The MV Agusta 125 SOHC was a motorcycle produced by MV Agusta

MV Agusta

MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,...

 as a "Catalog" racer for the public in 1953. Privateer racers could purchase this race bike and could be highly competitive with a machine that was very similar to MV Agusta's works built motorcycles. The motorcycle was a considerable success and remained in production until 1956.

Specifications

• Bore Stroke: (4-stroke Single cylinder 53 X 56 - 123.5 cm)
• Compression Ratio
  Compression ratio
  The 'compression ratio' of an internal-combustion engine or external combustion engine is a value that represents the ratio of the volume of its combustion chamber from its largest capacity to its smallest capacity...
  
  : 9.2 : 1
• Ignition: Magnito
• Clutch: Wet, Multi plate
• Carburetors: Dell’ Orto SS 27A
• Wheels: Light Alloy, Wire spoke. Front: 1.75 X 19” Rear: 2.25 X 19”
• Oil Tank capacity: 2 kg.
• Transmission: Geared Primary, Final Drive. Chain
• Valve Configuration: Inclined overhead
• Lubrication: Geared Pressure pump

Fairing

In 1953 many racers adopted the dustbin fairing design on the MV 125 Dohc. The dustbin was a very large fairing that was built with air flow in mind. In 1957 the dustbin fairing was abolished due to riders being injured when strong crosswinds literally blew the racers off the track.