The MV Agusta F4 750 is regarded by many as the most beautiful motorcycle ever to roll off a production line. At the moment these gorgeous motorcycles are still an affordable classic.

Legendary motorcycle designer Massimo Tamburini was at the peak of his career with the release of the Ducati 916 in 1994.

Ducati were owned by Cagiva who had also purchased the MV Agusta name. In 1996 Cagiva sold Ducati but Massimo Tamburini decided to continue to work at the Cagiva Research Centre in San Marino.

Tamburini was given the task of designing a new motorcycle that would resurrect the MV brand and he immediately set to work on the MV Agusta F4 750.

While working on the design Tamburini was diagnosed with prostrate cancer.

His Son would later say that his Father was determined to survive long enough to complete the F4 750 design and see the MV Agusta name rise from the ashes.

Before going into hospital for an operation which Tamburini feared he would not survive he filled several sketch pads with his ideas for the Agusta F4 750, going into minute detail.

Thankfully he did survive. He would later say that the MV Agusta F4 750 was his most satisfying achievement because Cagiva had given him complete freedom and control over the design.

In 1997 the MV Agusta F4 750 Oro was unveiled at the Milan Motorcycle Show and the motorcycling world’s jaw collectively dropped.

The F4 750 Engine
The 749.5cc inline 4 cylinder DOHC 16 valve F4 engine was derived from a Ferrari formula 1 engine used in the 1990, 91 and 92 season. Apart from being a Ferrari, its other claim to fame was that at the time it was the only motorcycle in production with radial valves.