MV Agusta
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SCOOP: workshop picture of the 2016 Brutale 800. Stripped bike
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Here’s the first picture of the 2016 MV Agusta Brutale 800. OK, so it’s on a workshop bench. And yes, it doesn’t have wheels. Or bodywork. So that’s not quite a finished bike. But what we can see is how different the rear section, light assembly and exhaust shielding is from the current bike. We’re…
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Feline: Italian designer offers 170bhp 800cc triple dream-bike
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Italian designer Yacouba Galle has introduced his vision of a high-tech, deluxe motorcycle – Feline. “Its unique look creates an immediate impact with its unusual sensual panther style.” says the press release. We’re told the machine – the result of four years of technological research – will be made from the highest quality materials, with parts manufactured by…
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Mercedes and MV Agusta announce partnership
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Mercedes and MV Agusta have announced that they have signed a cooperation agreement on a ‘long-term partnership’. Back in July, we reported the possibility of US car manufacturer Daimler to purchase a stake in MV Agusta – Mercedes-AMG is the sports-car and performance brand of the Daimler AG. The partnership between the two high-end brands…
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MV Agusta Turismo Veloce 800 | 2015 new motorcycles
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Available from the beginning of 2015, the new MV Agusta Turismo Veloce 800 makes 110bhp, with a 15% torque increase. Here’s what MV said… The lightweight 800 three cylinder engine at the centre of the precious frame with steel trellis structure and aluminium plates. Electronics at the service of the rider. And so MV Agusta…
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MV Agusta Brutale 800RR review & Dragster 800RR review
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MV Agusta Brutale 800RR review & Dragster 800RR review | From £11,599 | 140bhp@13,100rpm | 63lb-ft@10,100rpm | 798cc liquid-cooled triple Tested by Roland Brown. Motorcycle Journalist and former international racer, Roland Brown is one of the world’s most respected bike testers. Subscribe to his fantastic YouTube channel – iMotorcycle Video – here. Photos by Milagro MV Agusta…
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MV Agusta Brutale 800 | 2015 new motorcycles
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Using the same retuned three-cylinder 798cc 140bhp engine as the just-announced MV Agusta Brutlae 800 Dragster. Price is £13,980 Euro (£11,045). MV says that a redesigned air box and optimised, more efficient fuel system, as well as tweaks to the fuel injection (two injectors per cylinder now) result in linear power delivery at low revs, and explosive performance at…
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MV Agusta Brutale 800RR Dragster | 2015 new motorcycles
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Thanks to leaked images, MV has released details of its new Butale 800 Dragster ahead of the EICMA show in Milan. The company also announced the new Brutale 800RR. The RR badge is said to be reserved for the company’s best four-cylinder machines, but it’s now found its way onto the triple of the Brutale…
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Daimler to buy stake in MV Agusta?
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US car manufacturer Daimler may be in line to purchase a 30% stake in MV Agusta. According to German publication ‘Boersen-Zeitung’, the Castiglioni family are looking to offload up to 30% of the Italian company and Daimler had, allegedly, been in contact previously about acquiring a minority share. Such a deal could give MV access…
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916 designer Massimo Tamburini has passed away
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Our thoughts are with the family after hearing that Massimo Tamburini, the man responsible for designing the iconic Ducati 916, has passed away at the age of 70. Tamburini was diagnosed with lung cancer late in 2013 and had been receiving treatment at an advanced medical centre near his home in San Marino. Tamburini’s…
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The inside line on MV
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Giovanni Castiglione talks to Motor Cycle Monthly about the current state of MV Agusta… MCM: Are you satisfied with MV’s current position? GC: “We are very happy with MV Agusta’s performance in the market – we are hitting all our targets and positive we can sell more than 10,000 bikes in 2014; a 33%…
