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.
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
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
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