2021 MV AGUSTA SUPERVELOCE 800
R I D E R E V I E W
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the Panigale V4 range), and the go from the
inline-three is seamlessly transitioned to the rear
wheel without undue wheelies.
This is a good thing because despite being
on the wrong side of $19k, the Superveloce
does not come with a nearly standard sport-
bike-class six axis Inertial Measurement Unit
(IMU). As such, the motorcycle relies more
on mechanical grip rather than electronic
intervention, so no IMU-fitted wheelie or
traction control.
The traction control system is by all ac-
counts pretty rudimentary, but it does the job
well enough and you have to either be really
hauling the mail or crack-handed with the
throttle to get the system firing when on level
one or two. The only bummer is you can't
switch the system off.
On the Cycle News scales, we weighed the
Superveloce with a full 4.36 gallons of gas at
237.5 pounds for the front and 220.7 pounds
at the rear, for a total of 458.2 pounds and a
front-to-rear ratio of 51.7:48.3. This makes it
pretty nose heavy and in true MV Agusta style,
it feels better the faster you go.
The seat, which looks like it's styled from
Casey Stoner's Ducati Desmosedici GP9, is
Those with a super
eagle eye will look
at that seat unit
and think there's
more than a touch
of Casey Stoner's
GP10 in there.
The dash is easy
enough to operate
but the angle is a little
sharp considering
where it sits below
the screen.
