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MV Agusta Brutale 910S

My previous bike was a Ducati Monster 620.

On the Ducati the lack of power over the whole line was a point of frustration.

The Brutale defivers flatout power over the whole range. It does not matter if you are at 4000rpm or 10000rpm, the Brutale tears up the road the second you twist the throttle....
When coming from a smaller bike, the Brutale can seem frightfull the first ride. More as with any other bike I ever drove, the Brutale propulses you forward with such an awesome power that makes you smile in your helmet. Once seeted comfortable on the bike, you get to enjoy and control all that power under you. The level of leverage is amazing, it seems the bike just does whatever you want it to do. There were the Ducati 620cc was sometimes holding me down, the Brutale always screems more, more and faster.
Obviousely the bike goed to 210km/h and up without even showing signs of reaching it's limits. But as wit any naked bike (certainly without screen) driving harder as 200km/h is just a bit to windy to be fun for long. The fun in this bike lies in the acceleration. In Switerland the moutain roads form an excellent scenery for fun with torque.
In a turn you don't have to dive as with a racebike, rather you can just play with the Brutale under you, you throw it flat in the turn and pull it up by accelerating when coming out of the turn. pure fun!! The Brutale sticks to it's pats and delivers all the power you want thanks to it's excellent roadholding.
This bike gives me the feeling of riding on a pocketbike with 136hp in it. Although I am not tall (1m75) I always have the feeling of beeing tottaly on top of the bike.

The Brutale has a few down points.
It gets hot, you dont burn your butt but you feel the heat under you and on your legs. It looks 10times as hot as it feels though :D
Driving slow and in traffic requires a very strong left hand. the first gear is to nervous to drive slow in so the way to start-stop under 50 is definetly in 2nd gear and with a cuning left hand.
It consumes allot. More as a Porshe 911 even these days. So yeah, you still have to be green and save the planet, but this bike just is a thirsty thing.
The mirrors are literally unusable. The angle is not good and what you see in it trembles so hard it looks like a scrambled cable channel.

All in all, none of the downpoints will ever bother you.
This bike is just magnificent to look at and a pleasure to ride.
I guess some people find this a very expensive bike. Well this bike is art, not a serial, asian made bike-for-everyone. Not that a Kawa is not cool. When I park my bike in between the 3 Kawa's at work I like to look at them. But I'm never the one looking jalous though ;)

If you want to buy a bike, not only to have one, but to live it. The Brutale is the one!!

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