RIDE REVIEW I 2022 MV AGUSTA BRUTALE 1000 RS
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I also feel the price warrants ei-
ther carbon-fiber or at least forged
alloy wheels, rather than the cast
units the RS comes with. Perhaps
this is something MV management
could look at for 2023.
Given the price, the RS is only
going to appeal to a very select
customer, but then, I guess you
could say that about the entire
MV range anyway. There's many
quirky characteristics that come
with owning an MV, but when
used in the "right" way, i.e. with
the throttle wound right back,
there's no denying the joys to
be had. However, MV needs to
fix the motor's fueling if it's to
be taken seriously as an alterna-
tive to something like a Ducati
Streetfighter V4 S.
CN
Ergonomically, the RS is a far
more pleasing ride than the RR
with its low-set clip-on handle-
bars but it's not perfect. Your
feet are still set quite high, and I
would often foul my heel against
the admittedly very pretty ex-
hausts exiting under the sides of
the passenger seats.
Speaking of the passenger,
their footrests and associated
brackets are not foldable, as
they are on the much cheaper
Dragster. This means the ex-
haust is half covered by these
bulky aluminum brackets and
look decidedly second rate
for a bike of this price, which
is surprising, given the level of
attention to detail the rest of the
machine enjoys.
The MV loves
twisty roads much
more than it does
playing nice in
traffic.
