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Motorcycle race engineers are rarely household names but one exception is the legendary Arturo Magni who led MV Agusta to no less than 75 World Championships with legendary riders such as Mike Hailwood and Giacomo Agostini.
When MV quit Grand Prix racing in 1976 Magni and his two sons set up their own company in Samarate close to the MV factory to provide parts that would transform the heavy-weight shaft drive road going MVs into the light, fast, and beautifully handling bikes they always should have been if Count Domenico Agusta had allowed it. The Count was fearful that a privateer would beat his works riders.
Focusing on the development and sale of performance parts very few bikes (believed to be less than 20) were converted in-house to full Magni specification. This is one of those bikes.
Originally registered in Germany the bike was sent to the Magni workshop in the early 1980s where it received its initial modifications to Magni specification. The bike was returned by its Swiss owner, a senior executive at Harry Winston the luxury watch and jewellery company, in 2008 to be converted to full-Magni specification. Following this the bike was well know at many prestigious classic events including the Reto-Moto de Saint Serge at Vaud (2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015), the Coupes Moto Légende à Dijon (2010) and the Classique at Le Castellet (2009, 2013, 2015 and 2016)
In full Magni specification the bike boasts a light-weight chrome-molybdenum frame, a chain drive conversion, EPM magnesium wheels manufactured by Arturo Magni's son Carlo, a full body kit of tank, seat, side panels and ultra thin fairing plus the signature Magni exhausts with removable baffles.
On purchasing the bike in 2017 it was immediately taken to leading marque specialists MV Meccanica Verghera in the UK for a full restoration which included the chassis and engine being stripped, inspected and restored while keeping the patina of the original bike. New parts were fitted where needed and a bill for over £14, 000 is on file.
During my ownership I have ridden just under 3, 000 trouble free miles thanks to Dave, Mark and Mitch Kay at MV Meccanica Verghera. To see the bike performing as well as it looks and enjoy the unique sound of the race bred engine watch a YouTube video of it in action by searching for '1978 MV Agusta Magni Riding’
Unlike many similar machines, this bike is the product of the very best in the world of classic MV Agusta motorcycles, the Magni and MV Mecannica Verghera workshops.
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