RIDE REVIEW I 2022 MV AGUSTA DRAGSTER RR
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up much faster than the
Yamaha will and rushes
towards its redline with
more enthusiasm.
Clicking up through the
gears on the brilliant MV
Agusta race-style quick-
shifter is addictive fun.
MV's nailed the quick-
shifter, which gives just
the right amount of kill to
ensure smooth full-power
gear changes.
The MV has a compact
chassis. With a wheel-
base of just 55.1 inches,
direction changes are
snappy and precise, and
its dry weight of 385
pounds means you simply
look where you want to
go, and the chassis will
oblige. Running the MV
trademark Marzocchi/
Sachs setup, the ride
is firm but not as of-
fensive as it is on the
larger Brutale RS, which
almost seems to ratchet
up the stiffness in direct
throttle snatch, but it's way
ahead of what it was even
two years ago, thanks to
improvements in initial
throttle mapping. This
makes the Dragster much
more enjoyable in slow-
speed situations while
still retaining all the punch
needed for when the road
opens up.
Get the Dragster
spinning north of 5000
rpm, and you're met with
oodles of torque from the
counter-rotating crank.
That still gives you around
8000 rpm of usable mo-
tor range to play with, and
the little 798cc donk be-
tween your legs will play
with you right up into that
13,000 rpm redline.
The Dragster is lack-
ing in that initial punch
off the bottom of the rev
range, so in that regard,
a Yamaha MT-09 will
retain somewhat of an
edge, but the MV spins
The spokes only
stretch to the right
side of the wheel,
another quirky and
cool MV feature.
