1954 MV Agusta………175cc………93 mph Earles-type leading-link forks and swinging-arm rear suspension. The 175 CSS was intended primarily for Italian Formula racing, but quickly came to dominate the 200cc class in the UK and elsewhere, despite a list price higher than that of a Manx Norton! In fact, it was one of these little MVs, bored out to 196cc, which provided the great Mike Hailwood with his first ever race win, at Oulton Park in 1957.

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