Motorcycle specifications MV-AgustaF3 800 R 2025 Pure equivocal blood

The F3 800 R arrived in 2023 to replace the Rosso. A new model? An evolution? A sportier model? No, no, just a change of name, for a sports car that's still as hot as ever.
A word of clarification: the manufacturer didn't have fun removing 4 letters for fun. It's on the braking side that most of the work has been done. Brembo Stylema calipers are now used for deceleration. Given the quality of the hardware, it's going to brake late with the F3. Also, the electronic throttle and cruise control have been upgraded to make them more intuitive, the headlight has been redesigned, the turn signals in the mirrors have been reworked, and those at the rear have been upgraded to LEDs.

At MV, the 800 F3 is the only combat-ready sportbike in the MV-Agusta range - the Superveloce is almost as sporty, but less radical and more glamorous neo-retro. The latter takes on a more "affordable" identity with the R lineage. This is what the company calls its entry-level models in each family. The aim is to offer a more contained price tag and the essentials of motorcycling. Less decoration, but no less potential.

The R models all take the same approach: a big, bright red on an all-black body. This means we're no longer in the traditional gray/orange-red color scheme synonymous with the brand. This strong coloring doesn't tend to duplicate Ducati 's dominance, but rather Ferrari's. It pulsates in the eyes like blood in the arteries. Nothing to fear from the F3's sculptural lines. More than 10 years after its birth(in 675), the F3 is still as delicious to look at as ever.

Over the years, it has evolved to keep pace with electronics and other dictates, the latest of which is Euro5, from which it absolves itself at the cost of a few modifications. The technicians also took the opportunity to improve a few parts. The 798 cm3 3-cylinder engine has lost a horsepower for E5, now delivering 147 hp at 13,000 rpm. Maximum torque remains unchanged, but is delivered a little earlier, with a peak of (almost) 9 mkg reached 500 rpm ahead, at 10,100 rpm.

The modifications are common to all Trepistone-equipped bikes. The factory applied a DLC coating to the valves, changed the main bearings, connecting rods and countershaft to reduce friction, replaced the injectors for more powerful models, updated the ECU, installed a 5% more efficient radiator and reinforced the clutch. The exhaust system has been completely redesigned, to make the gases cleaner and better fill the power curves. The design gains in aggressiveness, with the 3 exhaust flutes becoming beveled flints.

an MVis also a sport-tuned chassis. It evolves in small steps. We're keeping the multi-adjustable inverted fork, the monobars and the steel trellis frame. However, the aluminum side plates will be revised to make them more rigid.

The electronics have also been updated. There's now cruise control, but who's going to use it? We'll be using the 3rd generation Up&Down shifter a lot more. A new sensor makes it more pleasant and more precise.
The F3 has finally replaced its LCD instrument panel with the TFT color display that is now found on all Varese models. A handsome 5.5-inch display that can communicate with the in-house MV Ride app. This allows you to set up your riding aids from your smartphone, install a navigation system thanks to a mirror function, record and share your outings...

Let's get serious again. You're not on an MV F3 to chat on social networks; you're on it to ride. Gas, good tires, watts, and you're off. The electronics are there at the back, with the installation of an inertial unit to improve efficiency thanks to positioning calculations in relative space. ABS becomes Cornering (now supplied by Continental), traction control is more precise, anti-wheeling evolves into wheeling control, and all this mess is supervised by 4 Driving Modes. Don't forget Launch Control, the Mobisat tracker, and the price.

An MV-Agusta is expensive. Or very expensive, as the case may be. But in the R definition, the price is slightly lower. This blood-red F3 800 costs a few euros less than the previous version.

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