Author Topic: Agostini's MV Augusta 350  (Read 1573 times)

twowings

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Agostini's MV Augusta 350
« on: March 02, 2018, 08:28:21 PM »
This link is to a story about an amazing motorcycle racer and one of the last Italian four-stroke motorcycles to win a Grand Prix race before the two-stroke onslaught of the '70s:

https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/sites/motorcyclistonline.com/files/styles/1000_1x_/public/images/2018/02/mv-agusta-350-static.jpg?itok=b8ikgqVb

https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/riding-agostinis-mv-agusta-350

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Re: Agostini's MV Augusta 350
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2018, 12:58:47 AM »
Thank you. This was a really interesting read. From a whole different era.
I'm a fan of small displacement machines. They require a different approach to going quickly. The only bike I regret not having kept was a Morini 3 1/2.

I can't see there will ever be a time when we'll see another double world champion. I imagine Spencer was the last.
But Agostini did it  5 times.

Have you read Stealing Speed? Mat Oxley's book of a slightly earlier time in the history of racing two strokes. Also really interesting.

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