Can someone lend me $25,000?

[strandedinnz]

I saw this in Red Baron (I didn't buy anything in there I promise! I just looked at the toys!) and I need to possess it.

http://www.mvagusta.it/en/motorcycles/dragster-800/

http://www.mvagusta.it/media/filer_public/ea/b7/eab776c2-ae14-4b5b-9607-1eee1e6980cf/1_dragster_small-2.jpg

[iranana]

ugliest rear mud guard ever?

[pritch]

There is this guy in Nigeria who has got millions to give away...

[Mike.Gayner]

ugliest rear mud guard ever?

Yes, but it's an easy fix for this otherwise-gorgeous machine.

[Grashopper]

Forget about the OP, give the money to me. I want that bike! :eek:

[strandedinnz]

ugliest rear mud guard ever?

It's OK when you look close at it ... it's not all plastic, the number plate holder and indicators are bolted to a big chunk of alloy which is joined to the swing arm.
Same with the tail tidy area, it's not black plastic it's nice chunky expensive feeling metal :-)
I was getting quite excited when looking at the lovely engineering work on the bike ;-)

Though I think the only girlfriend you could have on the back of this would be a teeny little asian girlie, bigger girls would fall off unless you put a tow bar on the pillion seat for them to sit on ....

[Geeen]

Those wheels would look good on my Speedie.....

[BigAl]

Imagine going through road works with that fender and rear mud guard.

Looks nice, don't how practical though

[Bassmatt]

:drool::drool::drool:
Fuck me, I thought the standard 800 brutale looked good, it's the ugly sister now.

[Scuba_Steve]

There is this guy in Nigeria who has got millions to give away...

It's not quite a "give away" I had to chuck him 1000$ to bribe the authorities & it's another 2000$ in shipping but pretty cheap considering, now just waiting for mine to show up :cool:

[pritch]

Looks nice, don't how practical though

It's very similar to the Brutale which would be a bit more practical, hasn't got the chopped-off arse. Although I wouldn't normally expect "MV" and "practical" to appear in the same sentence.

[pritch]

It's not quite a "give away" I had to chuck him 1000$ to bribe the authorities & it's another 2000$ in shipping but pretty cheap considering, now just waiting for mine to show up :cool:

The formerly (in)famous Kevin Mitnick has been contacted by a scammer he has traced to Jamaica. He has told the guy that he's quit his job and ordered a Ferrari, now he needs the money in a hurry. He says his new friend is getting excited.

[Mo NZ]

Nice. But the rear end is.... fugley:gob:, shame a plate has to go on it. Also did you notice it has pillion pegs, they would have to go.
Not sure how long a rear tyre would last.

[rustyrobot]

did you notice it has pillion pegs, they would have to go.
Not sure how long a rear tyre would last.

I hadn't noticed. Not sure how long the pillion would last - was is that a 5cm square pillion seat?

[Mike.Gayner]

Nice. But the rear end is.... fugley:gob:, shame a plate has to go on it. Also did you notice it has pillion pegs, they would have to go.
Not sure how long a rear tyre would last.

It's not clear to me exactly where the pillion would sit on this bike....

Nonetheless, I'd own one.

[98tls]

Fuck i hate getting old,no doubt its awesome but looks like a fucking Transformer thingy to me.

[merv]

Yeah how would you pull chicks with that ridiculous rear end?

[98tls]

Yeah how would you pull chicks with that ridiculous rear end?

Speaking of such things motorcycles are supposed to have curves etc how can that thing be sexy when its all pointy n weird like some old witches nose.

[cheshirecat]

I hadn't noticed. Not sure how long the pillion would last - was is that a 5cm square pillion seat?


The rather nice attractive Italian pillion would only have stride around the corner to the nearest in cafe 'cause that how far the owner would take it - until weekends when they'd be at Daddy's villa amongst those twisty mountain roads and she'd take the Lambo anyway

[BuzzardNZ]

Yes, but it's an easy fix for this otherwise-gorgeous machine.

it may go like stink, but nothing about that bike is gorgeous, it's a hideous looking fucking thing!

