ITALIAN JOB
I’m no stranger to Italian engineering. We’re talking years and years ago now, but I’ve had all sorts of Italian bikes and cars, and I used to have so much bother with them all. It got to the point where I just thought stuff this, the next thing I buy will have to say ‘made in Japan’ on it. I’ve had Moto Guzzis, Cagivas, all sorts and every time I’ve had one it’s been a long time before I’ve gone back to Italian machinery again. Deep down I have always loved Italian bikes though and after a lot of thinking about it I decided I’ve been long enough without one now so it’s about time I gave it another chance.
According to the blokes over in the MV Agusta factory in Italy, the F3 has “the exhilaration of a 1000cc bike, the handling of a 600, the torque of a twin and the acceleration of a four-cylinder,” which sounds great doesn’t it? I’ll be honest though, they could have said anything about it; the moment I clapped eyes on the (then) new F3 800 in the showroom
