MV Agusta revealed the gorgeous new F4 RC WSBK race bike, which will be sold as a 212hp homologation special. The Italian bike manufacturer with 75 world championship titles were delighted to present at Phillip Island their “Reparto Corse” team, the name of the official factory team taking part in the dual challenge of WSBK and WSS.

And there have been plenty of new developments, beginning with the styling. The MV Agusta F3 and F4 fielded for these championships now have a new tri-colour livery that includes, among other things, the Mercedes-AMG logo, thus extending, from road to racetrack, the shared values of exclusivity and high performance that characterise both companies.

On the technical side, the MV Agusta F3, the 2014 vice-world champion together with talented French rider Jules Cluzel, has had the engine, suspension set-up and fuel system tweaked, while the 1000 cc 4-cylinder F4 has been given a thorough overhaul and evocatively renamed the F4 RC, the last two letters standing for Reparto Corse (Racing Department). This new fireball of a bike, entrusted to the experience of super-fast racer Leon Camier, will be marketed as a limited edition in a dual road/ready to race configuration, so enthusiasts can enjoy unleashing its as-standard 212hp on the track.

The MV Agusta F3 and F4 fairings conceal mechanical and suspension set-up solutions that are in a class of their own when it comes to production bikes: the trellis frame with aluminium plates, the single-sided swingarm, the removable gearbox and, on the three-cylinder bike, the shell-cast closed-deck crankcase with integral bore liners, the integrated water and oil circuits and titanium valves, radially arranged on the 4-cylinder engine.