VOLUME ISSUE AUGUST , P95
Interestingly, MV Agusta
admits up to 15 percent of the
motorcycles that come off the
Varese production line never
get started and remain in pri-
vate collections, either gather-
ing dust or being shined on the
daily. Each to their own, I guess,
but if I'm buying one, you better
believe it's getting ridden.
Let's take the paintjob out
of the equation and just focus
on what the America really is,
which is a Dragster RR SCS.
You've got a splendid 140
horsepower three-cylinder, fully
adjustable Marzocchi suspen
-
sion, Brembo brakes, most—not
all—of the electronics you'd ex-
pect for a bike of this price and
styling that'd make a blind man
blush. It seems only MV could
make a carbon rear wheel
cover look this good.
There are nice little touches
like the foldable rear passen
-
ger pegs, instantly turning this
into a one-seater; the three
slash-cut mufflers exiting out
the right rear of the chassis;
"America" stitching on the seat;
a beautiful open clutch cover
so you can see plates spinning
in a counter rotating direction
that hints at the crankshaft;
and one of the best looking
rear lights in any form of trans
-
portation today.
