It’s a busy time in the Asphalt & Rubber office, with the entire motorcycle industry deciding that January/February is the perfect time to host events. As such, we should have a flurry of reviews, interviews, and other articles from these events posting to the site over the next few weeks.
For me, this starts two weeks on the road, with my first top near Malaga, Spain for the 2016 MV Agusta Brutale 800 launch – the day’s route see us riding the new Brutale 800 near the Mediterranean Sea today, putting about 150km on the bike.
Things are already off to an interesting start, as we woke up to a sizable earthquake, whose epicenter was just on the other side of the sea, 11km off the coast of Morocco. Hopefully that’s not a bad omen for my fellow riders, though for me it felt like being back in California.
Enough of all that, the purpose of this post is to field questions about the 2016 MV Agusta Brutale 800 from A&R readers, which I can answer in the comments section. If I don’t know an answer, I will try to get a response from the MV Agusta personnel that are here with me in Spain.
You can follow our thoughts on the bike live via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can also try searching for the hashtags: #Brutale800 for the thoughts of our colleagues as well.
Spec-Sheet Comparison of Premium Middleweight Naked Motorcycles:
| MV Agusta Brutale | Ducati Monster 821 | Triumph Speed Triple S | KTM 690 Duke | |
| Displacement | 798cc | 821cc | 1,050cc | 690cc |
| Engine | Triple | V-Twin | Triple | Single |
| Power | 116 hp | 110 hp | 138 hp | 72 hp |
| Torque | 61 lbs•ft | 66 lbs•ft | 83 lbs•ft | 55 lbs•ft |
| Dry Weight | 386 lbs | 396 lbs | 423 lbs | 327 lbs |
| Electronics | TC/ABS/QS | TC/ABS | TC/ABS | ABS (TC/MSR optional) |
| Price | $13,498 | $11,695 | $13,200 | $8,999 |
Photos: MV Agusta
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