MV Agusta 921 S Concept First Look

Apr 11, 2023

MV Agusta, who have just sold 25 percent of the company to KTM, have taken the wraps off the beautiful 921 S concept machine.

Those with a bit of history knowledge will no doubt see the link between this and the 1973 MV Agusta 750S, also known as the America, but MV insists the design for the concept bike is not merely a tribute to one of their greatest hits but a platform that "pre-empts solutions and ideas that are truly forward-thinking. The 921 will not be a modern, or should we say contemporary, replica of the 750S, but a tribute to that beguiling bike."

Powered by a new 921 cc inline four-cylinder engine, the 921 S has a very early 1970s aesthetic but runs MV's tubular steel trellis design and beefed-up swingarm, a combination of carbon fiber cover, spokes and forged allot rims, exhausts that exit under the motor and a super-cool front brake duct that allows for extra cooling to the calipers.

The handlebars are raised clip-ons that take design hues from the 1973 original, and the tail unit is crafted to make it easy to switch from a single-seat café racer style to a two-seater.

As for the engine, the inline four delivers 115.5 hp at 7000 rpm, with 86 lb-ft of torque. There's also revised intake ducts and new camshaft profiles for a more progressive throttle response, something the Brutale 1000 range could not doubt use… and a counterbalancer reduces secondary vibration. The conrods and pistons are specific to this motor, as is are the throttle bodies and injectors.

We will not be seeing this MV Agusta 921 S Concept next year as a 2023 model, but with KTM's purchase of 25 percent of MV Agusta recently, we’d expect to be more likely as a 2024 model.

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