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This time it’s a bike

MV Agusta RVS#1 revealed

Written by Ben Purvis , Date 9:04 PM

You might recall that MV Agusta recently dropped a mysterious teaser for its ‘Reparto Veicoli Speciali’. Many news outlets thought it was a bike. Of course it was actually an announcement of the creation of the firm’s new special projects division. Now that arm has revealed its first creation, the RVS#1.

The bike’s name is straightforward; it’s the first project of the RVS department. And it’s mechanically precisely what we expected it to be. It’s a Dragster 800 in drag.

MV Agusta RVS#1

MV Agusta RVS#1

That means it’s got the latest Euro4-spec version of the 150bhp, 800cc, three-cylinder engine in a Brutale-derived chassis. For the RVS#1 MV has dipped into its reserves of exotic materials, cutting the weight by 8kg to 160kg.

The RVS#1 also gets new engine maps and a host of hand-made, engraved and machined components.

In styling terms, the big change is the headlight. It’s a big, round unit that hides multiple LEDs. These make the light adaptive. Different LEDs are turned on depending on the bike’s lean angle, ensuring the best possible illumination of the road ahead.

Further back and we get into the eye-candy. Titanium strips are set into the fuel tank, the seat is stitched with a honeycomb pattern. There’s a pair of LED spotlights mounted on the right hand side, controlled via their own bar switch. A titanium exhaust completes the transformation.

At the moment, a question remains over the price, and over how many of the limited-production bikes will be made. The former may well influence the latter.

MV will also supply a racing parts kit including a bike cover, a quick release fuel cap and a racing exhaust, among other things.

 

Here’s a full list of the bits bolted to the RVS#1:

 

TITANIUM COMPONENTS

Upper triple clamp plate

Footrest support protection

Front brake and clutch levers protections

Inserts for fuel tank

SC Project exhaust silencer

 

MV Agusta RVS#1CARBON FIBER COMPONENTS

Rear swingarm protection cover

Painted rear mudguard

Airbox side fairings

RH/LH radiator air scoops and RH air scoop with lamps

Upper and lower chain guards

Fuel tank protection cover – Complete front mudguard

 

SPECIAL COMPONENTS

Adaptive full LED headlight

Headlight support

Dashboard support

Braking front and rear brake disk

Special handgrips

CNC rearview mirrors (by CRC)

RH/LH lever protections

CNC rear license plate holder arm

CNC license plate light

CNC rear swingarm protection

CNC clutch lever

CNC front brake lever

LED turn indicators

Seat personalized with hexagonal graphic stitching

Frame side plates and tail piece with surface aluminium machining #

CNC adjustable footrest supports

CNC special footrests

Special semi-handlebars

Special upper triple clamp

Clutch crankcase protection cover

CNC wheel nut and crown wheel nut

Generator crankcase protection cover, clutch protection cover

RH/LH engine side protections obtained by CNC

Front and rear wheels with milling on channel

Rear lights with smoke-grey colour lens

Special painting

 

MV Agusta RVS#1EQUIPMENT COMPONENTS

SC Project exhaust silencer

Power unit for SC exhaust silencer (with special mapping)

Tarpaulin

Welcome kit with RVS certificate of origin

Carbon fiber RH radiator air scoop

LED side lamps

RH footrest support protection

Racing fuel tank cap

Wooden container case

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