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Cycle News 2013 Issue 06 Feb 12

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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FIRST RIDE P64 2013 MV AGUSTA F4/F4R/F4RR Cathcart says the new MV is the closest thing to a MotoGP racer with lights that he's ever ridden. Side-by-side Italian beauties. valve DOHC inline four-cylinder motor developed in-house by a team led by MV's American R&D engineer, Brian Gillen. As Gillen explains, there are three different versions of the same platform, with the 195 horsepower F4 and F4R essentially separated only by lighter wheels and rear suspension choice – as well as a $3110 price differential. More substantial is the difference represented by the F4RR, complete with Öhlins electronic suspension front and rear, plus an extra six horsepower from an en-

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