MV Brutale-R

[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!

Attention span of a goldfish you boys have...

[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...

[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?

[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?

YEAH RIGHT

[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.