Hello to you all,
I am from Portugal, am 25 years old, finished law school and decided to get something special. Something I always dreamed about even when I was not thinking of it. Yes, I want a MV Agusta F4.
Over the years I tried (being "pushed" by family and friends to do so) to convince myself that I was more into cars than into bikes.
Well I also love cars (and everything with an engine really), but now I realized that it is time to have a bike. And that is the same as saying that I need an MV agusta. You will never feel the freedom you feel on a bike with a car, nor the rush, the amazing mobility, the roaring sound or, above all, the simplicity.
So, why an MV? Well it seems obvious but I can't have enough of saying the "why":
It represents something like the perfect harmony between classic, historical bikes and state of the art technology. I can't really define what it is but I'm sure pretty much all MV owners feel the same.
It's timeless
It's italian, it's fast, it's beautiful. And it's special.
Beside expressing my passion for this bike, the reason I'm here is this: I have been reading this forum for some time now so I can learn more about the F4, know about the common problems, owners impressions etc... I do want, when the time comes, to make a wise buy, and not to get one of those who seems cursed, just because I where too impulsive.
So, I need your advise.
I will probably end getting an F4 1000S or a 1000R, of year 2005 or 2006: for me it is the most desirable, because of the design and because of the lack of traction controls, fly-by-wire connections etc...
I like it simple.
It is easy to find one with very few km's as none of the bikes for sale have more than 20000 km's. Most of them have a max. of 8000 km on the clock, so that is not a problem.
What I fear is to buy a bike that suffers one of those recurrent problems, like a cracked radiator, and I would really like to avoid that.
So my plan is to check for oil leaks and coolant leaks before I test drive it, then when driving it let it get somewhat hot (going slowly), then drive faster to see if it cools down and then, in the end, check again for leaks. Will this be sufficient to exclude rad problems/other leakings? What else do you advise to inspect? (rear wheel hub?)
I am more inclined to the 1000R because of the HP, but the 1000S has the most beautiful rims. Do you have any advise on that? Is one more prone to any trouble than the other?
I am not buying my first MV today, and not tomorrow either. I'm gonna be slow on this one, so I do it right and well informed. But I made my mind and will own one. Therefore I would really appreciate any help, information, any kind of guidance and advice on this.
Thank you very much for your time!
I am from Portugal, am 25 years old, finished law school and decided to get something special. Something I always dreamed about even when I was not thinking of it. Yes, I want a MV Agusta F4.
Over the years I tried (being "pushed" by family and friends to do so) to convince myself that I was more into cars than into bikes.
Well I also love cars (and everything with an engine really), but now I realized that it is time to have a bike. And that is the same as saying that I need an MV agusta. You will never feel the freedom you feel on a bike with a car, nor the rush, the amazing mobility, the roaring sound or, above all, the simplicity.
So, why an MV? Well it seems obvious but I can't have enough of saying the "why":
It represents something like the perfect harmony between classic, historical bikes and state of the art technology. I can't really define what it is but I'm sure pretty much all MV owners feel the same.
It's timeless
It's italian, it's fast, it's beautiful. And it's special.
Beside expressing my passion for this bike, the reason I'm here is this: I have been reading this forum for some time now so I can learn more about the F4, know about the common problems, owners impressions etc... I do want, when the time comes, to make a wise buy, and not to get one of those who seems cursed, just because I where too impulsive.
So, I need your advise.
I will probably end getting an F4 1000S or a 1000R, of year 2005 or 2006: for me it is the most desirable, because of the design and because of the lack of traction controls, fly-by-wire connections etc...
I like it simple.
It is easy to find one with very few km's as none of the bikes for sale have more than 20000 km's. Most of them have a max. of 8000 km on the clock, so that is not a problem.
What I fear is to buy a bike that suffers one of those recurrent problems, like a cracked radiator, and I would really like to avoid that.
So my plan is to check for oil leaks and coolant leaks before I test drive it, then when driving it let it get somewhat hot (going slowly), then drive faster to see if it cools down and then, in the end, check again for leaks. Will this be sufficient to exclude rad problems/other leakings? What else do you advise to inspect? (rear wheel hub?)
I am more inclined to the 1000R because of the HP, but the 1000S has the most beautiful rims. Do you have any advise on that? Is one more prone to any trouble than the other?
I am not buying my first MV today, and not tomorrow either. I'm gonna be slow on this one, so I do it right and well informed. But I made my mind and will own one. Therefore I would really appreciate any help, information, any kind of guidance and advice on this.
Thank you very much for your time!