 The F4 was created by motorcycle designer Massimo Tamburini at CRC (Cagiva Research Center), following his work on the Ducati 916.The F4 has a single-sided swingarm, large diameter () front forks and traditional MV Agusta red and silver livery.The F4 engine is also one of the few production superbikes to have a hemi-spherical cylinder head chamber design with 4 valves per cylinder.