Had the pleasure of riding a 2014 F3 back-to-back with my 2013 Tuono V4R APRC. Felt like getting on a 150 bhp 250. It's tiny, flickable, and makes wonderful noises. Seriously thought of trading my Aprilia in on it, but the Aprilia's better developed FBW systems and APRC plus the extra 25 bhp grunt and instant response made me keep it. Still, this is a GREAT little bike!
Thank you so much for up-loading this most fascinating documentary. What superb machines; truly beautiful in their own right. Italian genius, surrounding cars and motorcycles, is outstanding, I think.
The F3 RC is absolutely stunning, it could easily sit in my lounge as an ornament, the paint work is as good as any top range car. I bought a 2017 with 700 mls on the clock 3 weeks after I posted this lol
I have a 2007 Brutale 910R. I saw a picture of Brad Pitt on one in People magazine. It wasn't Brad that convinced me I had to have one. The Brutale was the most gorgeous bike I had ever seen. I have 48,000 miles on the odometer and I still occasionally sit in my garage and admire its beauty. It took a week or so to get used to its raw nature. At first, I thought it was a little unpredictable. But later realized it's totally predictable. I'd just gotten used to fighting with every other bike to get them to do what I want. The MV Agusta flicks from one lean to the other with no effort. It's almost impossible not to wheelie on acceleration. This makes it incredibly maneuverable in city traffic and a total blast to ride. Although, not at all comfortable on long rides. It has had a few things go wrong, the exact common issues everyone has warned of on the discussion forums. But overall, I'm very impressed by its reliability. I don't baby it. I ride it harder than any bike I've ever owned because it begs for it.
Brilliant documentary about passionate and creative MEN with vision! I love the use of the word patriarch! Be proud of who you are and let no one tell you your masculinity is toxic or that you are less valuable for the things you do and how you express who you are!
As an owner of more than one motorcycle and owner of an RC model of MV Agusta, I´ve to say, never had so bad service than from MV Agusta and that for several months until today, spare parts are not available. So it is good to have another bike to ride...
So many great Companies started in Italy these guys, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Ducati, Boyardi, etc must be something in the sauce or as they say it's a in there!!
It all started during the era of the Roman world domination, what they did was as they raided nations, they were collecting every information from libraries and where ever they could... so they got ahead of everyone else because they then started using all that information
MV Agusta bikes have a soul and a beauty only the Italians can produce, I take delivery of my F3 Rosso very soon and will be one of the best days of my life❤
Bikes, Bikes, Bikes i ❤ them... I DON'T like YAMAHA R1 I DON'T like BMW S1000RR I DON'T like KAWASAKI H2R Or Suzuki GSX 1000R Or DUCATI Panigal V4 Or APRILIA Factory made V4 Or KAWASAKI zxr 10 I ❤ MV AGUSTA F3/F3 RC and F4/F4 RC MV AGUSTA's superbikes are SOOOO RARE....!!!!! So, peoples looks back from their shoulders or watches you in amazement towards your great looking Superbike and you too..😅
great documentary !!!!! my friend went to motorcycle tech school in daytona florida years ago... he graduated #2 in the years class. it would be very cool if the motorcycle company would take a few of the top graduates to do internships at their italian factories :)
Now I understand why the MVs cost so much more. Not only the design, quality and small numbers when compared to the big boys, but everything is outsourced which results in double work - packing pieces, packing materials, unpacking pieces, transport + sub contractor's profit - all adding to the sale price. Has to be a tough act to pull off, make a profit, remain competitive with the other brands and stay in business.
The "big drama" at 28:20 (according to the documentary crew). I thought it they were going to say the swing arm didn't fit the bike. It was just some meaningless shit about the stand it was sitting on. Luckily the writers don't work for an engineering company. They would need counselling on a weekly basis.
Jérôme D. Do it mate...it's only going to get harder and more expensive...and the smile your first 600cc bike gives you,..😬if the grin that's hidden by your helmet could be seen...i can't think of a word that describes that feeling.....😊🇬🇧
Wish the same family owned the company. With so much controversy and shady business practices happening with sardarov, and KTM at the helm at MV, I pray that the company survives.
