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does have two easily accessible
storage lockers in the fairing in
which to stick freeway tickets or
a mobile phone that are unac-
countably lacking on the Ducati.
The MV Turismo Veloce also
has Bluetooth connectivity allow-
ing up to nine different devices
to be paired, eight-stage traction
control with ride-by-wire throttle,
full LED lighting—the rear an ul-
tra-distinctive X-shaped design—
and two 12-volt power sockets
plus a pair of USB sockets. The
updated full-color five-inch TFT
dash is still overly cluttered with
data, though, so that it's kind of
hard to just at a glance find what
you wanted to know. But that
might improve with familiarity, so
I'll let the jury stay out on that.
The adjustable windscreen
which you can alter one-handed
on the move over a 2-inch range
is the best designed and easi-
est to use such device I've yet
encountered, providing excel-
lent deflection that allows you
to cruise at 100 mph for long
distances untroubled by wind
buffeting, with the tacho read-
ing parked at 7,400 rpm on a
bike with a notional top speed
of 143 mph, according to MV. It
feels extremely long-legged and
relaxed in living up to its name—
Veloce, which means fast in
Italian. Cruise control is fitted as
using it in stop-start riding.
But while the beauty of
Morton's design is unarguable
aesthetically pleasing (the new
MV Agusta must surely be the
best-looking tourer yet created)
it's not 100 percent practical.
Unless you opt for the optional
hard luggage, there's nowhere
under the seat to store any-
thing, and especially not any
anti-theft device which is surely
essential on a bike costing
nearly $20,000. It would also
have been nice to find a keyless
remote ignition and electrical
steering lock actuator on the MV
(as fitted standard to the new
Multistrada) but the 800 triple
