2018 MV Agusta Turismo Veloce 800 LU 550 SC5 Review

With the 2018 MV Augusta Tourismo Veloce 800 there will be four different versions with each one being different in each section. It is being billed as a supersport machine that is built for comfort. It is the motorcycle that helped to successfully bridge the game between a leisurely touring machine and a high-energy sportbike. It gives the rider the best of both worlds with one motorcycle. The one big drawback is that this one has no off-road capability at all. This is one of the better motorcycles on the Italian market today and worth every dollar that it costs.

Features

• Has a capacious 15-liter hard bag on each side
• Cruise control
• USB port
• 5.7 gallon fuel tank with an estimated 41 mpg
• Heated hand grips
• 6 speed transmission with quickshifter (down and up)
• Has manual and automatic clutch    
• It comes with a twelve valve, four-stroke, three-cylinder engine
• You can link your iPhone to your bike via Bluetooth but at this time there is no Android app. When doing this it will give you a GPS driven map of the route you are taking, trip data, average and maximum speeds,throttle position data, and lean angle. All of this can be downloaded and shared or looked at after the ride. The link to your phone means that only that your phone can access the data you have downloaded. The onboard storage can record about four hours of data before it starts to overlap itself.
• The back tires are a 190/55 and the front tires are 120/70. which are a definite sportbike size. Whether you are going slow or fast they will grip the road even if rains some.
• The seat height is above thirty-three inches so it makes it a tall bike that some may have trouble being flatfooted on the roadway or ground when stopped.           
• The seat of this motorcycle is wide at the front and very comfortable
• It comes with a Motor Vehicle Integrated Control System (MVICS), which adds a custom map to the three standard riding modes of touring, rain, and sport. There are custom parameters you can tailor which include engine braking level, rev limit, throttle sensitivity, and maximum torque output.  
• There are two riding modes which include traction control and ABS. The level of the traction control assistance has eight levels that can be dialed down or up, or off as the rider desires.       
• The handlebars are at shoulder-width and set at the right distance apart.
• You can get it pearl white/dark gray metallic or fire red/dark gray metallic
•  Exhaust emissions have been reduced by fifty percent along with the overall sound by fifty percent. The noise reduction has been reduced from the exhaust, engine, and tires, including the noise from the wind that buffets over the bodywork.  
• The motorcycle is 83.7 inches long with a width of 35.8 inches and a ground clearance of 5.5 inches.