much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . march 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message agv spa type subsidiary industry motorcycle helmets founded 1946 founder gino amisano headquarters alessandria piedmont italy products agv mds parent dainese website official website agv airtech agv x vent r valentino rossi s agv helmets agv spa . amisano gino valenza is an italian motorcycle helmet firm founded by gino amisano 1920 2009 which started out in 1946 making leather seats and motorcycle saddles . a year later in 1947 the company started making its first motorcycle helmets . 1 in july 2007 the company was acquired by dainese . 2 the brand is most notably associated with motorcycle world champions valentino rossi and giacomo agostini both of whom have used agv helmets throughout their career . in 2008 rossi was made an honorary president of the company . 2 the brand can also count past formula one world champions such as niki lauda emerson fittipaldi and nelson piquet as wearers . 3 contents 1 history 1.1 1977 1.2 1978 1.3 1985 1.4 1990 1.5 1991 1.6 1992 1.7 1994 1.8 1997 1998 1.9 1998 1.10 1999 1.11 2001 1.12 2007 1.13 2010 2 sponsorships 6 2.1 motogp 2.2 moto2 2.3 moto3 2.4 super moto 2.5 isle of man tt 2.6 mxgp 2.7 enduro 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit 1977 edit michael parrotte opened talks with agv helmets in italy about a plan to launch the brand in the usa . 4 1978 edit parrotte begins to import helmets into the us through his company intersport 1985 edit agv helmets signed a long term licensing contract with intersport inc. to use the agv brand on apparel and related products . first product created under the agvsport brand name the cx 1 glove was worn by gp racing star randy mamola . 1990 edit agvsport brand name appeared on the products for the first time and replaced the agv name and tri color logo . 1991 edit loris capirossi won his first gp world championship wearing agvsport brand leathers and agv helmets . 1992 edit agv helmets purchases 51 % of agv sports group . 1994 edit agv sports group repurchases it shares from agv helmets to regain independence . 1997 1998 edit agv sports group sponsored riders include matt mladin ben bostrom eric bostrom miquel duhamel aaron yates thomas stevens pascal picotte and steve crevier . 1998 edit new contemporary lettering and logo introduced and appeared on products worldwide until 2010 . 1999 edit agv sports group and agv usa separated offices and agv sports group became not only legally autonomous but commercially as well . 2001 edit the licensing program was terminated when agv helmets in italy formally acknowledged that the agvsport brand were a separate and unique brand from the agv helmet brand . 2007 edit dainese purchases agv helmets from the belgian investment group . 2010 edit agv sports group began a long term exclusive licensing arrangement for the us market with san diego based company motonation . 5 sponsorships 6 edit motogp edit valentino rossi pol espargar jack miller moto2 edit luis salom franco morbidelli moto3 edit francesco bagnaia romano fenati andrea migno niccolo antonelli super moto edit thomas chareyre isle of man tt edit guy martin conor cummins james hillier mxgp edit max nagl todd waters nathan watson enduro edit davide soreca deny philippaerts see also edit italy portal companies portal list of italian companies references edit agv helmets history . retrieved 2015 09 21 . a b tavullia s valentino rossi becomes agv honorary president . london bikers . 2 september 2008 . retrieved 24 march 2009 . agv legendary helmets . http www.sportrider.com agv sport brief history http www.sportrider.com agv sport brief history agv full face modular and jet helmets since 1947 . agv.com . retrieved 2015 09 21 . external links edit agv official website wikimedia commons has media related to agv helmets . this italian corporation or company article is a stub . you can 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