RIDE REVIEW I 2022 MV AGUSTA DRAGSTER RR
P92
in the retractable passenger foot-
pegs. The pegs sit on a swivel and
click neatly under the seat when not
in use with a satisfying little "thunk,"
allowing the machine to display the
glorious three-cylinder exhaust muf-
fler in almost all its glory.
Now, compare this to the Brutale
RR that costs nearly twice this much
(or the Brutale 800 RR, for that mat-
ter), which has fixed passenger foot-
pegs that crowd the muffler and look
decidedly cheap. Sometimes, even
MV gets their design cues wrong.
Another feature of the Dragster is the
side-mounted rear vision mirrors that
look great when standing still but not
so great when you're riding. They are
difficult to adjust up and down (left and
right is no issue) and tend to vibrate so
much as to be basically useless.
At least you can fold them in when
lane splitting/filtering, as their ap-
pearance on the Dragster makes the
machine a fair bit wider at the shoul-
ders. I would personally go for those
funky drop-down mirrors that sit below
the handlebar, but I'm not sure entirely
how legal they are, at least in this
state (California).
Design aspects aside, the Dragster's
ride will make you glad you've parked
one in your garage. When used in
Sport mode, the three-cylinder motor
still retains a little of the traditional MV
(Right) The same
back-end as the
1000's gives a nice
family lineage.
(Bottom left) We
must say, a red
frame would be
sweet to break
up all this black.
(Bottom right) The
seat unit is quite
comfortable, but
the flat edges
can dig into the
sides of your legs.
Check out the neat
passenger pegs all
tucked away there.
The motor and
chassis have been
ripped pretty much
straight off the
Brutale.
