MV Agusta (MV) recently unveiled its “all-terrain luxury” motorcycle, the Orioli LXP. However, that machine was to be produced in very limited numbers, with a maximum of 500 examples carrying a starting price tag of $28,998. With so few being made and with its lofty price tag, some MV faithful may have been left wondering, “What about us?” Well, it seems that MV Agusta hasn’t forgotten about you.

Today, MV is announcing the adventure bike for the masses: the MV Agusta Enduro Veloce, also known previously as the Lucky Explorer. With its TBD price tag, it’s still not cheap, but it has just about everything the LXP has except the exclusivity price bump and the special paint.

Frame

The Enduro Veloce features a double-beam steel frame. Its subframe is a bolt-on steel trellis design that can be changed in the event of damage.

Engine, transmission & clutch

The Enduro Veloce is powered by the same new 931 cc three-cylinder, 12-valve engine found in the LXP Orioli. It produces a claimed 124 hp and 75 lb-ft of torque. MV says 85 percent of that torque is available at 3,000 rpm. The result of those power figures is an MV-quoted 143 mph top speed and a 0 – 62 time of 3.72 seconds.

MV Agusta’s three-cylinder 931 cc engine features a counter-rotating crankshaft. Photo: MV Agusta

Interestingly, MV also claims that the compact engine’s counter-rotating crankshaft essentially cancels out the front wheel’s gyroscopic effect. As a result, they claim that the setup “allows for particularly rapid changes in direction.”

Once underway, you transmit the engine’s power through a six-speed, cassette, constant mesh transmission. It is equipped with MV Agusta’s EAS 4.0 quickshifter for clutchless up and downshifts with the throttle open.

Suspension

The suspension components are all Sachs units. At the front, you will find a 48 mm upside-down fork with 8.25 inches (210 mm) of travel. It is adjustable for compression, rebound, and preload. At the back of the machine is a progressive link monoshock offering the same 8.25 inches (210 mm) of travel.

The Enduro Veloce features Sachs suspension, both front and rear. Photo: MV Agusta

It is also adjustable for compression, rebound, and preload and connects to a 210 mm aluminum alloy die-cast twin-sided swingarm. In all, the setup gives the Enduro Veloce 9 inches (230 mm) of ground clearance.

Braking

Brembo provides the braking components. The Sachs fork features dual floating 320 mm discs grabbed by Brembo Stylema radial monobloc 4-piston calipers. The rear wheel is also Brembo equipped with a single 265 mm steel disc working with a Brembo 2-piston caliper.

The Enduro Veloce’s Brembo radially mounted Sylema monobloc 4-piston caliper. Photo: MV Agusta

A Continental MK100 ABS helps in the stopping department. It has a disengageable cornering ABS function, a 2-level engine braking function, and a rear lift mitigation (RLM) function, which helps keep the rear wheel in contact with the road under hard braking scenarios.

Wheelset

The wheelset is a spoked, tubeless, aluminum affair with Takasago Excel 2.15″ X 21″ front and 4″ X 18″ rear wheels. On those rims, MV Agusta has chosen to mount Bridgestone A41 rubber in 90/90 – 21 and 150/70-R18 sizes. The more aggressive Bridgestone AX41 knobby tires are available as an option.

Takasago Excel Rims are on both the front and back. Photo: MV Agusta

Electronics/Electrical

As you might expect from a “premium” quality machine, the Enduro Veloce is packed with electronic features. You select many of those features while viewing the bike’s 7-inch TFT HD display, which is adjustable for layout and brightness.

The machine has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity to keep you connected. It also features cruise control, 8-level traction control, launch control, and front lift control (FLC). Interestingly, MV says the FLC does not prevent the bike from wheelie-ing, but it keeps the wheelie at a controlled angle, allowing maximum acceleration in full control and safety.

The Enduro Veloce has a 7-inch TFT display. Photo: MV Agusta

The display also helps you choose from four Riding Modes: Urban, Touring, Off-Road, and Custom settings. The bike’s traction control has eight different levels of intervention, including five for paved roads, two for off-road, and one for wet surfaces. It can be deactivated if desired.

MV’s “MV Ride App” offers various capabilities, including phone connectivity, turn-by-turn navigation, route recording, and route sharing.

Lighting is all LED.

Ergonomics

MV says aerodynamics played an important part in defining the style of the Enduro Veloce. The Enduro Veloce’s plexiglass top windshield is designed to minimize turbulence around the rider’s head. In addition, MV says the bike’s “compact and pared back tail section,” in concert with its front end, is “…defined to effectively protect the rider from the air and offer a comfortable riding position…”

MV Agusta says they spent a lot of time designing the Enduro Veloce’s windshield to reduce buffeting and increase comfort. Photo: MV Agusta

Speaking of riding position, the Enduro Veloce has a 34.25-inch (870 mm) seat height. However, the seat is adjustable to as low as 33.5 inches (850m).

Weight

The Enduro Veloce weighs a somewhat hefty 493 pounds (224 kg) dry. Add in the weight of its 5.28-gallon (20-liter) fuel tank, coolant, and oil, and the machine should have a curb weight of approximately 545 pounds. That makes the machine not the lightest one out there, but it’s not the heaviest either.

Comparisons

On-paper comparisons are good starting points, but to say how a bike compares to its competition requires a test ride in differing conditions. And knowing that, many manufacturers won’t put their bike’s specs side by side with their competition’s machines. However, MV Agusta is proud of its creation and provided competitor specs in its press package. While the selection of competitors and the stats chosen are almost always subject to discussion, it does take courage to put them out there. Here’s what MV Agusta came up with:

Warranty

MV Agusta seems pretty confident about the Enduro Veloce’s quality. They are offering a standard 4-year warranty from the date of purchase, which may be the longest motorcycle warranty out there. That said, MV dealerships are not very common, but that may not be as much of a concern as before. KTM now holds a majority stake in MV, and that should mean you will be able to bring your MV to a KTM dealer for service and parts, at least in North America.

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