It’s not effortless being good seeking (not that I would have very first hand information). If the 1st thing you provoke in onlookers is envy or jealousy, that can be a problem. MV Agusta tends to make good seeking motorcycles, and they have accomplished so for more than a decade now since the brand essentially relaunched. Often great searching, but not necessarily functioning up to the very same normal.
MV Agusta considers itself a “super premium” brand, and it has had the aesthetic design and style and detailing to back up that claim. Having ridden the new MV Agusta Brutale 800 in southern Spain late final week, I have concluded that MV Agusta now has the function and efficiency chops to match up with its beautiful design. That’s saying a lot, as I will talk about under.
The MV Agusta Brutale debuted 15 years ago in 2000, and was either shocking or beautiful, or both, based on your perspective. At the time, the special shape of the head lamp was one thing that truly caught your eye (it has because been copied), and the 4-cylinder engine in the original promised fantastic power for a naked. MV sooner or later made three-cylinder models, and eventually 800cc versions of these triples. MV had some teething problems early on, as many brands do when they reinvent themselves, and fuel injection mapping was undoubtedly one of them. MV in the end sorted this out, as we found when we track tested the 2014 F3 800 here in California.
So I was expecting the all new Brutale 800 to be well sorted when I arrived in Spain to test it final week. Just before we get into my riding impressions, let’s speak a bit about what is distinct from past Brutales.
MV Agusta considers the new Brutale 800 a total redesign, and it really is when you dig into the information. The distinctive headlamp, single swingarm and triple exhaust exits look somewhat equivalent to the outgoing model, but almost everything is new. Almost everything is at least subtly reshaped, but the tail section jumps out at you. It is a minimalist style, and the see-by way of help for the tail section is immediately clear. The headlamp is even different from the outgoing model, appearing thinner and much more sophisticated.
The frame is diverse as properly, with a wheelbase 20mm longer and elevated trail. The suspension involves a 43mm Marzocchi fully adjustable fork, as nicely as a completely adjustable Sachs shock that performs through a linkage. 4-piston Brembo calipers and 320mm rotors up front work with a single 220mm disc at the rear. Bosch offers the advanced ABS system, and new wheels are shod with Pirelli Diablo Rosso III tires.
The three-cylinder engine gets revised cam timing, new pistons and redesigned intake and exhaust systems complying with Euro 4 standards. A slight decrease in peak horsepower is coupled with a a lot broader and smoother torque curve, supplying considerably enhanced acceleration at reduced and medium rpm levels. Ninety percent of maximum torque is offered all the way down at three,800 rpm with 116 peak horsepower up at 11,500 rpm. Characteristically, the Brutale 800 engine features a counter-rotating crank intended to reduce inertia when changing directions. Both the slipper clutch and brakes are hydraulically operated.
Sophisticated electronics also provide clutchless up and down shifting, as well as eight traction handle settings and 3 selectable fuel maps. The maps include Sport, Tourismo and Rain, which supplies progressively smoother energy and reduced peak energy (Rain mode only provides 80 horsepower, for instance). A fourth map is labelled “Custom” which enables the rider to customize engine behavior by changing different parameters (which we did not have time to experiment with).
MV Agusta claims a dry weight of 385.eight pounds before filling the 4.four gallon gas tank. Not the lightest naked around, but fairly light provided the engine displacement and efficiency on supply.
But we weren’t in Spain to look at the Brutale 800 or examine its spec sheet. We have been right here to ride the bike in anger up the renowned Ronda Road in the Malaga area, which includes a series of fast sweepers climbing a mountain just outside Marbella. Far more than 20 miles long in 1 direction, we ascended and descended the road following an MV Agusta test rider who happened to be a former superbike racer. The pace set was basically “as rapidly as you can go” except for 1 or two journalists with racing backgrounds, themselves. A spectacular road, in much more ways than one particular. But far more about that later.
