I was fortunate to take an Italian road trip...
I guess I didn't catch the surprise in the last pic?Now for why all of us are here - MV Agusta. :f4: :brutale:
The drive to the MV Factory is nice once you get outside of the greater Milan area and when you arrive, you are taken back by how beautiful the area is. If you were not aware and per what Marco - my host told me, the MV factory used to be where the Alenia Aermacchi factory made Seaplanes. You will notice one of the original hangers in the pictures.
Speaking of pictures, Marco would not let me take pictures within the factory. But I was able to squeeze a few in outside of the factory and hope you enjoy them.
It was an honor and privilege to walk around and see where my MV was built. At the time I was there, the line was building Brutale B3's and I was informed that each day, they build different bikes. Example, the following day they were going to build Brutale B4's, followed by F4's the next day.
I was shown how our engines are machined, built, run through the test bench, etc. It was way cool to experience all of this.
Oh... yes, I did see "this and that" and was able to put together what will be on display at EICMA this year and I am certain everyone here will not be disappointed.
And... look closely in the last picture for there is something quite unique which you will not see everyday. :stickpoke