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2014 MV Agusta Brutale 800 Dragster

THE MOST EXTREME AND ESSENTIAL BRUTALE EVER...


Throttle wide open. Engine at the rev limit. The rear wheel spinning relentlessly trying to gain traction, surrounded by a cloud of white smoke, defenning tyre squeal, raw power, biting into the tarmac and devouring it metre after metre. The MV Agusta Brutale 800 Dragster is all this and much, much more. It is motorcycling reduced to the essence of pure riding pleasure. Emotional, freedom.

MV Agusta continues to expand its motorcycle range: after introducing the Rivale 800, the emblem of motard-style sports appeal and ultra-dynamic road performance, the new Brutale 800 Dragster takes the very concept of 'motorcycling passion' and makes it breathtakingly tangible. No mere means of transport, a motorcycle is a symbol of freedom, of our need to get out there and explore and to savour mile after spine-tingling mile. Experiencing every single second of that freedom. The new Brutale 800 Dragster embodies and embraces the ambitions and dreams of every biker, making them nothing less than on-the-road reality. Thrills.

Unforgettable moments. The 3-cylinder Brutale 675 and 800 have introduced countless riders to that awesome buzz that goes with riding a high-performance naked bike. Outstanding ridability, power under constant control, lightness, great design, and exceptional value for money. This unmatched combination has made the 3-cylinder Brutale a huge success. Now, the Brutale 800 Dragster takes a big step forward into the future, yet does so with an attentive eye to the past. The most extreme Brutale ever is no fan of compromise: irreverent and brash, it is essential, brusque, outspoken and irascible. Packing a powerful punch, the Brutale 800 Dragster takes exhilaration to a whole new level. At the same time it draws on the ideas that shaped the first 4-cylinder Brutale bikes, the very essence of the naked concept and monuments to incomparable styling. Linking yesterday and tomorrow, the Brutale 800 Dragster embodies both experience and intuition, symbolising motorcycling past, present and forever. Pure essence. Pure thrills.


2014 MV Agusta Brutale 800 Dragster - Totalmotorcycle.com International Specifications/Technical Details
UK/European MSRP Price: € 13.490 (VAT Included)
Canada MSRP Price: $ See dealer for pricing in CDN
US MSRP Price: $ See Dealer for Pricing in USD
AU MSRP Price: See dealer for pricing AUD


ENGINE
Type Three cylinder, 4 stroke, 12 valve
Timing system “D.O.H.C”
Total displacement 798 cm3 (48.68 cu. in.)
Compression ratio 13.3:1
Starting Electric
Bore x stroke 79 mm x 54.3 mm (3.1 in. x 2.1 in.)
Max. power - r.p.m. (at the crankshaft)** 92 kW (125 hp) at 11600 r.p.m.
Max. torque - r.p.m. 81 Nm (8.25 kgm) at 8600 r.p.m.
Cooling system Cooling with separeted liquid and oil radiators
Engine management system Integrated ignition - Totalmotorcycle.com - injection system MVICS
(Motor & Vehicle Integrated Control System)
with three injectors Engine control unit
Eldor EM2.0, throttle body full drive by
wire Mikuni, pencil-coil with ion-sensing
technology, control of detonation and misfire
Torque control with four maps, Traction
Control with eight levels of intervention
Electronic quick-shift MV EAS (Electronically Assisted Shift)
Clutch Wet, multi-disc with mechanical drive Transmission
Cassette style; six speed, constant mesh
Primary drive 19/36
Gear ratio
First gear: 13/37
Second gear: 16/34
Third gear: 18/32
Fourth gear: 19/30
Fifth gear: 21/30
Sixth gear: 22/29
Final drive ratio 16/41


ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Totalmotorcycle.com
Voltage 12 V
Alternator 350 W at 5000 r.p.m.
Battery 12 V - 8.6 Ah


DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
Wheelbase 1380 mm (54.30 in.)
Overall length 2060 mm (81.06 in.)
Overall width 825 mm (32.46 in.)
Saddle height 811 mm (31.91 in.)
Min. ground clearance 149 mm (5.86 in.)
Trail 95 mm (3.74 in.)
Dry weight 167 kg (368.2 lbs.)
Fuel tank capacity 16.6 l (4.39 U.S. gal.)

