On October 13, 2023, MV Agusta announced its latest limited-edition machine. It’s the MV Agusta Superveloce 98 Edizione Limitata, and it celebrates the 80th anniversary of MV Agusta’s very first motorcycle. Clearly, a lot has changed between 1943 and 2023, so here’s some information on both bikes.
As history buffs might already have guessed when we mentioned the year 1943, proximity to wartime made personal transportation for everyday people in Italy difficult. Thus, Domenico Agusta was one of many people who thought that a motorized two-wheeled vehicle was a great potential solution. In 1943, the MV Agusta 98cc single-cylinder bike was born—but full-scale production didn’t commence until after the war was over.
