MV Brutale-R

[DMNTD]

Opinions,preferably educated,on all aspects of owning/maintaining a MV Brutale-R please.

[Big Dave]

I've *followed* one. Nuff said. :blink:

[Devil]

Opinions,preferably educated,on all aspects of owning/maintaining a MV Brutale-R please.


You want one. But not the one that's sitting in motomail. I made it sticky.

[jrandom]

Giz a go on the SD-R and I'll write you a comparative ride review.

[mynameis]

:corn: Waits for Finn :corn:

[jrandom]

As long as you have a full liciense and 1k just in case....go for it.

Yeah, buttock horse.

Actually, a back to back comparo of the SD-R and the Brutale R from two different riders would be quite fun. Ride together, swap and re-ride the same course, go away and write up impressions, post together without looking at each other's review first, etc.

Naturally, you'd want to eliminate ownership bias.

;)

I'm thinking jrandom vs Big Dave while Finn and DMNTD wait anxiously by the phone, reviewing their insurance policies...

:2thumbsup

[Big Dave]

any "horror stories".

Some dick with a goatee made a mess all over the floor stock at motomail

[DMNTD]

:corn: Waits for Finn :corn:
LOL...couldn't wait so just phoned the big guy.
Nothing but praise plus there was the added bonus of him having ridden a SD-R too.
Tres interesting...



Some dick with a goatee made a mess all over the floor stock at motomail
:devil2:

[jrandom]

So you gonna buy one, or what?

:corn:

[mynameis]

LOL...couldn't wait so just phoned the big guy.
Nothing but praise plus there was the added bonus of him having ridden a SD-R too.
Tres interesting...



:devil2:

I wouldn't listen to an old fart like him, anything would excite him in these golden days. His advice.....and then....you might get disappointed :lol:

[bucket boy]

Maybe....:shifty:

WHAT IS IT THIS TIME GONE AND DONE PART- 5-6-7- boy you must have a good mrs

[mynameis]

Cheeky c00nt! I'm his age...nearly

Lol..but yeah you're on the Duke and 14 and he has a Repsol thou hahaha.

That has to be the funniest thing for 2008 so far, Finn trying to sell his Repsol thou on KB bahaha. :lol: (Since 2006 that is) You should read his TradeMe ad. :D

Sorry just a little bit off topic.

[MVnut]

Go n ride a Brutale R .....you won't wanna give it back:yes::yes::yes:

[onearmedbandit]

I sat on your one MVnut and didn't want to give it back.

[Mom]

Haven't gone and done anything...yet :dodge:
Oh and it's not as if she doesn't want to go for a fang on one eh

Just on the off chance you have, you best come show mommy tomorrow sonny boy :sunny:

[Big Dog]

Opinions,preferably educated,on all aspects of owning/maintaining a MV Brutale-R please.


Not at all educated but surely a Hayabusa would be better.... lol.:oi-grr:

[Brett]

As long as you have a full liciense and 1k just in case....go for it.
Has to be on the road to be covered though.

".

SWEET!!!! :D

[kiwifruit]

can't wait for the RC8 eh?

[DMNTD]

can't wait for the RC8 eh?

Decided to wait for the RC8's second generation to make certain all bugs have been ironed out.
I'm sure I could make do with a Brutale-R :drool:

[Coyote]

It's purdy

[Waylander]

Go n ride a Brutale R .....you won't wanna give it back:yes::yes::yes:

He doesn't test ride. He buys and then sells a few months later.

[Finn]

I'm sure I could make do with a Brutale-R :drool:

Offer stands. Next time you're in Auck's, take mine for a decent spin. It'll give you a woody.

[Finn]

Lol..but yeah you're on the Duke and 14 and he has a Repsol thou hahaha.

That has to be the funniest thing for 2008 so far, Finn trying to sell his Repsol thou on KB bahaha. :lol: (Since 2006 that is) You should read his TradeMe ad. :D

Sorry just a little bit off topic.

Ever picked up your teeth with broken fingers?

[Qkkid]

Ever picked up your teeth with broken fingers?

:bleh:Very FINNY:laugh:

[Fatjim]

Try the tuono first, but you probably have.

If you're stuck on a IL4 you should have tried Drews Hornet too. 90% of the brutale at 35% of the price. Plus its a great tourer too, with blah blah blah honda reliability.

[Deano]

If you're stuck on a IL4 you should have tried Drews Hornet too. 90% of the brutale at 35% of the price. Plus its a great tourer too, with blah blah blah honda reliability.

It punts up the Taka's well with the right amount of ballast too.

[Fatjim]

Had a tail wind mate. She was gibbing (sp?) well with the spinaker up.

[skelstar]

If you're stuck on a IL4 you should have tried Drews Hornet too. 90% of the brutale at 35% of the price. Plus its a great tourer too, with blah blah blah honda reliability.


...[Im a fan too]...
So the difference isn't that Drew makes it cool?

