M V Augusta yes/no ???

[Col]

Thanks for interesting replies

I meant 'homeless' in that I sold my house and no longer pay a bank but do have a home..... I don't live under a hedge or in a tent lol!!! Kids have gone and got their own lives so no real commitments these days. Yeah I could 'invest' in a flat or small house for retirement ..very sensible but I may not actually need to do that yet....see how 'other stuff' pans out

There is hardly a big bike on the road that has ever been ridden to its full capabilities and less so these days with the wet weekend brigade ballsing around with speed limits and pansy traffic control measures ..... so it would simply be to say 'yeah - I had one of them' and wouldn't want it on a track , out in the rain or on crap roads..... this clearly sees it having little use but hey!!! maybe I would say balls to that let's use it whatever.

Yep DaddyCool my replacement 'Birdy is a great bike and really pleased with it and I have forgotten about my other much loved 'Birdy...this one has really performed well in the 6k miles I've done since getting it and that is what Birdy is a Tourer/mile muncher/comfort ride but this MV is a supersport few hours at a time enjoy yourself machine.....although I find my Thunderace does a lot of that lol!!!!!!

As for parts....don't Blade now sell MVs ???...obviously it would need dealer service stamps.

Think the general opinion is to get it if I read things right very tempted and will see how I get on tomorrow...will look out for this throttle 'problem'..have read about this too which is a bit unnerving ...a friend also says there is a problem with the electrics !!!!....anyways I will report back

[wheelers]

you have answered your own question....
if you are that unsure you don't want it,

[shiftyblake]

If you can afford to have it as a second bike, I would have one all day long. It is my dream bike, I would own it stare at it, and stare at it some more ! But If I could only afford one bike I wouldn't. Its so much more exotic than a Jap bike. (Love Jap bikes too). I can afford it but can't afford the divorce that would follow when I keep it in the dining room !!!!

[grene-knyght]

I saw that one in Fowlers the other week. Treat yourself! Maybe try and get some sort of warranty thrown in so that Fowlers do the hard work if any parts are needed early on?

[mikeapm]

I would if I had the money. Nothing wrong with different bikes for different days and moods. I guess you have had the test ride by now so the question is "were you smiling when you got off?" If yes then I imagine you left a deposit.

[Senna(Dan)]

Col,

Owning an MV Agusta, not Augusta I am a bit biased. As has been said by JJ, the fly by wire throttle is now sorted. If it wasn't you would have hated the test ride.
Blade used to sell MVs but pulled out because they couldn't get the parts from the UK importers quick enough. I use Forza Italia at Silverstone and they are very good as they specialise in Italian exotica and they get hold of MV parts very easily.

The build quality isn't as good as the before 09 models, but I think that is due to the major move in pricing to try and compete with the major market brands. This in turn lead to the F3 being made.

Prices tend to hold very well and alot of the earlier models are actually appreciating in value, us MV owners tend to get very anal about the bike being pristine so maybe have a look at Forza Italia to see what they have in. Might be a journey but at least you know it will be well looked after and not serviced by somebody who has never touched the machinery before.

The bikes are easy to work on and there is plenty of support from guys on the forum MVAgusta.net. I have had loads of bits from there at a minimal price.

If you need any further info give me a shout.

[Col]

Thanks Dan [soz about typo but I have always said it like that because I bizarrely relate the name to Augustus the first emperor of Rome hahaha not agusta ....great to know about Forza at Silverstone...not that much of a prob as I do know somebody who has just moved near it

and everyone else...very informative replies.

Well to conclude this thread...I did go for a test ride...yesterday was glorious sunshine and the roads were drying out so all was excellent weatherwise

I told Simon the Fowlers guy that I would be out for less than an hour----probably half hour as would have an idea by then about this bike. Simon said that I would be feeling it after awhile with it be a supersport and me a near dead carcass .... he might be right I thought

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm welll errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr it was like this I ummm kinda got back like some two and a half hours later !!!!!!!!!!

I offered my bottom for a good spanking as I knew I had been very norty staying out so long....even offering to pay for the chastisement as one would in the best gentlemens clubs...but..sadly !!!...my offer was refused by Simon ....I then told him the suspension was tooooohard, the mirrors are totally useless , the bike is tooooo tall and nearly caught me out a few times coming to a stop......apart from that I loved every second with it.....I took it down Cheddar---it was great

Well considering I have got my money by my own graft and no longer hand over wads to banks and actually have no debts at all.........................I bought it ...sod it you are only here once and this is probably my last chance to enjoy a bike like this

Happy Days...See y'all around

[DC]

Nice one Col , good times !!!

[Trev]

Nice one, enjoy!!!

[skippernick]

We want piccies.