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MV Agusta Brutale 1000 RS

MCN lists 175 mph for the Brutale 1000 RS. The RR and the Rush say over 300 km/h, which is not an exact figure.

Also known as Brutale 1000 RS
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Top speed

Published as 175 mphPublished as 175 mphPublished as 175 mph

MCN specification table for the 2021-on Brutale 1000 RS lists 175 mph. The Brutale 1000 RR and the Rush 1000 say over 300 km/h, which is not an exact number, so those bikes are not given 175 mph or 186 mph.

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In context

  • 2.7× a cheetah's timed top speedSourced · Cheetah, 29 m/s. Sharp 1997, mean of three timed runs over 201.2 m
  • A football field in 1.2 sConstant · American football field, 100 yd (91.44 m)
  • London to New York in 19 h 47 minConstant · London to New York, 5,570 km great-circle

Worked out from the sourced figure above, which stays the ranked number.

This list

Why it's so fast

A motorcycle is fast because the air only has to get around a rider and a fairing, not a cabin. The engine still has to stay in its power band, and many of the big numbers are factory limiters.

  1. A small hole in the air

    Less frontal area means less drag for a given speed. The rider's tuck is part of the shape. A sitting-up test is a different motorcycle.

  2. Limiters are common

    A published top speed on a modern sport bike is often an electronic cap the makers agreed to, not the speed the engine would reach with the cap removed.

The capped one people mean is the Suzuki Hayabusa.

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Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 282km/h175mph78.2m/s152knRanked figure

    MCN specification table for the 2021-on Brutale 1000 RS lists 175 mph. The Brutale 1000 RR and the Rush 1000 say over 300 km/h, which is not an exact number, so those bikes are not given 175 mph or 186 mph.

    Verified
    Motorcycle News (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Model
2021-on Brutale 1000 RS
Test
MCN specification table, 175 mph
Not ranked
RR and Rush over 300 km/h

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