As I sat on the new Brutale 800 for the very first time, the position felt comfy and comparatively neutral. Not very as upright as some nakeds, perhaps, but the bars had been still high sufficient to hold weight off my wrists, and permit me to preserve my head elevated with no any neck strain. The rider triangle, like the distance amongst the seat and the pegs, made sense for a bike that could serve both as a commuter and a weekend canyon scratcher.
The seat was comfortable, and continued to be so throughout the ride of around 100 miles. Riding hard through the sweeping turns of the Ronda, ergonomics worked quite well. The slight lean forward made me really feel a lot more engaged through the corners. MV Agusta has focused challenging on throttle response and fuel injection tuning considering that the time that it’s earlier bikes stumbled (each actually and figuratively) in this category. As a outcome, throttle response on the Brutale 800 is outstanding … as good as any modern fuel injected bike we have tested in the final few years.
Aiding the smooth and precise throttle response is the torque curve of the new engine. This bike pulls smoothly, and with good thrust from extremely low rpm levels. Although on the Ronda, I was capable to exit corners, more often than not, in any a single of three gears without having considerably impacting acceleration. One particular of the widest power bands I can recall, and with the comparatively huge displacement, the triple never ever felt lacking. The bike can’t only pull from low revs, it continues to pull till the rev limiter cuts in. Opening the throttle mid-corner to drive out the other side did not upset the chassis whatsoever. Bottom line, the MV Agusta Brutale 800 produced for a amazing mount on the Ronda.
The totally adjustable suspension was fine set “as is” for the press launch. I didn’t touch the settings, and I don’t recall any of the other journalists mentioning that they wanted any changes to the fork or shock. Riders from 150 pounds on up (yours actually is at the moment 210 pounds) all seemed pleased. The bike is well balanced and supple enough to supply a decent ride over rough city pavement, even though nevertheless holding itself higher enough in the stroke, and providing adequate damping, to provide a really confident ride via twisty mountain roads. The bike would even perform nicely at a track day for most riders, in my opinion.
The Pirelli tires began out feeling a bit stiff and slippery when we 1st left the hotel parking lot and traversed the damp morning streets of Marbella on our way to the Ronda. Soon soon after hitting the twisty roads, however, the tires began to deliver great grip and self-assurance. I found exceptional feedback, particularly from the front tire. The rear finish was also properly planted, and aggressive throttle on corner exits in no way caused the back finish to step out (although I did really feel the rear end slide when I hit a painted stripe with a massive lean angle – my error, frankly).
The six-speed transmission worked flawlessly, and the clutchless up-shifts and down-shifts ( which are automatically rev matched) created every thing that a lot simpler. All of the electronics seemed invisible to the rider, including the ABS brakes and the traction manage – a sign of outstanding engineering and testing by MV.
The brakes had awesome power and excellent feel, and even forgave the occasional ham-fisted application by yours truly. Semi-panic deceleration also kept the chassis remarkably composed and ready for corner turn-in.
In addition to nimble handling, the Brutale 800 tracks properly in a straight line at high speeds with no nervousness. In common, the Brutale 800 is each quick and simple to ride, attaining one particular of MV Agusta’s goals, which was to make the Brutale 800 accessible to lesser-skilled riders. Frankly, I loved the engine and the spread of power, which seemed almost excellent for street use.
Selecting nits, I found the rear brake a bit touchy, and prepared to lock on occasion in spite of the ABS. This only happened at decrease speeds, and I suspect it was a mixture of brake application and lean angle in slow, slippery corners. I am also not a fan of a digital tachometer, although the rest of the instrumentation is each legible and beneficial.
In the end, our initial ride on the 2016 MV Agusta Brutale 800 left us really impressed. This is an really refined solution not only aesthetically, but from a performance and function perspective. This bike operates as very good as it appears! The intoxicating howl of the triple didn’t hurt.
At a U.S. MSRP of $ 13,498, the new Brutale 800 is by no signifies affordable, but you are receiving a premium design collectively with a premium riding encounter. Take a look at MV Agusta’s internet web site for available colors, as well as extra specifics and specifications.
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