Mv Collection

Giacomo Agostini (MV) on Agos Leap. Quarter Bridge Road, 1970 Senior TT

Giacomo Agostini in the 1967 Senior TT
One of the TT Races of the Century, Ago and Hailwood slugged it out for five pulsating laps until Agos chain broke. Giacomo Agostini at Quarter Bridge

Ago rounds Quarter Bridge; 1971 Senior TT
An unheard of engine failure in the Junior TT robbed Giacomo Agostini of a predicted double win, But no such problem occurred in the Senior

Giacomo Agostini (MV): 1970 Senior TT
Winning the 1970 Senior TT, Giacomo Agostini became the first rider to win the Junior/Senior double on three consecutive years. A Parliament Square shot

Giacomo Agostini (MV) 1970 Senior TT
Giacomo Agostini (MV) waits to start the 1970 Senior TT

John Surtees (MV) 1957 Senior TT
John Surtees (MV) on Bray Hill; heading for second place behind Bob McIntyre: 1957 Senior TT

Mike Hailwood (MV) 1965 Junior TT
Mike gets the MV airborne at Ballaugh Bridge in the 1965 Junior TT

Les Graham - DFC
Les Graham (MV) at Quarter Bridge, 1953 TT. During WWII he flew Lancaster bombers over Germany and was awarded the DFC for bravery

Mike Hailwood (MV) 1965 Senior TT
Mike Hailwood pilots the damaged MV down Bray Hill: 1965 Senior TT

1967 Senior TT
The 1967 Senior is often quoted as the race of the century Mike Hailwood and his ill-handling Honda 4 scrapped with Giacomo Agostini and his more nimble MV3 for five laps until Agos chain failed

Les Graham (MV) 1953 Junior TT
MV mechanic Arturo Magni and Les Graham at the weigh-in for the 1953 Junior TT

Gary Hocking (MV) 1962 Junior TT

Agos last TT win; the 1972 Senior TT
Parliament Square, Ramsey. Giacomo Agostinis 10th and final win came in the 1972 Senior. 16 TTs, ten victories, two runner up rides, a third and three retirements

Giacomo Agostini (MV) 1968 Senior TT
Italian Giacomo Agostini (MV) 1968 Senior TT

Les Graham Memorial
Bungalow Bridge was renamed Les Graham Memorial when the chalet-styled marshal hut was dedicated in 1955, in honour of Britains first World Champion

John Surtees (MV) 1960 Senior TT
John Surtees (MV) at Signpost Corner; 1960 Senior TT

Mike Hailwood starts the 1963 Senior TT
Miek Hailwood faught off the challenger of the Scuderia Duke Gileras to win the 1963 Senior TT

John Surtees (MV) at Kates Cottage: 1956 Senior TT
The massed spectators crane forward to watch and hear John Surtees wail past Kates Cottage to win the 1956 Senior TT

Brian Purslow (MV) 1954 Ultra Lightweight TT
Brian Purslow (MV) at Signpost Corner (Signpost was a left-hander on nthe Clypse Course; 1954 Ultra Lightweight TT

Mike Hailwood at Quarter Bridge: 1962 Junior TT

Ago leaves Parliament Square; 1969 Senior TT
By 1969, Ago and the MV were in a class of their own. Ago won his 5th TT by eight minutes from Alan Barnett (Metisse)

Giacomo Agostini (MV) 1968 Junior TT
Ago rounds Parliament Square, Ramsey. With Honda withdrawing from GP racing, Giacomo Agostini had an easy ride to TT victories. In 1968 he won the Junior TT from Renzo Pasolini (Benelli)

Ago on Agos Leap Giacomo Agostini (MV) 1970 Senior TT

Mike Hailwood (MV) 1965 Senior TT

James Thomson (MV) 1954 Ultra Lightweight TT
James Thomson (MV) at the Manx Arms; 1954 Ultra Lightweight TT

Harry Turner (Norton) and Sam Hodgins (MV) 1959 Lightweight Ulster Grand Prix

Giacomo Agostini (MV) 1969 Junior TT
Italian Giacomo Agostini (MV) 1969 Junior TT

Mike Hailwood (MV) 1965 Senior TT
Mike Hailwood (MV) at Sulby Bridge: 1965 Senior TT. This was the first lap, before he slid off at Sarahs Cottage, remounted and won

Carlo Ubbiali (MV) 1960 Lightweight TT
Multi-TT and World champion Italian Carlo Ubbiali (MV) at Quarter Bridge: 1960 Lightweight TT

Alan Shepherd (Matchless) & Gary Hocking (MV) 1962 Senior TT
Alan Shepherd (Matchless) & Gary Hocking (MV) await the start of the 1962 Senior TT

Giacomo Agostini (MV) 1971 Senior TT
Italian ace Giacomo Agostini (MV) at Quarter Bridge, 1971 Senior TT

Mike Hailwood (MV) 1964 Senior TT

Giacomo Agostini (MV) 1967 Senior TT
Italian Giacomo Agostini (MV) 1967 Senior TT

Giacomo Agostini (MV) 1966 Junior TT
Giacomo Agostini (MV) at Quarter Bridge; 1966 Junior TT

Mike Hailwood and the bent MV: 1965 Senior TT
After falling off at Sarahs Cottage, Mike Hailwood still won the Senior TT

Gary Hocking (MV) 1962 Senior TT
Gary Hocking (MV) at Signpost Corner, 1962 Senior TT

Mike Hailwood (MV) 1962 Senior TT

Dickie Dale (MV) 1954 Senior TT

Carlo Ubbiali (MV) 1960 Ultra Lightweight TT
Italian Carlo Ubbiali (MV) 1960 Ultra Lightweight TT

Carlo Ubbiali at Governors Bridge; 1956 Lightweight TT
With his overjacket flapping in the breeze, Carlo Ubbiali heads for his second of five TT wins. The Clypse Course did not take in the Governors Bridge dip

Les Graham (MV) 1952 Senior Ulster Grand Prix

John Surtees (MV) 1960 Junior TT
John Surtees (MV) at Braddan Bridge; 1960 Junior TT

John Surtees (MV) 1956 Junior TT
John Surtees (MV) at Cronk ny Mona; 1956 Junior TT

Alan Oversby (MV) 2010 Junior Classic Manx Grand Prix
Alan Oversby (MV) at White Gates, 2010 Junior Classic Manx Grand Prix

1958 Lightweight winners
Runner-up Tarquinio Provini (MV, 6), winner Carlo Ubbialli (MV, 11) and third-placed Mike Hailwood (NSU, 18). 1958 Lightweight TT

Gary Hocking (MV) 1961 Junior TT
Gary Hocking (MV) at Quarter Bridge, 1961 Junior TT

Dudley Edlin (MV) 1957 Ultra Lightweight TT
Dudley Edlin (MV) at Cronk y Garoo, 1957 Ultra Lightweight TT

Les Griffiths MV 1959 Ultra Lightweight TT
Les Griffiths (MV) at Governor's Bridge, 1959 Ultra Lightweight TT

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