2025–2026 · Supersport · Buyer's Guide
Hand-Built Triple, Pure Art
Only 300 of these get built, and each one is assembled by hand off the F3 RR platform. The 798 cc inline-three makes 160 hp at 13,500 rpm and 65 lb-ft at 10,100 rpm, breathing out through a full Akrapovič system. Öhlins NIX30 fork, Brembo Stylema calipers, carbon fiber wheels, 435 lb (197 kg) wet. The rider aids are current supersport currency: cornering ABS, traction control, wheelie and launch control, ride modes, quickshifter up and down. This is MV Agusta refusing to build a sensible sportbike, with the hardware to back the ambition.
It rewards a rider who commits. Nothing here is tuned for easy living, and the whole machine is pointed at the part of the road or the lap where you are genuinely working. It ages the way properly built Italian equipment ages: the componentry is real quality rather than badge filler, and quality parts hold their edge far longer than cheap ones. This is for the rider who already knows exactly what they want and buys with the gut. If a motorcycle has to justify itself through running costs and service intervals, this one never will, and MV Agusta is not pretending otherwise.
Spec sheets don't ride bikes, but they set the baseline.
| Power | 160 hp (118 kW) @ 13,500 rpm |
|---|---|
| Torque | 65 lb-ft (88 Nm) @ 10,100 rpm |
| Displacement | 798 cc |
| Engine | Inline-threeMotorcycles With Three-Cylinder Engines → |
| Cooling | Liquid-cooled |
| Gearbox | 6-speed |
| Fork | Upside-down (USD) |
| Front brake | 320 mm |
| Wet weight | 435 lb (197 kg) |
Equipment check
Chassis
Connectivity
Drivetrain
Lighting
Safety
The named systems that set this bike apart — and what each one does for you.
Braking
Exhaust
Over the years I've listened to a lot of MV owners: in the paddock, at club nights, over coffee after a ride, and in the messages riders send me directly. On the F3 Competizione, what they say points almost entirely one way. The talk is about how much sharper it feels than the RR it grows out of, and no recurring complaint has come through.
Owners bring up the engine more than anything else. They describe a free-revving triple that pulls harder than the RR's and keeps chasing the top of the rev range. Next comes the weight loss. Riders credit the carbon wheels, lithium-ion battery and titanium exhaust with a handling feel they call razor sharp. Many also say the six-axis IMU electronics, with cornering ABS, launch control and four riding modes, add to their confidence and control instead of getting in the way.
Some owners point to the suspension upgrade over the RR, citing a wider adjustment range and more precise damping. Others talk about the forged carbon bodywork and race-style rear cowl. They say these parts make real downforce and don't just look fast.
Where this MV Agusta F3 Competizione pulls ahead of — or falls behind — its rivals on the numbers, and the typical bike in its class on character.
Power
Torque
Displacement
Wet weight
Forget spec-sheet bragging. Here's who the F3 Competizione is actually built for.
This is a track machine you can still register. The chassis, the lean clearance and the rider aids will stay ahead of your progress for years, as long as you keep it spinning high.
Made for WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca · Barber Motorsports Park · Circuit of The Americas
On Angeles Crest it is exactly where it wants to be: precise, loud in the right way, and happy to be worked hard. The LA traffic on the way out there is the price you pay.
Made for Angeles Crest Highway · Coronado Trail Scenic Byway · Big Sur Coast Highway
Slow, technical East Coast corners suit the 798 cc triple better than they suit anything bigger. You will shift a lot, and you will enjoy hearing every one of them.
Made for Tail of the Dragon · Back of the Dragon · Blue Ridge Parkway
If this one isn't quite the fit, these are the bikes worth riding back-to-back against it.
Any price note compares both bikes at the same age — the youngest age both have on the used market — against this MV Agusta F3 Competizione. “cheaper/pricier” is what that bike costs second-hand, not how worn it is.
Compare it with every bike that shares the same spec or equipment.
