Arturo Magni

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Arturo Magni
Born(1925-09-24)September 24, 1925
entrepreneur
racing team manager

Arturo Magni (

entrepreneur
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Early life

Arturo Magni was born in

model aeroplanes, where he showed great technical creativeness in building them. He built life-size gliders, which he flew himself, and won the 1938 Italian Gliding Championship.[3]

After leaving school, he worked for his father for a while and then joined the aviation industry, working for the Italian manufacturer Bestetti.[4]

Gilera

The story of Arturo Magni in the world of two wheels began in 1947 when he joined

four-cylinder GP engine. Remor was impressed by Magni's talents, and at Remor's insistence, Magni joined the R&D departement to assist in building the new engine.[3] This engine powered Gilera to six world titles in the 500 class with the riders Umberto Masetti, Libero Liberati and Geoff Duke.[2]

MV Agusta

DOHC 125 cc.[5] To assist him in this project, Remor brought Magni with him from Gilera[3] as chief mechanic.[2] Soon Magni became Direttore Sportivo[6] (director of the racing department) under the watchful eye of the Count.[7]

His technical expertise was fundamental in developing the world-beating

350 and 500 cc "Threes" in the 1960s and the "Fours" in the 1970s.[3]

Magni held this position until the marque withdrew from competition in 1976.[2] He had employed riders such as Giacomo Agostini, John Surtees, Carlo Ubbiali, Phil Read, Mike Hailwood, Cecil Sandford and Tarquinio Provini. The Varese-based company, under Magni's guidance, won a total of 75 world titles (37 manufacturers and 38 riders).[2]

After the withdrawal from racing, Magni stayed on at MV as superintendent of the MV Agusta museum.[3]

Cagiva

In 1980, Magni was head of the race shop at

two-stroke. The engine, which was a development of the Yamaha TZ 500 engine, was first used by Virginio Ferrari the 1980 German motorcycle Grand Prix at the Nürburgring.[8]

Motorcycle manufacturer

From 1977 he began his career as an entrepreneur founding the house that bears his name, along with his two sons. The company, based in a small but fully equipped workshop,

Suzuki Bandit 1200 engine were added.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Arturo Magni". www.magni-bayern.de (in German). Magni Bayern. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Arturo Magni: 80 years of pure passion". www.magni.it. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f dePrato, Bruno (4 December 2015). "ARTURO MAGNI: 1925-2015, MV Agusta Race Manager Dies at 90". Cycle World. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Magni Motorcycles: A Brief History of the Italian Marque". cybermotorcycle.com. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  5. ISBN 9780953131112
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  6. ^ Cathcart, Allan. "Moto Magni A Family Affair". www.magzter.com. Magzter. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  7. ^
    Motorcycle News
    . 2 December 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  8. ISBN 9780953131112
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  9. ^ Egan, Peter (January 2000). Australia. Cycle World Magazine. p. 59.
  10. ^ Alan, Cathcart (January 1996). Cafe-racer Comeback. Cycle World Magazine. p. 67.
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