Comments on: MV Agusta Introduces New Brutale 800 (Bike Reports) (News)

By: peugotiste

peugotiste — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:45:51 +0000

13.3 : 1 Compr.ratio ? Wonder how much will the starter last. Just hope that it’s located in an accesible location, as, at this price, these beasts are to be RIDDEN, not showcased.

Consider the price 20% higher, due to the travel costs included to-and-fro
rare dealers (servicing etc..).

But it’s an MV. And it’s a benchmark raiser.

Made in Italy too.

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By: bipedal

bipedal — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 01:55:46 +0000

Never before seen counter rotating crank? Remember the Yamaha XS1100 from the late 70′s?
I am sure there are some more out there including some dirt bikes that have a counter rotating crank as well….

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By: Superlight

Superlight — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:01:56 +0000

Appearance is subjective. My eyes say the F3 is worlds better than the Daytona and the same on the Brutale vs Street Triple – much better component integration on the MVs. And why would anyone use Samco hoses on a Naked unless they wanted to call attention to all that piping?

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By: Hefner

Hefner — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:47:21 +0000

Dang… Meant F3, not brutale 675, but probably close enough…

By: Hefner

Hefner — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:46:26 +0000

If it’s anything like the 675 Brutale, Sport Rider magazine seems to think its electronics are a mess, and its suspension unbalanced (my interpretation of their wording). So ugly and not as fast as a comparable Triumph then…

But to be honest, I don’t find it that ugly. It has some nice lines in the tail section, and the engine/frame/swingarm are sexy (why no left-side shots?)… They start failing with the radiator shrouds, then the fail continues to the integrated turn signals on the tank (ruined a pretty tank there) and finishes off with the fly screen.

My take:
– The whole point of the naked concept is brutalized by putting bodywork on a bike to hide the hoses. Put some Samco hoses on the thing and ditch the shroud.
– Ditch the ridiculous inserts on the front of the tank, and continue the nice lines that are on the back half.
– The instrument cluster should have been more integrated with the headlight, at least from the front perspective of the bike. Go look at a Buell S1 or M2 to see what I mean.

All of these *could* be fixed by the aftermarket, or someone with enough shop skills and motvation.

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By: Hefner

Hefner — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:29:57 +0000

Beat me to it. Comments are listed in reverse order, so I read them backwards and didn’t see your response.

Any idea if the Benelli kept the under-seat radiator in competition form?

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By: Hefner

Hefner — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:27:51 +0000

Benelli Tornado. A great concept of a bike that was not executed very well, and ran afoul of changing Superbike regs.

I’m not sure if the SBK version kept the radiator placement… The RC51 side moutned radiators were ditched cor competition because they couldn’t handle the heat output of a race tuned engine.

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By: Bud

Bud — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:15:46 +0000

This is what the reply link is for.

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By: Artem

Artem — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:02:42 +0000

Ugly, but probably fast as all MVs racing bikes.

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By: Superlight

Superlight — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:07:21 +0000

Superhawk69, I’ll take your comments on. I bought an F3 instead of a 675R and would do so again. All of us are different in our buying needs. For me, I wanted a new platform (rather than something 6 years old)and a great look – sorry, Triumph, you lose on both counts. The things where the F3 loses out to the Triumph I’m going to fix, so it was an easy decision. I must admit, however, if I had wanted a bike that required no reworks the 675R is the better buy.

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