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- Which naked bike is better?
- MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR – great cinema already at the stand
- Triumph Street Triple R is more subtle
- Comparison of seating positions
- Brutale 800 RR rock-hard suspension
- Motors in comparison
- Finally a MV with a decent throttle response!
- Braking in comparison
- Triumph Street Triple R for advanced and beginners
- Data and measured values
- MOTORCYCLE scoring
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… the basic setup is tight, but the adjustment range of the chassis is practical.
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MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR. Snappy and hearty: Brembo radial pliers provide excellent deceleration, …
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Triumph Street Triple R. Quality and functional: Fine radial brake calipers work well; …
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MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR. A little grayed out: The MV speedometer unit
has been around for a few years, only revs and speed can be seen at first glance.
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Triumph Street Triple R. Functional and chic: The speedometer unit shines with an excellent readable analog tachometer and good functionality-
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Triumph Street Triple R and MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR in comparison test.
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… brilliant three-cylinder (oil cooler on the far right in the picture) with wonderfully hissing trumpets.
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MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR. looks for money and sounds like money: noble single-sided swing arm, hollow axle, fine cast wheel; …
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Triumph Street Triple R. Form follows function: the underfloor exhaust system lowers weight and center of gravity compared to the old Street Triple.
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… The front spoiler costs extra, the creamy three-cylinder is part of the package.
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Radial at all corners: the Triumph’s radial brake pump looks great, but doesn’t quite reach the MV’s clear pressure point.
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MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR. Kick it: The automatic gearshift works properly and includes a blipper function for downshifting.
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Two nice performance curves: Both the Triumph and the MV Agusta please with good torque without holes and an even, linear increase in performance.
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… the spring at the back is too hard and causes unrest in the fully adjustable chassis.
Triumph Street Triple R and MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR in the test
Which naked bike is better?
Two naked three-cylinder models in comparison: exclusive Italian versus down-to-earth British, the new versus the benchmark. MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR versus Triumph Street Triple R.
L.surfing on the street – what could be nicer? Just ride, just like the biker folklore knows it. Into the leather, up on the box, look for curves and dissect. Switch off, bend down, walk away. Zen and the art of moving a motorcycle. What better way to do that than with light, agile naked bikes with sufficient power, sporty chassis and a lot of sex appeal?
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Triumph Street Triple R and MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR in the test
Which naked bike is better?
MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR and Triumph Street Triple R, rightly so.
MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR – great cinema already at the stand
Let’s start with the brand new MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR, which is in the showrooms, appropriately modified compared to the basic Brutale 800. The most important innovations of the double R: a modified intake tract with 50-millimeter throttle valves and an additional injection rail, new mapping and a new exhaust. As a result, MV promises a top performance of a whopping 140 hp at a super sporty 13,100 revolutions. 15 hp over the anyway anything but weak standard 800. There is also a standard gearshift with blipper function for downshifting and an adjustable steering damper. A fully adjustable chassis is a matter of honor with the Brutale 800, the elegant DLC coating of the fork is reserved for the RR. In any case, the best ingredients for a lot of fix. And Foxy, the Varese have mastered that, no question about it. The neatly welded tubular space frame, the single-sided swing arm, beautiful cast wheels, the aggressively crouching front, the wonderfully flowing lines on the crisp rear, plus high-quality surfaces wherever the eye can see – everything is great cinema even when it is stationary, but for around 14,000 euros including additional costs also expect a premium product.
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Triumph Street Triple R is more subtle
On the other hand, the Triumph Street Triple R, a top-quality fun grenade and the undisputed benchmark among the sporty nude of the medium displacement class, is a little more subtle and, apart from the bright red accents, with British understatement. Compared to the first Street Triple, the new one looks rounder and more Japanese, but equipped with all sorts of additional extras (flyscreen 230 euros, engine cover 265 euros, rear cover 105 euros, fork protectors 50 euros, chain guard 36 euros, price of the test motorcycle around 10,000 euros) it does too an excellent figure. And here too the processing quality is right. But no one should be fooled by the restrained appearance of the MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR and the moderate power output of 106 hp.
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Comparison of seating positions
The Triumph Street Triple R has a tough job, as we know from numerous comparative tests. So finally into the leather and out on the three- and four-digit federal and country roads in the Allgau, just surfing. It can already be revealed that the two three-cylinder units reveal completely different characters. The slightest differences can be found in ergonomics. The Triumph’s workplace comes very close to the ideal of a nimble naked. The pilot stays sporty and comfortable, slightly oriented towards the front wheel. All controls are where they belong, the knee joint fits very well and even tall people don’t hit anywhere. The seating position of the MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR offers a little more “attack”. With its wide handlebars, beautifully narrow waist and sharper knee angle, it invites you to take an active driving position.
Brutale 800 RR rock-hard suspension
“Attack” is then also the handling of the MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR. The brutal demands a stern hand. Her razor-sharp turning and her greed for curves inspire, but a certain nervousness and the tendency to collapse cannot be denied. Although the Varese is very steamy, she suffers a little from her moderately appealing fork and the rock-hard, springy hindquarters. Short bumps in the curve can ruin the line. The adjustable steering damper changes this only slightly, which only takes effect on the last three of the twelve clicks in the setting area. However, if the surface is level, the MV offers great feedback. Here, too, it requires a lot of concentration for fast driving, but experienced pilots can have a lot of fun with the Italian Belladonna.
