MV Agusta Brutale 800, Brutale 1090, F4 first look

As earlier reported, veteran Indian two-wheeler maker Kinetic has tied hands with Italian superbike manufacturer MV Agusta to bring some of their bikes to India. The grapevine has it MV’s famous naked series bikes, the Brutales are likely to land at our shores soon, specifically the MV Agusta Brutale 1090. Other probable models for India are the Brutale 800 and F4.

The Brutale 1090 can be expected to be imported in first, a Completely Built Unit or CBU, common for its capacity of bikes, while the price at which a CBU imported Brutale 800 will position it much higher than the competition, a Kawasaki Z800 for example, assembled here in India, and priced so reasonably.

To start with, the MV Agusta Brutale 800 looks quite manic. The entire design of the motorcycle incorporates lots of lines and angles which work well to give it a muscular look. Up front, the headlamp is oval, with a sharp looking digital display mounted above. The tank is well sculpted, and flows seamlessly into a single piece seat. Under the tank, one can see a red trellis steel frame on which mounts the bike engine.

This is a 798cc three-cylinder (similar to the capable Street Triple also assembled in India by Triumph), four-stroke, 12-valve unit good for 123.3bhp at 11,600rpm. It makes a maximum of 8.25kgm of torque at 8,600rpm. Suspending the Brutale 800 are 43mm upside-down forks, and a single shock absorber mated to a single-sided alloy swingarm at rear.

The wheels are 17inch, alloys, with a 120/70 profile tyre in front, and 180/55 section rubber on the rear. There are 320mm dual disc brakes on the front, and a single 220mm disc brake at the rear, these equipped ABS.