MV Agusta Rivale Preview

 

The Italian motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta is world renown for making gorgeous looking bikes. But they do have a fairly limited lineup, consisting of a just five models, and three of those are within the same family. This month however, at the 2012 EICMA bike show in Milan, the company will be displaying an all-new model called the Rivale.
The MV Agusta Rivale is supposed to herald in an entirely new kind of motorcycle, according to Giovanni Castiglioni, MV Agusta’s CEO. The bike looks to be a blend of supermoto and naked bike. Its got a high-riding position common to supermotos, but a larger size which connects it to mid-size naked bikes.
Mounted within the trellis frame is a three-cylinder engine, most likely an 800cc unit, as used in the upcoming MV Agusta Brutale 800. The distinctive triple exhaust of the Rivale is a feature common to all three-cylinder MV Agustas.

The MV Agusta Rivale is expected to go on sale late 2013. Prices and details are yet to be announced.

Source: MCN