The Triumph Street Triple R, however, clearly has the more balanced handling, it pleases with its uncomplicated nature. Neutral turning, good stability with still excellent agility – the Streety can be driven simply wonderfully intuitively and smoothly without much effort. It makes curve speed accessible to everyone, even surfing students can quickly find a clean line with it. The spring elements, which are also fully adjustable, are clearly on the tight side, respond properly and, with sufficient residual comfort, cannot be upset even by mogul slopes.
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The three-cylinder of the Triumph was as easy to handle as its handling. An old friend – since the market launch in 2007, nothing has fundamentally changed on the engine of the Triumph Street Triple R. Why also? After all, the 675 triple domesticated from the Daytona offers everything a surfer’s heart desires. Clean response, a wide, usable speed range with a very strong center and good pulling power. At the top, the big punch doesn’t come out, but this hard-working 106 hp is always enough. The embers blaze brightly in the heart of the street and are accompanied by a beautiful three-cylinder hiss.
The MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR offers that too, but in addition to its hoarse-sawing roar, the Brit sounds like a cuddle kitten. This engine bursts with acoustic joie de vivre. An omen that comes true in driving. First of all, the triplet pleases with rideability and pressure from 3000 tours and a wonderfully linear increase in performance. The way in which the 800 series increases from around 5000 tours and generates almost explosive power from 8000 is unparalleled in its class. One could almost think that there is no air-fuel mixture igniting in their combustion chambers, but the wrath of God. Up to over 13,000 tours the drive knows no stopping and catapults man and machine towards the horizon with crazy revving. And there, to use the words of colleague Schmieder, where driving licenses get wings.
Finally a MV with a decent throttle response!
The MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR performs easy, light powerwheelies in second gear and also sails through the Allgau with a hand’s breadth of air under the front wheel in third. Great, but it’s good that the steering damper is on board. The standard gearshift may not compete with the best systems on the market, but it does its job properly and contributes significantly to the Brutale 800 RR happening. Tunnel? Quickly down a course or two and enjoy the concert. However, the shift assistant cannot cover the long, somewhat gnarled shift paths of the six-speed box. The still quite rough engine run also deserves criticism. The loud mechanical rattling of the test machine at 4000 revs also made not only sensitive people sit up and take notice – let’s hope for the best.
And the throttle response? Connoisseurs know that the MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR has always been an issue. Good news: Finally, finally with the RR comes a brutal whose electronic brain does not suffer from Tourette’s syndrome. Throttle commands are implemented very directly, but comprehensibly, in normal mode, and the sport mapping adds one more thing with its toxic throttle response. Nevertheless – even difficult hairpin bends can now be made without swallowing or unwanted intermediate sprints, so the effort was worth it.
But even the MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR does not come close to the polished manners of the Triumph engine. In addition, the British has the better transmission.
Braking in comparison
What else did you notice? Both machines brake at a very high level. The Nissin-Brembo combination of the MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR impresses with its very good effect, great pressure point and sporty ABS. A little more defensive and less brilliant, but still hard, the Triumph Street Triple R brakes. The rollover detection of the ABS and also the eight-stage traction control of the MV should not be understood by the driver as a 100 percent safety net, both regulate too insensitively.
It is not surprising that the Triumph Street Triple R clearly wins the everyday standings. Service intervals of 10,000 (MV Agusta 6000 km), 5 l / 100 km consumption (6.2 l / 100 km for the RR), a tolerable pillion seat and reasonable mirrors – the Streety also works exceptionally well for the daily commute to work . And so in the end the clear, deserved winner on points: Triumph Street Triple R..
Triumph Street Triple R for advanced and beginners
It is and remains everybody’s darling, the Triumph Street Triple R. Hardly any other naked bike covers such a wide range of uses – stress-free to work during the week, on Saturdays without major modifications to the race and on Sundays surfing the other away on the home track – all of that does the Triumph as a matter of course. It offers the experienced pilot great potential and can also be recommended to beginners without hesitation. It hits the brain and the heart. Fix and foxy and friendly.
And the MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR? It’s still not a perfect motorcycle, even if the injection mapping finally works. Explosive propulsion, bewitching sound, nervous and sharp handling – there is a little hooligan in it. It hits the heart and the underpants. It’s a motorcycle for tamers and enthusiasts, a little nasty, but damn quick and damn foxy.
Data and measured values
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Pictures: Triumph Street Triple R and MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR in the test
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Performance measurement
Performance measurement from the comparison test Triumph Street Triple R against MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR.
Two nice performance curves: Both the Triumph Street Triple R and the MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR please with good torque without holes and even, linear increase in performance. Thrust in the basement, pressure in the middle, predictable (Street Triple R) or fiery (Brutale) turning – two three-cylinder at its finest. For comparison, the performance curve of the standard Brutale, whose dents can be clearly felt when driving. Remarkable: The test copy of the RR, which was run in well with around 2000 km, found a little more performance on the calibrated test bench with every run. The initial 127 hp turned into 135 in the end.
Power on the crankshaft. Measurements on the Dynojet roller test stand 250, corrected according to 95/1 / EG, maximum possible deviation ± 5%
MOTORCYCLE scoring
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