Model(s) covered: 2005 MV Agusta F4 1000 Tamburini
Fire up the radial-valve 998cc 4-cylinder motor of the MV Agusta F4 Tamburini (MT4), and you will know that this masterpiece of design, bristling with technological innovation, must be Italian. An elegant appearance, beautifully proportioned styling, exquisite detailing and a bright splash of racing red paint layered across a dark carbon landscape of slash-cut bodywork all suggest the MT4's country of origin; but it is the sound the bike makes that is unmistakably Italian, a whispered prelude from the quartet of exhaust silencers that will soon sing as you play the gearbox and reach for the revs.
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