A superb and rare image, made from what we believe is
the original negative, of the M.V.
Agusta 350cc works factory racer of 1969 and legendary 15-times road racing World
Champion Giacomo Agostini.
These
results caught the eye of Count
Hailwood
left to join Honda as he had tired of working for the difficult
Agostini
dropped a bombshell on the Grand Prix world when, after the death of his close
friend, Gilberto Parlotti at the 1972 Isle of Man TT he announced he would
never again race at the event because he considered it unsafe. At the time, the
TT was the most prestigious race on the motorcycling calendar. Other top riders
joined his boycott of the event and by 1976, the event was stricken from the
Grand Prix schedule.
Agostini
surprised the racing world when he announced that he would ride for Yamaha in
1974. On his first outing for the Japanese factory, he won the prestigious
Daytona 200, the premiere American motorcycle race, becoming the first of would
would be seven 500cc or MotoGP world champions to win the event. He went on to
claim the 1974 350cc World Championship but injuries and mechanical problems
kept him from winning the 500cc crown. He rebounded and won the 1975 500cc
title, the first time that a two-stroke machine had claimed the premier class.
It would also be his last world title. In 1976, he would win his last Grand
Prix, taking an
Agostini,
who was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999, is considered
one of the greatest Grand Prix riders of all time. In 17 years he won a record
15 Grand Prix World Championship titles and 122 Grand Prix victories. In 2000,
the FIM named him a Grand Prix "Legend".
Agostini is
seen riding the magnificent
Count
With
the death of
Interestingly,
MV produced their first prototype, ironically called "Vespa," in
1945. After learning of Piaggio's brand new motorscooter of the same name, it
was changed to MV 98. The company successfully manufactured small-displacement,
quintessential Café racer style motorcycles (mostly 125-350 cc) through the
1950s and 1960s, followed by the big four cylinder 600cc and 750cc bikes in the
1960s and 1970s.
We have
more photos listed on Ebay of MV Agusta ,
This is your rare chance to
own this photo that reflects a very interesting and historic piece of
motorcycle and MV ’s history. Therefore it is printed in a nice large format
of ca. 8" x 12" (ca. 20 x
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