti-lock brakes will be required on all motorcycles manufactured for sale in Europe. Right now, MV Agusta is offering ABS on its flagship 1000cc F4 sportbike that incorporates Rear-Wheel Lift Mitigation (RLM). Other premium sportbikes, such as the BMW S1000RR, Ducati 1199 Panigale R and Kawasaki ZX-10R ABS, are similarly equipped with [...]

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Filed Under: Chase Truck, Sportbike Tagged With: anti-lock brakes, F4, F4 RR, MV Agusta

2013 MV Agusta F4 and F4 RR – First Ride Taming the Italian stallion.

January 21, 2013 By Don Canet 1 Comment

Valencia, Spain—I fear I may be slipping behind the technology curve of late. As the last Cycle World staffer to trade in my company-issued Blackberry for an iPhone, I’m just now getting a handle on this whole Facebook thing. Perhaps certain traits of my father have begun to manifest with age? Dad, a master mechanic [...]

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MasterBike 2010: Which is the Best Liter-Bike for the Average Rider? For those of us who are not gifted superbike racers, Aprilia’s RSV4 Factory gets the nod as the most confidence-inspiring and fastest track bike.

May 10, 2010 By John Burns Leave a Comment

I know Mark Cernicky, I have been on the track with Mark Cernicky, and you, sir, are (probably) no Mark Cernicky. Cernicky was a top privateer in 600 and 750cc AMA national roadracing once upon a time and won a slew of supermoto championships after that. The two guys who went quicker than MC at [...]

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Filed Under: Comparison Tests, Sportbike Tagged With: 1198S Corse, 2010, Aprilia, BMW, CBR1000RR, Comparison Tests, Ducati, F4, GSX-R1000, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, MasterBike 2010, MV Agusta, RC8R, RSV 4 R/RSV 4 Factory, S1000RR, Sportbike, Suzuki, Yamaha, YZF-R1, ZX-10R

MasterBike 2010 – Video BMW’s 180-horsepower S1000RR takes on the fastest, most-powerful Open-class sportbikes from Japan and Europe.

May 6, 2010 By Cycle World Leave a Comment

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MasterBike 2010: The Best European and Japanese Sportbikes Battle for Racetrack Supremacy In Spain BMW’s 180-horsepower S1000RR takes on the fastest, most-powerful Open-class sportbikes from Japan and Europe.

May 1, 2010 By Mark Cernicky Leave a Comment

Photography by Motociclismo Like the big plans they started with when it came to carving the brand-spanking-new Motorland Aragón into the high-desert backcountry of Spain, I had big plans for MasterBike 11, back on schedule after a year off due to financial constraints and in streamlined form. Rather than being made of three classes—divided among [...]

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