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MV Agusta 350 1976

The latest version of the MV Agusta 350 four-cylinder is less interesting for its past than for its future.
Pulled out of mothballs after being retired following the first race of 1974, the four-stroke 350 of the leading Italian motorcycle manufacturer showed that it had much to say for itself. (The four-cylinder vehicle was shelved in 1974 because it was not considered up to the competition offered by the Yamaha and Harley-Davidson two-stroke engines.)

The motorcycle passed through the hands of Phil Read and Gianfranco Bonera into those of Giacomo Agostini and his Private team. At the beginning of the 1976 racing season, the MV 350 suddenly appeared competitive, albeit very fragile from the point of view of mechanics. The revived 350 turned in some record performances on the track, which seemed to indicate clear-cut technical progress in tuning it, °ut these were often followed by un-expected breakdowns after a few laps. As a result people wondered if it really was a 350.

Such doubts were dispelled when the MV Agusta technicians solved the problems of stress that had been plaguing the 350. And after its victories at Assen on the international circuit and Mugello on the Italian circuit, the technical officials could see that the vehicle was regulation.

Motorcycle: MV Agusta 350 Four-cylinder Manufacturer: MV Agusta, Cascina Costa,
Gallarate Type: Racing Year: 1976
Engine: MV four-cylinder, four-stroke, with two-shaft overhead geared distribution and four valves per cylinder. Displacement 348.5 cc. (53 mm. x 39.5 mm.)
Cooling: Air
Transmission: Six-speed block
Power: 75 h.p. at 15,000 r.p.m.
Maximum speed: Over 170 m.p.h.
Chassis: Double cradle, continuous, tubular. Front and rear, telescopic suspension
Brakes: Front, double hydraulic disk; rear, single hydraulic disk