Newbie intro.

[The Castle]

Gidday.
New here and wanted to introduce myself.
I visit only one other bike forum. Been there for about 5 years.
Thought I'd log on here and have a look around.
I'm 44 and been riding all sorts of bikes for about 24 years.
The current bikes we (the wife and I) have are MV Agustas and a Yamaha R1 (2002)
MV's are a 2000 F4, a 2005 F4 1000 Tamburini, a 2006 F4CC and a 312R from 2008 that has been modified.
Pictures are always appreciated, right.
Here ya go:

[cs363]

Hi Castle,

Welcome to KB, pour yourself a good stiff drink and wade into the forums..... :D

Nice bikes too! :niceone:

[Zedder]

Welcome to Kiwi Biker, it's rather interesting.

[The Castle]

Thanks for the welcome.

It's a pretty busy website this one, by that I mean graphically. Heaps of stuff going on all over the page. I reckon it would be a nightmare when you're drunk.

Cheers, all the same.
:drinkup:

[ducatilover]

Never knew there was a Tamburini in the country! Very, very jealous of all three.
:drool::drool:

[The Castle]

Tamburinis?

There are three that I know of.
Two in the north Island & one in the south island.
The F4 CC is the rare one. They only made 100. This is number 13. None in NZ at the moment as this one was purchased last year but is still in the USA at a friends place.
The Tamburini is number 122 of 300.
The modified 312R has these specs: Ohlins TTX rear shock sourced from Fast by Ferracci Superbike team - one of only 5 of these shocks in the world, MV Corse magnesium swing arm, MV Corse magnesium frame plates, 520 DID ERV3 chain, FBF front and rear sprocket and braketech rear brake. Microtec ECU installed with custom map. Titanium link pipe, ceramic coated headers & RG3 exhausts.
MV Corse rear sets installed. FBF upper and lower triple clamps. Variety of wheel combinations available including 2 16.5 inch magnesium Marchesini front wheels. Spare Brembo Superlight rear. Variety of front rotors including Brembo 320 mm narrow band discs (2 pairs) and 310 mm discs spars from a 2005 Tamburini.
Ohlins FGR800 gas charged superbike forks. Titanium front axle, Melotti rear plate holder. Brembo 4 pad monoblocs with titanium bolts. The emission system has been removed. MV Corse carbon airbox, air intakes and electrical covers. Febur superbike radiator. 1098 Carbon front guard. MV Corse carbon seat unit & front fairing, Alcantara seat pads, CRG folding levers installed.

[ducatilover]

Exactly what I'd do if I had that money stuff, good on you mate. :cool:

[swamy]

Gidday.
New here and wanted to introduce myself.
I visit only one other bike forum. Been there for about 5 years.
Thought I'd log on here and have a look around.
I'm 44 and been riding all sorts of bikes for about 24 years.
The current bikes we (the wife and I) have are MV Agustas and a Yamaha R1 (2002)
MV's are a 2000 F4, a 2005 F4 1000 Tamburini, a 2006 F4CC and a 312R from 2008 that has been modified.
Pictures are always appreciated, right.
Here ya go:


Nice bikes!

Been thinking of buying an F4 1000 for a while but have heard mix reviews. I like the pre-2009 design better. Do you have any advice on what issues to look out for, if any?

[jellywrestler]

Tamburinis?

There are three that I know of.
Two in the north Island & one in the south island.
The F4 CC is the rare one. They only made 100. This is number 13. None in NZ at the moment as this one was purchased last year but is still in the USA at a friends place.
The Tamburini is number 122 of 300.
The modified 312R has these specs: Ohlins TTX rear shock sourced from Fast by Ferracci Superbike team - one of only 5 of these shocks in the world, MV Corse magnesium swing arm, MV Corse magnesium frame plates, 520 DID ERV3 chain, FBF front and rear sprocket and braketech rear brake. Microtec ECU installed with custom map. Titanium link pipe, ceramic coated headers & RG3 exhausts.
MV Corse rear sets installed. FBF upper and lower triple clamps. Variety of wheel combinations available including 2 16.5 inch magnesium Marchesini front wheels. Spare Brembo Superlight rear. Variety of front rotors including Brembo 320 mm narrow band discs (2 pairs) and 310 mm discs spars from a 2005 Tamburini.
Ohlins FGR800 gas charged superbike forks. Titanium front axle, Melotti rear plate holder. Brembo 4 pad monoblocs with titanium bolts. The emission system has been removed. MV Corse carbon airbox, air intakes and electrical covers. Febur superbike radiator. 1098 Carbon front guard. MV Corse carbon seat unit & front fairing, Alcantara seat pads, CRG folding levers installed.
Does it not have a coffee cup holder?

