Italy gave the U.S. a special 4th of July gift: the limited edition 2017 Brutale 800 America. Based on the new three-cylinder Brutale 800, this newest edition pays tribute to MV’s America range from the 1970s. The bike’s metallic red, white, and blue livery is matched by a star-studded motif on the tank, just like […]

Fifteen years after its first appearance, the new Brutale 800 is now available in the U.S. With a new take on its proportions—including a more sculpted shapes and a focus on the front end—the Brutale 800 enhances the reinterpretation of the bike’s main stylistic features, such as the elliptical shape of the headlamp, now a full LED, and […]

A Rare Breed – If everyday, run of the mill MV Agusta’s are just too common for your taste, the Italian brand will be happy to sell you one of their exclusive, limited edition race models. Over the past 15 months MV Agusta has either released or announced the future release of five such RC […]

It was big news when Audi acquired Ducati back in 2012. The motorcycling world wondered if and how the German automaker would change the Italian motorcycle company. Two years later, it seems that all of our fears and worries were unfounded as Ducati has pretty much continued building the same kind of bikes they always […]

The press kit for the new Brutale 800 Dragster is about as Italian as they come with multiple references to things like “emotional freedom” and “motorcycling passion” along with the obligatory personification of the motorcycle as some sort of pre-historic monster. They can’t help it. This is, after all, the country that has produced some […]

For motorcycle manufacturers the formula for making a sport-touring machine usually goes something like this: 1. Take the biggest and most powerful engine in your inventory and stuff it into a moderately sporty chassis. 2. Add a windscreen, some hard bags, and a few creature comforts. 3. Slap on a hefty price tag and call […]