New MV Augusta 1078.
 

Dad had one on a dyno not long ago. Only 6 miles on the clock!!!!!!!!

187bhp @ rear wheel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Feck me, the old one made that at the fly, and still managed 187mph...

Are superbikes becoming TOO Fast for public roads AND racetracks?

Where-else but in america will people ever get that bike to speed. Maybe the first road bike to top 200mph???????


Wait till the bike has a few thousand miles on it, 190+bhp @ rear wheel anyone?

Mental, just thought some would be interested.

Re: New MV Augusta 1078........
 

I tell thee where peple can do that speed

Autobahn, germany!

But having alot of power is safe, especialy if you are overtaking large lorries.

Yea, thats a good reason for me to get a GSXR1000 or an R1.

Matt

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Or maybe Messie's R6 :)

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Having power is safe. Having too much?

A lorry is limited to 56mph. This is a tad overkill lol

Would you really want to ride on a motorway with traffic at 200mph?

Re: New MV Augusta 1078........
 

So thats how you run in an MV!
No wonder they going bust as warranty claims mount up.
New range of tractor engines coming from Milwaukee to sort it I hear.

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TBH fella, you can run any modern engine hard from purchase. Like a new car, harder its ridden at first, it'll make slightly more power, but do less overall miles.

Run it in smooth, will make less total pwoer, but probably be more reliable and last longer.

Also not his bike, it was put on the RR for a reason.

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That is pretty mad power... What i think they will start doing is the whole big/long bang power soon so to try and limit the power. Big/long bang engines make a little less power but they get more grip.

Crazy numbers.

Im impressed with MV too as their claimed dry weight is actually right. I think they claim 197KG, not like the others that make up a number that sounds good :p

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TBH, the reason my dad sold his MV was due to
a) Shoulder wind pain (which has turned out to be a ripped muscle).
b) Top weight. He thinks it was a really top heavy bike, but fast as hell :lol:

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Can't see any pics of the 1087. Is it the F4?

Regardless, I'm in love.

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It does all depend where the bike carries it's weight. I jumped on a friends Mille and it felt a lot lighter than my RR. All the weight must be in the belly pan or something. It looks a physically big bike, but feels really light.