[Mike.Gayner]

it may go like stink, but nothing about that bike is gorgeous, it's a hideous looking fucking thing!

To each his own, I personally think your SV is one of the ugliest bikes ever made.

[SpeedMonger]

Looks good but that's about it. MV don't seem to have mastered ride-by-wire.

[Kelz]

I had a sit on a Dragster yesterday. It's upright with wide bars and just feels like it'd be a wheelie machine. I think it looks better in the flesh than in piks, cause in piks it doesn't always do it for me, but in the flesh it does. I could live with the funny mudguard, and all pillions being very slim girls :). Now just need to find a spare 26K...

[MD]

Looks good but that's about it. MV don't seem to have mastered ride-by-wire.

They have now. MV issued an upgrade late February that is not just a revised fuel map. The revised fuel maps worked fine by the way. But this new release is a complete software replacement and initial reports from the Owners forum is it's bloody fantastic and you wouldn't know it's a RBW. Can't wait to get my bike in to the shop for the free upgrade. Owners that were happy with their bikes in the first place are raving about the improvement.

The Dragster is beautiful in the flesh for sure. Looking forward to the full dress touring Dragster. That's a joke but there is a MV Agusta tourer (Tourismo Veloce ) coming out soon that is equally gorgeous.

[Banditbandit]

It's not clear to me exactly where the pillion would sit on this bike....



Isn't that the point???


Fuck i hate getting old,no doubt its awesome but looks like a fucking Transformer thingy to me.


Yeah - I'm with him . maybe in a few years I might like it ... but right now it's all angles and pointy bits - not to my taste at all. But hey - if that's what floats your boat ... (but no, I won't lend you $25grand - If I had that much I get a new wife ... err sorry - new BIKE)


Yeah how would you pull chicks with that ridiculous rear end?

Hmmm .. the fact that people ride bikes is what pulls chicks .. most chicks have bugger all taste in bikes ... if it was a Harley it might have more pulling power ... the number of chicks who look disappointed when I say, 'No, I don't ride a Harley' ...

But hey - I do OK .. for an aging married man ...


"The perfect man? A poet on a motorcycle. You know, the kind who lives on the edge, the free spirit. But he's also gotta have the soul of a poet and a brilliant mind. So, you know, good luck." -Lucinda Williams

[Mike.Gayner]

Isn't that the point???

Absolutely, but why bother with the rear pegs at all?

Anyway, checked one out at Red Baron My Maunganui in the weekend - man what a bike. Feels like nothing else when you're sitting on it.

[SpeedMonger]

They have now. MV issued an upgrade late February that is not just a revised fuel map. The revised fuel maps worked fine by the way. But this new release is a complete software replacement and initial reports from the Owners forum is it's bloody fantastic and you wouldn't know it's a RBW. Can't wait to get my bike in to the shop for the free upgrade. Owners that were happy with their bikes in the first place are raving about the improvement.

The Dragster is beautiful in the flesh for sure. Looking forward to the full dress touring Dragster. That's a joke but there is a MV Agusta tourer (Tourismo Veloce ) coming out soon that is equally gorgeous.

Just as well, haven't ridden one myself but the dodgy throttle has killed the Brutale's in all of the comparos I have seen. I am happy with my low tech cabled speedy r, smooth as a babies bum all of the time.

[SpeedMonger]

Absolutely, but why bother with the rear pegs at all?

Anyway, checked one out at Red Baron My Maunganui in the weekend - man what a bike. Feels like nothing else when you're sitting on it.

But how does the bike feel with you sitting on it? Can't help but feel that mine is a bit disappointed ....

[yevjenko]

The non-matching wheels would just piss me off.

Why do that? The back wheel is lovely, make the front look the same

sent from my phone (so scuze auto correct typos)

[Larksea]

ok that does look cool, dont think I can justify putting 25k on a bike yet though >.<

[Banditbandit]

ok that does look cool, dont think I can justify putting 25k on a bike yet though >.<

None of us can really justify spending money on bikes ... we just do it any way ..

[u4ea]

None of us can really justify spending money on bikes ... we just do it any way ..

Its just NECESSARY...cant live without 'em.:msn-wink::whistle: