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THE BRUTALE CORSA
he new MV Agusta Brutale Corsa will be
hand-built in small numbers, according to
the Italian company. MV claims the Brutale Corsa produces 158 horspower and it will come with
an Ohlins fork, forged wheels, a billet steering
head and plenty of other styling touches – from
the gloss black frame to the hand-stitched seat
and billet levers, pegs and reservoir caps.
TOMAC, HAHN TO GO BIG
I
t's official, Eli Tomac is moving
up to the big-bike class next
year and his teammate Wil Hahn
is going with him.
Tomac and Hahn's GEICO
Honda team made the announcement just prior to the
RedBud National MX. The
team, which has in the past always fielded just one 450 rider
– most recently Kevin Windham
- and multiple 250 riders, will
have more of a presence in the
premier division now.
Jeff Majkrzak, one of the
team's owners, said that expand-
ing to two 450 riders is a big step
but one the team has been working toward for a long time.
"We only wanted to expand
to two 450 riders if we could do
it the right way," he said. "We
wanted to make sure our major
partners - GEICO, Honda and
AMSOIL - were ready and willing
to go on this ride with us. The
timing was perfect and we're excited for the team's future with
Eli and Wil leading the way for
The GEICO Honda MX Team will
go with two 450 riders in 2014 – Eli
Tomac (pictured) and Wil Hahn.
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHAN MOORE
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