(Above) Sharp as
sword exhausts
look great but the
passenger footpegs
(which should fold
away out of sight)
ruin the aesthetic
somewhat. (Left)
Right-side cruise
control. What a pain
in the butt it is.
The dash mount is
a beautiful piece of
industrial design,
the digital unit
looking like it's
floating above the
suspension.
High-set rearsets and
clip-on handlebars
make this a real attack
naked bike, which is
both good and bad.
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bars that belong on a superbike, not a naked bike.
For me, it's a hard yes in the looks department.
Regardless of mine or Kit's feelings, this MV
Agusta is about as far removed from the gloriously
flowing lines of the darling of 1960s grand prix rac-
ing, the 500cc three-cylinder, used by Ago et al,
as could possibly be.
As the old saying goes, beauty really is in the
eyes of the beholder.
At $33,800, the MV Agusta Brutale 1000 RR
is right up there with the most expensive mass-
produced naked bikes on the planet. In fact, it very
nearly tops them. Only the Ducati Streetfighter V4
SP comes in higher, and that machine includes
more cubes (although the same claimed power
of 208 horsepower), an STM dry slipper clutch,
