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VIBA LARA 800 ––A NEW WAY FOR MV?
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ould this be a prototype for
a new MV Agusta scram-
bler? A trio of Frenchmen have
concocted the first dual purpose
MV Agusta, using the three-
cylinder 800 Brutale model as
the basis for creating the Viba
Lara 800.
Viba owner Jean-Michel
Sanchez—a businessman based
in Blois, France's Loire Valley—
designer Yann Bakony and his
colleague Bruno Vigezzi have
together created a hand-built
three-cylinder street scrambler
producing 125 bhp at 11,600
rpm and 59lb-ft of torque at
8600 rpm, of which just 23 ex-
amples will be made. With one
bike already apparently sold,
that leaves a further 22 available
for the not inconsiderable price
of £32,310 ($35,873) excluding
tax, with a £10,000 ($11,102) de-
posit taken at the time of order.
Retaining the stock Brutale
800 chassis, the Lara 800 has
been fitted with an aluminum
fuel tank and a shortened rear
subframe to carry an all-new
leather covered 32-inch high
single seat, with a passenger
seat and footpegs available as
an option. The handmade Zard
3-1 exhaust is ceramic coated
to reduce heat by 30 percent,
while the Lighthouse LED head-
light with aluminum casing is
protected by a wire mesh grille
that's been machined from solid
alloy, with a corresponding LED
rear light. The specially made
center-mounted ELKA coil-over
monoshock rear suspension
has been adapted for dual
Meet the new
limited addition
Viba Lara, a French
designed dual sport
based off of a MV
Agusta Brutale 800.
