The MV Agusta F3 675 is one of my favorite motorcycles. It offers the power of a modern 600 inline-four with a much more practical, street-friendly powerband. Before the F3, MV Agusta hadn’t made a production three-cylinder model since the days of Giacomo Agostini in the 70’s. If you don’t include the T12 – which Massimo Tamburini didn’t live to see come to fruition – the F3 was the last production bike he ever created, ending his legendary career on one hell of a high note. (Credit is also due to Adrian Morton who was responsible for much of the F3 design as well). Claudio Castiglioni initiated the development of the F3 shortly before passing away in 2011 and this would be the last move he would make at the company he’d dedicated much of his life to.
The MV Agusta F4 was an aesthetically ground-breaking model, so beloved it would go over a decade before getting its first face-lift which was still relatively minor. The F3 blatantly gets a lot of its visual-DNA from its big brother, so it probably won’t come as much of a surprise to hear that the F3 was voted “Best Looking 600”. And like its big brother, the F3 has one of the hands-down best looking stock motorcycle exhausts of all time. $25 million dollars were poured into the development of the F3’s engine alone. The mid-range triple has bank-angle sensors, rear-wheel speed sensors, and gives its rider the opportunity to pick one of four engine-mapping modes : sport, rain, normal, and custom, which allows for the throttle response, maximum power output, and engine braking to be independently adjusted.
The F3 is more than just eye candy though, it’s powered by what MV calls “The most advanced, powerful mid-weight engine ever built.” Inside its advanced chassis is a liquid-cooled, four-stroke, 675cc DOHC triple with electronic fuel-injection that makes a reported 128 hp at 14,400 rpm, 52.3 ft-lbs of torque at 10,600 rpm, and has a supposed top speed of just over 160mph. Not only does the F3 feature the aforementioned multiple engine-mapping modes, plus full Ride-By-Wire and eight-level traction-control, but its engine boasts a counter-rotating crankshaft, an ultra-trick feature previously only seen on cutting-edge, world-class, MotoGP prototype machines like Valentino Rossi’s Yamaha M1. The F3 reportedly weighs in at just 380lbs dry, lightest in its class.
The 675 is a pretty outstanding mid-range motorcycle, but aftermarket parts have the potential to take the bike’s performance to the next level. This particular example has been decked out with more than 20 aftermarket goodies. The stock suspension – which consists of Marzocchi inverted 43mm forks and a Sachs Progressive piggyback shock – has been upgraded with a Nitron shock and a 25mm GP Suspension cartridge (which was serviced in January). An Accosato radial master-cylinder and levers were added to bolster the F3’s stock Brembo units, same with the addition of SBS Dual Carbon brake pads. A set of LighTech rear-sets and Renthal clip-ons were also added, along with a Motoholders front fairing-stay, Zero Gravity windscreen, and TechSpec tank-grips. To protect the beautiful 675, this example has been given carbon tank sliders and front axle-sliders from R&G, Speedy Moto frame sliders, and Rizoma engine guards.
To squeeze even more out of this F3, it was outfitted with a PowerCommander V (with a secondary fuel module), MWR racing air-filter, and a Termignoni slip-on shorty-style exhaust. A Fast by Ferracci slipper clutch has been installed, and despite the seller failing to mention it, I’d be wiling to bet this example also has the optional quick-shifter MV offered. A set of Talon sprockets were also installed (14T front, 44T rear), as was a GPR steering-damper. A new battery was also recently installed, as it seems like this example hasn’t been ridden very often, based on its low mileage. The seller also has the stock clip-ons, rear-sets, fork-internals, shock, exhaust, passenger-pegs and clutch, all of which are included in the sale. There’s also a set of R&G no-cut sliders, and a single-sided swing-arm rear-stand.
The 2013 model came with the trick new MVICS (motor & vehicle integrated control system). The F3 is more or less the king of its class, but this is only possible thanks to all of the expensive doodads it sports which allow it to be objectively superior to the rest of the modern, full-faired 600’s. This particular example is a wonderful opportunity to nab a clean, tricked-out, low mileage F3, for around $2K under the 2013 model’s blue-book value. It has a clean registration and just 3,000 miles on the odo. I’ve seen other used 2013 F3’s going for around $12-13K.
You can find this clean, upgraded 2013 MV Agusta F3 675 for sale here on Craigslist in Long Beach, California with a price of $8,300.
This is a great price for a F3 – here are two other examples with asking prices around $12,000.
Looking good in white.
This one’s been dropped.