All You Need To Know About The MV Agusta Turismo Veloce 800

To take on the Ducati Multistrada 950 and Triumph Tiger 800 XRx, MV Agusta now has its own road-biased adventure tourer in the portfolio called the Turismo Veloce 800. At 18.99 lakh (ex-showroom), it’s a lot more expensive compared to its rivals but when it comes to design, you know who takes the brownie points here. So, is the Turismo Veloce 800 just eye candy or is there more to it? We help you find out

1: It looks ace!
Just like every other MV Agusta, the Turismo Veloce 800 is a looker and how! Think of it as the F3 800 on steroids, which you can use to traverse around. Although it doesn’t look entirely similar to the F3 800, it retains certain design elements like the diamond-shaped headlamp and the muscular fuel tank. Being a road-biased adventure tourer, you get a raised suspension setup and handlebar, which gives the motorcycle a tall stance.

2: Gets the same firebreathing unit as the Brutale 800 and F3 800!
The adventure tourer is powered by the same 798cc, inline 3-cylinder motor as the Brutale 800 and the F3 800. However, it is tuned to belt out 111.5PS at 10,150rpm and 80Nm of torque at 7100rpm. That’s an increment of 1.5PS over the Brutale 800. However, the torque output has been reduced by 3Nm. The company says that 90 per cent of the torque is available from 3,800rpm onwards.

3: Gets touring-friendly features as well
Being an adventure-tourer, it gets long-travel suspension, a windscreen and a massive 21.5-litre fuel tank for long rides and mounting points for panniers.

4: Comes with an array of electronic nannies
111.5PS is a lot of power and to make sure that you can use all of that effectively, the bike comes with a whole suite of electronic goodies. It gets four rider modes, 8-level traction control, cruise control and cornering ABS.

5: It gets a counter-rotating shaft. Counter what now?
The crankshaft in the Turismo Veloce 800 rotates counterclockwise which is claimed to negate the gyroscopic effect on the wheels, making the bike more agile and nimble. This is the same feature as seen on the Ducati Panigale V4!