What is it about the Italian brand, MV Agusta? There are 11 of them on display at Moto Talbott. The former aviation company started making small-displacement motorcycles in 1945, but soon graduated to full-size racing bikes. With riders like John Surtees, Mike Hailwood and Giacomo Agostini and Phil Read, the brand

won 270 Grands Prix and 38 world championships. It’s still making motorcycles today, including the voluptuous F4 on display at Moto Talbott. “I just love them,” says museum founder Robb Talbott. “Not only have they won more world championships than any other make—they are gorgeous.”