M
V Agusta is back.
Well, almost. Flush
with cash and a
new, focused direction after
seceding 25 percent of the
company to the Pierer Mobil
-
ity Group (owners of KTM,
Husqvarna, GasGas, and
probably a bunch of others I
don't remember), MV Agusta
now has its best chance in
a generation to really make
an impact in the ultra-lux
performance market.
Here's hoping they make
the most of it.
With the company's U.S
headquarters relocated to
Murrieta, California, MV
Agusta has celebrated this
by releasing the brand-new,
$28,247 Dragster RR SCS
America. Limited to 300 ex
-
amples, the America draws
extensively from the Drag-
ster RR SCS, which costs
roughly four grand less. So,
you're essentially paying for
a fancy paintjob, as well as
a bike cover and your bike's
series number engraved on
the top triple clamp.
America and MV Agusta
have a long and storied
history, dating back to the
legendary 750S of 1973. It
would be 32 years before
another model bearing the
Stars and Stripes would ar
-
rive, this one being the 2005
Brutale 750 America. From
there, they came faster.
2012 saw the arrival of the
Brutale 1090 RR America,
then the 2017 Brutale RR
America, and a year later,
the Dragster 800 RR Ameri
-
ca, so it's fair to say the Ital-
ian love affair with this wide,
vast land is genuine.
RIDE REVIEW I 2023 MV AGUSTA DRAGSTER RR SCS AMERICA
P92
NYC and the Stars and Stripes.
MV knows how to lay on the
patriotism nice and thick.
A PP LE P I E A N D PA
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU
MIX ITALIAN FLAIR WITH THE RED,
WHITE, AND BLUE? YOU GET
THE MV DRAGSTER RR SCS
AMERICA, THAT'S WHAT, BABY
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEVIN WING