Totalmotorcycle.com PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed* 245.0 km/h (153.1 mph)


FRAME
Type ALS Steel tubular trellis
Rear swing arm pivot plates material Aluminium alloy


FRONT SUSPENSION
Type Marzocchi “UPSIDE DOWN” telescopic
hydraulic fork with rebound-compression
damping and spring preload external -Totalmotorcycle.com
and separate adjustment
Fork dia. 43 mm (1.69 in.)
Fork travel 125 mm (4.92 in.)


REAR SUSPENSION
Type Progressive Sachs, single shock
absorber with rebound and compression
damping and spring preload adjustment
Single sided swing arm material Aluminium alloy
Wheel travel 125 mm (4.92 in.)


WHEELS Totalmotorcycle.com
Front: Material/size Aluminium alloy 3.50 ” x 17 ”
Rear: Material/size Aluminium alloy 6.00 ” x 17 ”

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Just launched from MV Agusta, enjoy!

Mike

I mean, obviously, awesome right? How could this beast be anything else?

At first blush. But what is it about motorcycling that makes it awesome for me? What else is awesome?

The throaty rumble-pop of exhaust as you decelerate down a steep decline in I-15's picturesque Snake River Canyon between St. George and Mesquite.
An ocean of lights unfolding before you as you come off that final left-hander in the Valley of Fire and make the descent into the Las Vegas Valley.
Riding RT-35 through Tabonia and passing fields still blanketed under two feet of snow in July.
A crisp, cool rainburst on a 90 degree day, rain stinging on your shoulders and streaking off the knees of your chaps.
Or leaving Ogden on a hot summer day and taking a ride that, although is only an hour long, ends on a cool autumn afternoon at the Upper Monte Cristo campground. And then riding backwards through time into summer after stretching your legs. Time travel on two wheels.

Those things, to me, are the essence of motorcycling. And the bike that does them well looks and acts nothing like the Brutale. I can't deny this bike is stunning, exciting, sexy and impressive. But it doesn't SPEAK to me, and for that reason, UnCool.

It's an MV so it can't fail but it is FUGLY uncool it may be a racer at heart but a fella can't get douche chills when he looks at it UNCOOL.

the only question I have is why? Why build such an ugly POS? Why build a bike that is neither a track machine nor a comfortable street machine? Sorry, but there are more then a few really good looking and more useful power machines out there. Big a$$ed fail for me.

Cool. I like the technology, I like that MV Augusta is still kicking after being "dog" slapped by Harley. I'm not too keen on the Transformers styling (I keep waiting for it to turn into a robot with the tailpipes morphing into three cannons), but then again the whole streetfighter genre isn't about looks.

I like the looks, unique and yes it might transform. Over 18 grand is a lot of money for an 800cc motorcycle that is not a touring rig. It still looks like it would be a lot of fun to ride.

Ummm........ nah. Not for me.

What's up with MV Agusta? This is the second time in two months I've voted down a MV Agusta bike for stomach-turning ugliness (remember the Veloce we reviewed right before Christmas?) Can't believe this is the same company that brought us the original F4.

I also read a review of the 800 Brutale in my favorite motorcycle mag. They panned the ragged fuel injection and two-stroke-like power band hit. That bike is barely usable on the street, and I can't imagine this version of the Brutale is any different.

Uncool.

I think it's AWESOME!!

Huge grin inducing toy...but then I like my MT-01 and most others don't get it either...oh well, to each their own?

Later.

Well, it certainly has a look. That's my problem with it; that's what it's for. This is the ultimate poser machine. Not useful for touring, commuting, racing nor, god forbid, on-off road. It's useful for burning rubber (something I've never understood) and making people look at you (because normally they don't pay any attention to you otherwise). Harsh words I know. But can you really see yourself try to do anything for longer than 5 minutes on that thing? I can't. I'll admit the first minute would be a blast. But that's a lot of dough for a minute's pleasure at a time.

And they don't know how to spell "deafening" either.

fail