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and the new five-inch TFT dash
that features the MVride app for
navigation mirroring.
The Superveloce is more an
exercise in style than straight-up
performance, as can be seen
from the does-nothing-but-looks-
lovely leather strap for the gas
tank (back in the day, tanks were
secured by straps—we've moved
on from there); cute bar-end mir-
rors that sort-of work when you're
not high in the revs and they buzz
to a blur; and the screen that's so
low you'd need to be Dani Pedro-
sa for it to have any real effect.
The aesthetic cues don't stop
there. Like the F3, the Supervel-
oce comes with a beautiful triplet
of exhaust mufflers that exit just
above the rear wheel on the right.
Mercifully, these pipes are just on
the right side of loud and don't
rattle the rider's eardrums to bits
like some of the other models
in the MV lineup—especially the
ones that come standard with the
SC Project exhaust. The Super-
veloce sounds fantastic, giving
that lovely wail we've come to
expect from three-cylinder MV's
but never tire of hearing.
The sound is accompanied by
torque for days, so you won't have
to go jumping up and down on
the ultra-smooth quickshifter—just
keep the revs above 3000 rpm,
and crack the throttle. MV has the
ride-by-wire system dialed on the
Superveloce—they've had years of
practice considering this is basi-
cally an F3 800 in drag—but it's
amazing how good the company's
RBW mapping has become.
There was a time when MV's
used to spit and splutter, espe-
cially on slight throttle openings.
Not anymore. There're four riding
modes to choose from in Sport,
Race, Rain, and the Custom map
you can build with your PC (I feel
you should be able to do this
solely through the dash, but that's
not the case). Sport is where I
spent most of my time as the Race
mode's torque delivery is a little
abrupt for general road use, espe-
cially if the surfaces are dodgy.
Still, I didn't find I was lacking
in any sort of forward momentum
with the Sport map. MV was one
of the first to fit the MotoGP-style
counter-rotating crankshaft (a few
years before Ducati did it with
(Left) Keep your
knees in, ride on
the balls of your
feet and keep the
speed up, and the
Superveloce is a
gem. (Right) The
leather tank strap
does absolutely
nothing, but it
looks fantastic.
