MO Reviews / 2024 MV Agusta Enduro Veloce

Ryan Adams is a busy guy. Only a short time after his return from the CFMOTO Ibex 450 launch for Motorcycle.com, he was leaving on a jetplane again, to test another machine that we’re very curious about—the MV Agusta Enduro Veloce. This time, he’s testing the new machine in Sardinia.

The MV Agusta Enduro Veloce only appeared in MV Agusta’s lineup a few weeks back, but it’s very closely related to the LXP Orioli, which debuted in November, 2023. Here’s what Mike told us at the launch of this exotic Italian adventure bike:

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.

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.

You can read the rest of his summary here, including suspension specs and more. And for Ryan’s take on what it’s like to actually ride the new bike, check out the captions below.

: It’s a good-looking machine, right? MV Agusta says this is what the Cagiva Elefant would have evolved into at this point, if they hadn’t, ya know, gone out of business…

: Starting with the star of the show: This new three-cylinder engine pulls hard from the 1,000 rpm mark, and *really* hard from the 3,000 rpm mark onwards! Cleverly, a counter-rotating crankshaft helps negate the 21-inch front wheel’s effect on handling.

: Traction control was more intrusive in the dirt than Ryan would have liked, even at its lowest setting. Turning TC off, which you can do while moving, left the rear wheel spinning for grip once you came onto the power above 3,000 rpm.

: The engine is fun, and the chassis backs up that power with predictable, easily manageable handling. Mid-corner line changes, to avoid debris or rocks in the trail, were no problem.

: Unfortunately, the frame tubes do not run underneath the engine, which reduces the protection from the frame itself, and also makes it harder to bolt up a skid plate. However, the bike performed well in the dirt for Ryan, and he said the 21-18 wheelset (spoked, tubeless wheels) was easy to control thanks to the clever design.

: Ryan thought the electronics package was well-sorted, despite his belief that the TC was too sensitive off-road. The Enduro Veloce has a six-axis IMU that governs Urban, Touring, Off-road, and Custom ride modes. Along with leaning-sensitive TC and ABS, the bike also has front/rear wheel lift mitigation, adjustable engine braking and redline, even launch control, the first ADV bike to have that feature.

: Most of the launch was actually on the street. The bike should be lots of fun for pounding out long miles, with low vibrations from the all-new triple.

: Surprisingly, some of the bikes on the launch did have some electronic niggles, although these may be sorted with an upcoming electronics update. Ryan also says some of the switchgear was chintzy and the paint wasn’t what you’d expect in this price range.