After displaying the Brutale 800 RR Ballistic Trident at the Hot Rod Custom show in Yokohama, Japan last year, MV Agusta has now unveiled another special, based on the Brutale 800 Dragster, called “Blackout”. As its name suggests, Blackout – on display at the Motor Bike Expo in Milan – is basically, well, blacked out, with nothing shiny on display except the brake discs and exhaust.
Based on the MV Agusta Brutale 800, the Dragster carries an inline-triple engine that puts out 125 hp at 11,600 rpm and 81 Nm of torque at 8,600 rpm compared to the 116 hp and 83 Nm of the base machine. With a dry weight of 167 kg against the 175 kg of the Brutale, the 800 Dragster has a power-to-weight ratio of 1.34 kg per hp.
Taking the base Dragster, Valter Esposito, founder of Valter Moto, wanted to create a “techno-cafe racer”, drawing inspiration from motorcycle racing and car modding. As supplier to the MV Agusta Reparto Corse race team, Esposito installed new handlebars and LED headlights controlled by switches mounted on the side of the bike.
Other parts taken from the Valter Moto catalogue include foot-pegs, levers, oil tanks, fuel filler cap, number plate hanger and turn indicators. A 170-degree rear-view camera feeds a full-colour HD LCD screen, taking the place of rear view mirrors.
Graphics on the Blackout were done by William Melzi of Tecnoart, and the SC-Project S1 exhaust is lifted off Leon Carnier’s MV Agusta F4 WSBK race bike. No word on what the price of the build is, but looking at the components on the MV Agusta Brutale 800 Blackout, it could, in theory, be possible to build your own.
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Looks like something the devil would ride. Beautiful.
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Anyone riding this better wear a bright coloured jacket or you will be mistaken as a GHOST RIDER without the flame.
Badass. Epic. Sensational. What A Ride.