I've known for ages :)

[Fatjim]

the grass is always greener......

[EJK]

I smell another Gone and done it again Thread..... :shifty:

[007XX]

I'll know 100% either way today...not too fussed if it doesn't happen as the SD-R is an awesome bike.

Yeah...I got a "maybe" kind of bike owner like you at home! :rolleyes: :laugh:

Attention span of a goldfish you boys have...:dodge:

[007XX]

Life's waaaaaaaaay to short not to thrash every bike ever made innit?

Although I do agree, don't let my husband know alright? I'll never hear the end of it...:laugh:

[EJK]

I'll know 100% either way today...not too fussed if it doesn't happen as the SD-R is an awesome bike.

SD-R? MV Brutale-R? Hmmmmmm..... How about both sir? :laugh:

[MidnightMike]

What happened to getting that ugly-ass fully faired Superduke thing?

[Finn]

the grass is always greener......

I'm a firm believer in that age old quote but not when it comes to motor vehicles. Comparing a Hornet to an MV is like Toyota Corolla vs Ferarri.

Nailing a Brutale R is something else.

[Fatjim]

Yeah, But I'm quicker in a Corolla than a Ferrari, purely because I cannot fit in a ferrari.

[Finn]

Yeah, But I'm quicker in a Corolla than a Ferrari, purely because I cannot fit in a ferrari.

Dude, the cabin in a 430 is big. I have to put the seat way forward to feel in control and contrary to popular belief, I'm not really a midget. Jeremy Clarkson fits in one easily so you would have to be 6'10" plus and weigh in at about 170 kg's not to fit.

[Fatjim]

Its the shoulders mate. They seats are too narrow so I end up leaning to the middle. McLaren made a car that i fit though.

[jrandom]

Dude, the cabin in a 430 is big.

Wot 'e said.

Well, I can't account for the 430, but the driver accommodation in the 599 is far nicer than one expects from an Italian supercar. Pity all I was allowed to do was sit in it, of course.

Sniff.

Although the GT machines probably aren't quite what Fatjim was thinking of. But only wankers drive 360s, Enzos and F-whatevers, so who cares.

;)

[Finn]

Pity all I was allowed to do was sit in it, of course.

When I fix the compatibility issue between my video camera and Mac, I'll post a vid of me ringing the snot out of one in Southern France / Italy.

[Forest]

MV spare parts are expensive. Mind bogglingly expensive.

If you do get one, pray that it has been maintained. Then try not to crash it.

[Fatjim]

I hear the radiators are cheap because of the mass production techniques. Each MV uses on average about 3 a year.

[jrandom]

I hear the radiators are cheap because of the mass production techniques. Each MV uses on average about 3 a year.

It's not the radiators at fault, there; it's the mounting.

And I'm not sure whether the Brutale has the same issue that the F4 does with the top-only radiator mount letting the radiator swing back during high speed / acceleration / wheelies and causing cracks and leaks, but the F4 is easily sorted with a little additional bracing around the bottom of the radiator.

[RC1]

How about I get a job first? :Oops:

YEAH RIGHT :gob:

[Finn]

I hear the radiators are cheap because of the mass production techniques. Each MV uses on average about 3 a year.

I've had mine for almost 2 years now and apart from using a few tankers of petrol and a small country's rubber tree plantation, I haven't had anything break or need attention. However, when it does (in true Italian fashion) it will be nasty I'm sure.

[mynameis]

Ever picked up your teeth with broken fingers?

Give me the learn old man! :lol:

[DMNTD]

Well then...I guess I better post up some pic's of me new bike tomorrow then eh? :woohoo:


YEAH RIGHT :gob:
Sorry mate...but I may just have to get one....even if it's just for the novelty :laugh:


MV spare parts are expensive. Mind bogglingly expensive.
Depends on who you know though eh? :shifty:
Oh and carbon fibre parts are cheaper for the Brutale than what they were for my "old" '07 ZX10R-SE!!! :eek:

[Fatjim]

but the F4 is easily sorted with a little additional bracing around the bottom of the radiator.

Not so easy as to have fixed it in the factory, or the 7 f4's I heard that were waiting in Oz to get back on the road, or the Senna that got written off recently after a radiator split, just 3 weeks after it was replaced.

But I'm just being piccy.


They are sexy though (the f4's)

[El Dopa]

Theres one for sale at KTL in Auckland. Price seems very reasonable to me. (http://www.ktlbikes.co.nz/motorcycles.php?bikeId=438)

I'm holding on until they get another 'Duke in, meself.

[DMNTD]

Theres on for sale at KTL in Auckland. Price seems very reasonable to me. (http://www.ktlbikes.co.nz/motorcycles.php?bikeId=438)

I'm holding on until they get another 'Duke in, meself.

Yep,hold out for a SD mate...I'll keep any eye for ya too. Has been a few that would suit you on TM as well.

That Baby Brutale is priced about right. I bought the 910R :love: