2009 MV Agusta BRUTALE 1078 RR Specs News and Review

The Brutale looks so wicked that it almost cries out for even more performance. Going that bit faster is what every rider craves. Power is addictive. It had to be even more “brutal”. MV Agusta’s response was this: the 1078RR. Now with a new engine and other “technical” components dedicated to performance, the top of the range Brutale leads the way in the sport naked sector while proudly flying the ‘Made in Italy’ flag. The 100% MV Agusta engine is only for the select few who can manage the 150 HP and more that the new four-cylinder unit puts out. The decidedly muscular appearance of the new Brutale says it all and gives the rider an adrenalin rush before he even turns the key that kicks the mighty engine into life.
Just looking at the Brutale starts you dreaming, listening to one sets your pulse racing, and riding one makes you fall in love. The 1078RR is not just a motorbike; it is an incarnation of a true rider’s personality. Others want to be such a person. They want the same type of courage that will let them take a machine to its limits, that will let them choose a real machine and not just something “normal”.
The 1078RR takes off and increases in momentum in a way that only the Suzuki B-King and Triumph Rocket III can rival. The 86.3 ft-lbs of claimed torque is less than both bikes mentioned, but not when you consider the power-to-weight ratio, as the Brutale only weighs in at a claimed 408 lbs. Compared to the Brutale 910, the 1078RR has two teeth less on the rear sprocket but still accelerates like mad from low rpm. Add two teeth again on the 1078RR and you’ll have a genuine handful, as it’ll wheelie everywhere.
I have started with the engine here because it leaves a mighty impression. The 1078 was presented first in the super-exclusive F4 CC last year. For 2008 both the Brutale and the most standard F4 1078 RR312 get the 1078cc inline-Four engine.
There is nothing is normal about the 1078RR: Life is faster, more colorful, more vivid. This is what a Brutale is about. The new engine size now asks even more from the suspension and brakes. They need to be stronger and more efficient to redress the balance and give the bike that sure-footedness and superb rideability that typifies MV Agustas. There can be no doubt that the 1078RR will be the utmost naked.