MV Agusta Brutale 1000 RS versus Yamaha MT-10
MV Agusta Brutale 1000 RS
Yamaha MT-10
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
Competitors
- Sound straight from hell
- Full of performance
- Optics to kneel down
- beautiful details
- Top-of-the-range suspension, playful handling
- Technology 'full hut' with really everything that is currently available
- Mobile phone connectivity with app and navigation system
- Engine a force
- Handiness
- Stability
- Routinely processed
- Gearbox a bit shaky
- a bit unloving in some places
- Braking distance longer than necessary, probably due to take-off control
- Pillion operation
Dimensions & Weight
Length : 2.080 mm
Seat : 845 mm
Weight : 186 kg
Length : 2.100 mm Height : 1.165 mm
Seat : 835 mm
Weight : 212 kg
Engine
Displacement: 998 ccm
Hub: 51 mm
Hole: 79 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 998 ccm
Hub: 51 mm
Hole: 79 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Performance
Performance: 208 HP at 13.000 U/Min
Torque: 117 NM bei 11.000 U/Min Tank contents: 16 Litre
Consumption: 7 l
Reach: 239 km
Performance: 166 HP at 11.500 U/Min
Torque: 112 NM bei 9.000 U/Min Tank contents: 17 Litre
Consumption: 7 l
Reach: 249 km
Chassis
Marzocchi USD (travel 120 mm) Rear suspension:
Sachs central strut (travel 120 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum cast single-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70 - ZR 17 M/C (58 W)
Rear tyres: 200/55 - ZR 17 M/C (78 W)
Bridge tube frame (aluminum) Front suspension:
USD 43 mm (travel 120 mm) Rear suspension:
Mono strut hinged via lever system (travel 120 mm)
Rear suspension:
Two-arm swingarm aluminum Tyres at the front: 120/70 ZR17
Rear tyres: 190/55 ZR17
Brakes
Double disc, Brembo 4-piston fixed caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc Brembo single-piston floating caliper (∅ 220 mm)
Double disc (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Disc (∅ 220 mm)
Conclusion - what sticks
Man, man, man, what a motorcycle. The MV Agusta Brutale 1000 RS is a wonderfully independent bike with rough edges. Typically Italian, style and driving are in the foreground. You can see over one or the other peculiarity and are happy that you do not ride a uniform mush, but Italian motorcycle construction at its best. Above all, the optics are artful, which we simply could not get enough of.It's a pity that after half a day of heating on the country roads of Schleswig-Holstein and a short motorway stage, we had to return the rental machine to Bergmann & Söhne in Hamburg am Nedderfeld. Nevertheless, we are grateful for this experience and can only advise all potential buyers to visit B&S. Even if you don't want to drive, it's worth taking a look at the 1st floor: Here they are, the treasures from Varese. Also an RR and the even more beautiful Superveloce in several colors. I think I'll go there again tomorrow...
Pure fun device
What is it then?, we asked above. What she is not, comes here: a tourer. In fact, there is a version with a disc and suitcases, but it looks like the designer in charge has just been on holiday. The payload is at 170 kilos anyway meagre. On the other hand, it doesn't matter, because long-haul operations are an ordeal.
Among us, the Yamaha MT-10 is not a sales success compared to its sisters MT-07 and MT-09. Why? It can't be because it's too high for a bike of this class compared to 13,999.
The design certainly doesn't like everyone, but probably the reason lies elsewhere: Whoever buys a Yamaha is more likely to expect the well-behaved daughter from a good house. We, the league of enlightened gentlemen of Motorradtest.de, had bearish fun with the MT-10. Sometimes quite unreasonable!
The test bike was provided to us by Motorrad Ruser in Haseldorf.
