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MV Agusta 175CS "Disco Volante" is a motorcycle with sidecar which got its name from the near circular fuel tank that looks like a flying saucer. Only 4,500 units were produced between 1953-1958.
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MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded by Count Domenico Agusta on 19 January 1945 as one of the branches of the Agusta aircraft company near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The abbreviation MV stands for Meccanica Verghera, the hamlet where the first MVs were made. The modern headquarters and main production facilities are located in Varese, Italy on the shore of Lake Varese.
MV Agusta entered sporting competitions in which two-stroke engines came to overshadow even the best known four-stroke engines of the time. There was a time when nearly every race winner and every world champion rode an MV Agusta. No other motorcycle manufacturer has equaled MV Agusta’s record of 75 World Championship.
The MV Agusta 175CS "Disco Volante" sporty model was introduced in 1953. It featured a more sporty riding position, a 4-speed manual gearbox and 4-stroke, single cylinder engine which produced 11 HP, giving a 115 km/h top speed. About 4,500 units of this model were made until 1958.
The Italian motorcycle fans compared the shape of the fuel tank with a "vehicle from another galaxy", which gave the MV Agusta 175 CS its nickname, Disco Volante (Flying Saucer), which was also adopted in the model history of the manufacturer.
This motorcycle has its original sidecar and has travelled 35,904 km.
