Championship winning MV Agusta 500cc four makes sweet music
Hear the musical sound of Phil Read's Championship winning 500cc MV Agusta, as screamed to 8000rpm in the Classic Racer GP paddock from the recent Stafford bike Show, held over the weekend of October 20-21 at the County Showground...
Journalist an occasional Classic Racer contributor Andy Kershaw is reunited with Phil Read's 500cc MV Agusta four, which he was privileged to see as a spectactor at Scarborough's September International in 1975.
This is Phil Read's genuine bike and not a replica, as proven by the crankcase, cylinder head and frame numbers. It is priceless. In its race guise, it'd redline at 14,000 rpm with occasional short spells just under 15,000 rpm. Play this loud and marvel at the mechanical musicality of the award winning MV...
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