[LankyBastard]

Wow seriously nice bikes! Ordered myself the new F3, can't wait for that to turn up, always loved MV's, just had to convince a certain interested party that it is indeed an "investment" :2thumbsup

[BigAl]

You lucky bastard you've got an R1

[curly]

:drool: Nice bikes.

Welcome to KB.

[The Castle]

Nice bikes!

Been thinking of buying an F4 1000 for a while but have heard mix reviews. I like the pre-2009 design better. Do you have any advice on what issues to look out for, if any?

Download the workshop manual and fill your boots. They are an easy bike to work on.
These bikes get used.
F4 750 has 22,000 k's
The Tamburini has 19,000 k's
The 312R has 28,000 k's.
The R1 is up to 55,000 k's
The F4CC has only got 2,200 k's on it.

Some issues associated with the F4 are rear hub bearing failure and split radiators in the 2007 - 2008 models. This is often due to over tightening the swing arm pinch bolts that hold the rear hub in place. They should be torqued to 28- 32 Nm.
Also running the chain too tight can increase the likelihood of a bearing failure.
None of the MV's has been any more problematic than you'd expect from a modern bike.Each of these bikes was purchased in the USA. The 312R was stock when we brought it.

Hope that helps.

[The Castle]

Does it not have a coffee cup holder?

The US versions come with cup holders, yes....

[The Castle]

Wow seriously nice bikes! Ordered myself the new F3, can't wait for that to turn up, always loved MV's, just had to convince a certain interested party that it is indeed an "investment" :2thumbsup

Sweet.
Any idea when the F3 is due in NZ?

[LankyBastard]

Sweet.
Any idea when the F3 is due in NZ?

Red Baron have yet to provide a definate timeframe, however they are saying 2-3 months

[newhere]

Welcome to jungle :D

Beautiful bikes :sunny:

[jrandom]

Been thinking of buying an F4 1000 for a while but have heard mix reviews. I like the pre-2009 design better.

Electrical problems, bodywork that flies off if you go too fast, and a radiator that's made of cheese and attached with toothpicks. Buy one to display, not ride. If you ride it, ride it gently.

Stand by for the OP's indignant assertion that his bikes are just fine, etc.


It's a pretty busy website this one, by that I mean graphically. Heaps of stuff going on all over the page. I reckon it would be a nightmare when you're drunk.

Welcome to the forum, Mr Castle.

And yes, earlier versions of vBulletin had a much cleaner UI. It's gone downhill.

Posting drunk is still the way to go, though.

[The Castle]

Stand by for the OP's indignant assertion that his bikes are just fine, etc.


I'm here to share my experiences of riding around NZ & the USA on a variety of bikes. Advise on importing bikes to NZ from the USA. Advise on servicing, modifying & trouble shooting MV Agusta F4's & the Brutale. Advise on where to source OEM or aftermarketparts for these bikes.
Quite keen to have a laugh along the way.
I hope that does not sound indignant. I don't mean to sound indignant.

[oneofsix]

Welcome to KB. Don't say you are sorry and don't worry about sounding indigent, probably a shit stir anyhow. 90% of the time you can expect to get shit but there will be a lot other reader that don't reply that appreciate well meant advice, even when they don't agree.
Enjoy the ride and I see the fun has begun :cool:

[cheshirecat]

Welcome and I'm sure you don't really need all those MV's maybe I could help you offload one.

Only experience of an MV was way back in the 70's when a mutual friend wheeled a '74 750 out and started it up. Sounded like the worlds most sophisticated gravel crusher until it fired up what with all those straight cut cam drive gears. Those open exhausts pinnning my trousers back, tingles up my spine - never forgotton.

The guy also had an IOM TT Honda 250 four and 31 Honda 50's.