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MV Agusta Brutale 750S motorcycle review - Riding

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MV Agusta Brutale 750S (2001-2006)

Detail	Value
Parker's used price range	£3,035-5,935
	Full used prices
Engine size	749cc
Power	127bhp
Top speed	150mph
Insurance group	17

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Engine
Ride & Handling
Equipment
Quality & Reliability
Value

MCN overall verdict

Some things are so beautiful you just want to look at them and the MV Agusta Brutale 750 is arguably the most stunning roadster type motorbike anyone can own, especially the Serie Oro version. OK, it isn't that fast for a 750, and the headlamp looks a bit odd, but the rest of it simply oozes style, class and pizazz. It also handles and brakes superbly

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Owners' rating

The MV Agusta 750 Brutale suffers from having the F4 750 sportbike motor - it's underpowered and too revvy. It lacks the sheer liquid grunt of big 1000-1200cc roadster bikes, and the later 910 Brutale is a much sweeter engine for weekend blasting down your fave backroads

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Owners' rating

The Oro has all the trick carbon kit and suspension components, but even the cooking 750S model has huge 50mm USD Showa forks, a swingarm that looks hewn from volcanic magma and offers a sublime riding experience.

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Owners' rating

Look at the wheels, the suspension, the svelte, curvaceous exhausts. The MV Agusta Brutale is possibly the most gorgeous roadter class bike created and it would be churlish to demand copious underseat storage cubby holes, mudguadrds that actually keep rainwater off the bike's chassis, or mirrors that offer a good rear view.

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Owners' rating

There's no getting away from it, MV Agusta effectively went bankrupt very soon after this bike was launched. That's never something which promises 100% build quality in motorbike manufacturing and although MV got back in busines in 2003, it is still a brand with a reputation for fragility.

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Owners' rating

The Serie Oro 750 Brutale cost daft money when it came out, but as there are but 300 examples in circulation you can argue that resale values will remain steady.

Insurance group: 17

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2000: MV Agusta Brutale 750 Serie Oro seen at Intermot
2001: Serie Oro in limited production.
2002: MV Agusta Brutale 750S launched.
2006: MV Agusta Brutale 750 replaced by 910 version.

MV Agusta Brutale 750 Serie Oro: Limited edition of 300 Brutale 750 models; high spec suspnsion, carbon fibre parts, 6kgs lighter than 750S version.

Specifications

Top speed	150mph
1/4-mile acceleration	11.2 secs
Power	127bhp
Torque	59ftlb
Weight	185kg
Seat height	805mm
Fuel capacity	19 litres
Average fuel consumption	37mpg
Tank range	130 miles
Insurance group	17

Engine size	749cc
Engine specification	16v, in line four, 6 gears
Frame	Steel trellis
Front suspension adjustment	Preload, rebound, compression
Rear suspension adjustment	Preload, rebound, compression
Front brakes	Twin 310mm discs
Rear brake	210mm disc
Front tyre size	120/65 x 17
Rear tyre size	190/50 x 17