MV Agusta F3 (that'll be a 675cc)

[MD]

I quite like the wine at my house



although there is a bottle of Corbans pushed to the back that someone left here at some misc time. Perhaps I should leave it out for the local kids, I mean Garbage men.

Home wine is a better vintage to house wine.

Sorry Dave I have to sign-out of the Tiger forum. Although I popped in to pick the MV up from it's 1st service yesterday and sadly said goodbye to my Tiger looking pristine and oh so nice. Sat on it and didn't want to get off. If I had the mollah I'd keep it for touring. Great machine.

[Hitcher]

If I had the mollah I'd keep it for touring.

How many km has it done?

Did you replace the rear suspension?

What do Motomart want for it?

[MD]

How many km has it done?

Did you replace the rear suspension?

What do Motomart want for it?

36,000km with Dukie rear shock bracket that repositions the shock - believe me it makes a big difference. Still has original OEM shock so probably wouldn't hurt to improve on that. Other than that it is mint.
ABS model with Arrow exhaust and Godiva screen. I think Motorad are asking $15k (Motomart aren't the MV agent)
The ABS model is $23k new I believe.

[F5 Dave]

hey man you have to take the mojo where the moment rides. . .nah that's gotta be the crapest metaphor - & its not even a metaphor.

buy what makes you happy. . .but have you considered a Trials bike as well? What about a 2 stroke classic for those 'other' days?

See,- your sickness has a ways to progress.

[MD]

buy what makes you happy. . .but have you considered a Trials bike as well? What about a 2 stroke classic for those 'other' days?

See,- your sickness has a ways to progress.

I wish. A bike for each mood. Track, road/touring, commute, dirt. Yes, in the perfect world I would have all of these in my garage.

Week 2 personal assessment.
The run in last weekend was done in Normal mode. I thought that was good until today I gave it full berries in Sport mode..all day. Flicking from N to S and the exhaust note changes like Jekyl to Hyde. Makes ya go all giggly inside just listening to the angry tone versus calm tone.
So Sport is definitely a step up to more power and it come on quicker. flat out between curves with crests and it will lift the front wheel when you probably don't really want it too, but it's all fun.

If there is one disappointment it would be discovering that despite all this power it doesn't like to wheelie! The Daytona and my 636 before that never needed any clutch (2nd gear) but even trying to clutch it up and the F3 refuses tp play silly buggers. Tried some 1st gear but far too hard to control with fly-by-wire throttles. Really, the forever reliable cable is so simple and works well why fix what's not broken.

Lets park this matter as a work in progress.

Despite the power not coming on in a wheelie good way it still comes on stronger than the Daytona's and overtaking in top is just as much fun as it was on the Daytona. Thing with the F3 is though, it's power keeps building harder by 8000revs than the D675, and beyond 10,000 it's just bloody mental.

Getting 17km/l with rapid enough but lets call it gentle riding and 14 km/l total thrash mode tripping the rev warning light.

[driftn]

I was just going to ask how does it wheelie?. There must be a way mate, is there some trickery in the computer saying "no, this is not a good idea"?.

[MD]

I was just going to ask how does it wheelie?. There must be a way mate, is there some trickery in the computer saying "no, this is not a good idea"?.

That has me wondering. Some mag testers stated that it did have anti-wheelie control but there's no mention in the manual or the dash selections. I turned off the traction control and had another go but it made little difference. Might be too soon to try as the motor is feeling much better now with 1000km under it's belt and may loosen up more. Not having a steering damper also made the landings tricky when it does lift on a crest. A full on wheelie may be shit a brick scary.

At least stoppies are on the menu.

What it does do incredibly well is go round corners better than anything I've owned before.

[driftn]

Probably a good thing it doesn't like em to be fair, Wheelie's are neither big nor clever remember .
They have ohlins from factory? The best money I have ever spent on any bike I've owned was the suspenders.
The next bike I have it will also be the first thing I put money into.

[F5 Dave]

Exactly my thoughts when I bought my Tiger, buy the upgrades at the start of your tenure rather than near the end.

[MD]

Despite the best efforts of our crap weather I have managed to get 4,000km on the F3 675 and one great trip Welly to Hammy and back via the Para Paras (Wanganui-Taumaranui for those unaware of a biking God amongst twisty roads). Also detoured along the Lost Highway, which seemed more of a goat track really, but fun.

Totally stoked with the bike now. Almost time to ditch the rear Rossos which isn't inspiring me with confidence. I' haven't cornered as hard or with as much lean as I used to on my Daytona because I'm just not sure how the Rossos will behave.

The engine is an absolute peach, smooth and powerful beyond it's displacement with such a wide powerband it just makes you scream. Really good step up at 9,000 all the way to the soft rev limiter. I can see now why they gave it traction control with that surge when you open it up leaned over above 10k it could throw you.

The gearbox is silky smooth as well. Sussed out how to flick through the power modes and the array of electro-gizmo-thingy-stuff.

