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Developed from its long line of highly successful multi-cylinder racers, MV Agusta's first road-going four - a twin-carburettor, 600cc tourer - appeared in 1965. But the public demanded something more exciting from many-times World Champions MV, and the Gallarate manufacturer duly obliged in 1969, upping capacity to 743cc and further boosting maximum power (to 69bhp) by fitting a quartet of Dell'Orto carburettors to the revised 750GT. Equipped with shaft rather than chain final drive, the 750 four arguably was more of a tourer than an out-and-out sports bike. Not that many people got to find out for themselves, for the MV was hand made in limited numbers and priced accordingly. Also in the line-up was the more sporting 750S, a high-speed symphony in red, white and blue. Although no lightweight - it weighed nearly as much as a Kawasaki Z1 - the 750S gave little away in outright performance terms to such larger machinery, thanks, no doubt, to its engine's Grand Prix heritage. Testing a 750S in 1975, Bike magazine found the motor very powerful. 'Surprisingly it also has great reserves of torque, and pulls happily from four thousand. It's probably the most powerful 750cc motor made; in a straight drag with a Z1 it lost only a few yards up to 100mph.' The 750S continued in production after the GT's demise in 1973. Its replacement - the 750S America - was introduced for 1976. Bored out to 789cc, the America produced a claimed 75bhp, an output sufficient to propel the Italian sportster to 100mph in around 13 seconds and on to a top speed of 135mph. The next stage of development was the Monza. A stretched (to 832cc) version of the 750S America, the Monza had started life known as the 'Boxer' until complaints from Ferrari (whose sports car had prior claim to the name) forced a change. Cast-alloy wheels, triple Brembo disc brakes and a fairing - all optional on the 750S America - usually came as standard on the Monza. The latter though, would prove to be short-lived. By 1977 MV's motorcycle division was in administrative receivership and production ceased at the end of the following year. This particular Monza was imported new into the UK in 1977 and is the actual machine tested by Motor Cycle magazine: 'So who the hell pays £4,000 for an MV Agusta?' ran the headline. Tester John Nutting wrung 144mph out of the Monza, making it the fastest production machine in the world at that time. It was also the most expensive, costing almost twice as much as a comparable Japanese superbike. Reassessing the MV fours for Classic Motorcycle Mechanics magazine ('MV Agusta's final fling', October 2010 edition) John Nutting observed that final versions like the Monza were modified earlier models that had remained unsold. By this time the factory was in serious financial difficulty and bikes were being assembled from what was available, which explains why 'SRX 833S' was carrying 750S America side panels back in 1977. 'SRX 833S' had had four owners when it was purchased by the current vendor in November 1991. It was originally supplied without a fairing and with chromed, megaphone silencers; the Magni exhausts and fairing were added in 1994. Never damaged, the machine has covered only 6,612 miles from new and is said to run well. It is offered with owner's manual, two expired MoTs (1994 and 1995), old-style Swansea V5 and a quantity of related literature, including a copy of the original 1977 Motor Cycle article.