MV-AGUSTA BRUTALE 750 (2001 - 2006) Review

Brilliant suspension and very adjustable. 6 piston brakes are great and have the bike on it's nose with the lightest touch. Better even than some radial brakes I've tried. Tank range is very short, but by the time you have to fill up again you'll still be feeling quite fresh. Long days in the saddle are totally possible.

Perfect engine for my tastes, as I love to hear the scream of a four cylinder bike at full chat. Probably quite slow compared with more modern, bigger engines, but still plenty fast enough for the real world. Low down torque seems to be very popular with the bike press these days, but the truth is there's much more fun to be had keeping a smallish high revving engine on the boil than rather just pointing and squirting. And the sound this bike makes is excellent and like nothing else.

So far so good. These generally tend to be reliable, and the quality is fantastic, attention to detail everywhere.

Drinks so much fuel I wondered if it was broken (they're all like that). Servicing can be a little difficult and costly, as you might expect, but parts are so expensive you'll be absolutely floored when the bill comes.

Stunning attention to detail and every single part has been refined to look gorgeous and function perfectly. Previous owners had put some aftermarket tat on mine, but when I put the original parts back on the bike looked much more of a whole, rather than a bike with bits stuck to it.

Because everything is so precise it needs a set up for each rider to get the best out of it. It feels very high but very well planted. With 16 piston gripping 3 discs even pre post mount brakes stop with minimum effort.

Don't be put off by the engine reviews it's much better than it is made out to be. I'm endlessly told that the fuelling is poor, but if you ask have you ridden one the answer is always no! The torque is the same as a 748 but with +30BHP it's a lot faster. It's extremely easy to ride around town completed a slow riding course faultlessly, while watching BMWs burn their clutches out (That's with a decat and power commander).

The owners club has a check list which only has 3 items headlight rear hub and fuse box.

The big service is 15k, Sub £100 insurance!

The electrics are Bosch, Showa suspension.