Anyway here's some pics finally.

[Hitcher]

Nice. Does MV make hard luggage for these?

[LankyBastard]

Despite the best efforts of our crap weather I have managed to get 4,000km on the F3 675 and one great trip Welly to Hammy and back via the Para Paras (Wanganui-Taumaranui for those unaware of a biking God amongst twisty roads). Also detoured along the Lost Highway, which seemed more of a goat track really, but fun.

Totally stoked with the bike now. Almost time to ditch the rear Rossos which isn't inspiring me with confidence. I' haven't cornered as hard or with as much lean as I used to on my Daytona because I'm just not sure how the Rossos will behave.

The engine is an absolute peach, smooth and powerful beyond it's displacement with such a wide powerband it just makes you scream. Really good step up at 9,000 all the way to the soft rev limiter. I can see now why they gave it traction control with that surge when you open it up leaned over above 10k it could throw you.

The gearbox is silky smooth as well. Sussed out how to flick through the power modes and the array of electro-gizmo-thingy-stuff.

Good to hear your progress!! Just had my first ride on my new F3 (in white) today, and like you i'm running it in normal mode. Went out with the idea of keeping it under 6k rpm but that lasted for about 5 minutes!! And I will second your comments about the F3's cornering prowess, such a pleasure!! And luckily I still have my tiger 1050 in the garage for those longer trips

Looking forward to having the bike fully run in and really testing it out! On the track of course....

[MD]

And luckily I still have my tiger 1050 in the garage for those longer trips

Do you have any idea how jealous that comment just made me! You lucky lucky lanky bastard. I'd love to buy my Tiger back for touring, but money can only stretch so far.

I see Motorad have a new black F3 in store now. The white model has been popular in the States.

Power modes. I leave it in N (normal) for most riding and flick into S when I reach the twisties. I think it sucks more gas in S but mainly when cruising in traffic the abruptness in S is not as pleasant.

Share your thoughts on here as you clock up the miles LB. You will love it when run in. Check out the F3 section on www.mvagusta.net
If you have any questions drop me a pm. I think we are part of a small owners group.

Hitcher- my throw over Oxford saddlebags fitted fine on the rear. Hard luggage, heated grips, intercom, satnav, handguards and touring screen are on back order

[LankyBastard]

Do you have any idea how jealous that comment just made me! You lucky lucky lanky bastard. I'd love to buy my Tiger back for touring, but money can only stretch so far.

I see Motorad have a new black F3 in store now. The white model has been popular in the States.

Power modes. I leave it in N (normal) for most riding and flick into S when I reach the twisties. I think it sucks more gas in S but mainly when cruising in traffic the abruptness in S is not as pleasant.

Share your thoughts on here as you clock up the miles LB. You will love it when run in. Check out the F3 section on www.mvagusta.net
If you have any questions drop me a pm. I think we are part of a small owners group.

Hitcher- my throw over Oxford saddlebags fitted fine on the rear. Hard luggage, heated grips, intercom, satnav, handguards and touring screen are on back order

I'll definitely be giving my thoughts and update as I find dry roads and sunny skies! I have been frequenting the mv site, username Dented Frequency. I take it you go by MV in NZ?

I'm looking forward to using the sports mode, especially for track days. What are your thoughts on the traction control? Effective or not?

[MD]

I'll definitely be giving my thoughts and update as I find dry roads and sunny skies! I have been frequenting the mv site, username Dented Frequency. I take it you go by MV in NZ?

I'm looking forward to using the sports mode, especially for track days. What are your thoughts on the traction control? Effective or not?

Yep that's me on the MV forum. Keen to meet up with any fellow F3 owners. Only one in Wgtn is the Oro version and the Owner doesn't ride much these days on road. I've chatted to him.

I ride with level 2 TC on just out of curiousity and caution. I really can't say if I have triggered TC or not? For fun I switched to Rain mode once in the dry which is full level 8 TC. Big drop in power across the rev range and snapping the throttle open was hilariously funny for the lack of acceleration. I tried snapping it open while cornering but the trouble is I'm not sure if it was the low power keeping it slow or the TC keeping it slow?

I have experienced TC kicking in on a V4 Tuono and is disconcerting how it feels like you are running out of petrol for a few seconds until you realise it's the TC. Not felt anything like that so far on the MV but again I'd say I am riding fast, but not that fast until I change tyres for something I prefer like Pilot Powers, Conti Race-Street or maybe try the new Dunlop Q2.

As I mentioned before I do believe there is enough power lurking in the power band to deserve TC. My Daytona 675 had great smooth power but never enough 'rush' to cause concern for rear wheel spin.

I will do a track day soon so that's when I expect the TC to be triggered. I see one Owner in the States highsided it at a track day and blamed himself for turning the TC off, after a few sessions with it on. he was still on the OEM Rosso tyres too.