VOL. 50 ISSUE 32 AUGUST 13, 2013 P71
2013 MV Agusta F3
"It was such a different feel, a
different sound, a different feel of
the motor. I wasn't really sure what
to expect," recalls Jen Ross, our
lady test rider, before she turned
any wheels on the MV. "But once
out on track everything came together—turn-in was a breeze."
When pitched over on the
tires' side, especially through
turns 4/5 and the turn 13 bowl,
the F3 exhibits a very high level
of mid-corner stability. And the
more it leans, the better it feels.
Data shows the MV records the
second-highest corner speed
through these sections while simultaneously carrying the second-least degree of lean (56.7).
This indicates the MV's chassis
is so adept at cornering that it
doesn't require as much lean
angle as the others. Curiously,
in the second to last corner the
F3's corner speed was third
from the bottom, which may be
attributed to its under-damped
suspension. Although we were
generally pleased with the way it
steered, the second-slowest flick
rate as measured in turns 8/9/10
proves it isn't quite as agile as the
others.
While our testers generally
agreed that the MV handled well,
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