2009 MV Agusta F4 RR 312 1078, Recent extensive service, including new tires and fork seals. 1 of 50 imported that year in this color combination. Beautiful sound from the Bodis full exhaust, ferocious acceleration with dropdead Italian looks.

This is the ultimate evolution of MV Agusta’s famous F4 model, which has been with us in one form or another since 1999. The in-line-four-cylinder MV Agusta 1078cc F4 1078 RR 312 replaces last year’s 998cc F4 R 312. The ‘312’ bit of the name refers to the top speed achieved by the bike on MV’s test track: 312km/h (193mph). The beautiful RR 312 comes with a fearsome reputation for hyper acceleration, which only relents when it hits the rev-limiter in top gear. Thanks to its killer engine the MV Agusta is blisteringly fast wherever you ride it; it’s as happy to demolish track tarmac as it is Autobahn concrete. Equipped with a slipper clutch, Brembo Mononbloc brakes and top-level Marzocchi suspension it’s still a fierce weapon.