It’s the only bike company I wanna own, I don’t like triples so the F4 and 4 cylinder Brutales I would just collect until I die lol, if the brand dies I’ll still be a diehard fan to one of the most beautiful motorcycle manufacturers to ever come out of Italy
@@chuckyboy6977 that was true ten years ago but not now, and it's true that there so no back up service, it's appalling, mv have been around as long as the Japanese bikes
isto é um mundo a parte , alta costura italiana , no sao motas , mas sim obras de arte com 2 rodas ,.. por enquanto ,..lol,. um dia até deixará de as ter ,..lol,..kkk
Good documentary. The MV is a beautiful bike but to me it is the worst bike I have ever owned only keep't it for 6 Months. The electronics where tearable and a few other small things. Shortly after selling the bike the radiator packed in.
MV Agusta. What can I say? This is one of the most exciting motor cycle ever built. It is exciting. It handles and it stops. You feel one with the machine. That is when it wants to run. Owning a MV Agusta is like being married to a whore. It is like being married to a prostitude. You star up your motor cycle and off you go. You are now out on the beautiful winding roads of the country side. You will do fifty kilometres and you will have not problems. You go sixty, seventy kilometres maybe eighty kilometres and it will started being unfaithful. It will start to misbehave and it will finally stop. This is the story of our MV F4 Brutale that we purchased new for A$30,000.00. The factory has charged us thousands of dollars over the years without even knowing what they were doing so as to repair the machine. We should have been given a new motorcycle. We still have the machine. What is it good for? It may be useful as a boat anchor. We purchased a Triumph Street Triple that we still enjoy. Never once has it misbehaved. We also purchased a new Triumph Bonneville T100 Black January 4, 2018 that I have been touring on (18500 kilometres) and the motorcycle has not complained once. With the back up and the acceptance of their responsibility to the purchaser no company will survive. The company has no integrity. I rest my case.
The passion of style is great. The MV Agusta motor cycles are unreliable. After ten months at the MV Agusta dealership my MV Agusta F4 Brutale is coming home - unfixed. Why? Because it is Italian. All the words in the world will not make the MV Agusta motor cycle reliable.
The assembly line ,the way the frames are built and welded how can this motorcycle be production it looks like a special order from Orange County choppers I less they sell it double the price they’re nit going to make jack
They should work on reliability and customer service. Maybe they would be more popular in usa. Sorry but if I am going to drop 40k on a bike it better not start breaking at 2k miles
Oh great! But when you pay more than u$s 20.000 and the beautiful bike MV AGUSTA ends no starting, and nobody answer your mail, you will feel like kill the complete factory. Unfortunatly, I have and F3 800. 2.015,
Don't buy an MV Agusta, my bike is just over a year old and has currently had 44 faults, including 3x break failures and 2x oil leaks. The bike is dangerous the computer turns safety features on and off randomly. The after sales support is not much help either, they have made insane claims such as "I have crashed the bike" and "I delebratly used a mechanics computer to make the computer faulty" and I have had to pay over $1000 to have the bike independently assessed to prove these claims as bullshit. They refuse to replace or refund the bike.
I would be pissed and would be seeing if the lemon law applies to bikes as well as cars. Probably best to try and find a well cared for used one from the pre computer age.
Yes, the "gli" in Italian is pronounced like "lyee" in English and the name has four syllables (not five) with the accents on the first and penultimate syllables. He also mispronounced Goggi's name giving the last syllable a hard g. You'd think they'd give these commentators a crash course in Italian phonetics but they never do. Resign yourself to it.
in english we call it cast iron, another words, a boat anchor! like Jeremy Clarkson said, "it's red, its Italian, and its expensive , made in Italy, and never once did they elaborate on what its powered by? hmmm?
I don't like much the new CEO, he doesn't look like a passionate like the tradition wants and spends a lot of money for luxury. He wastes money on luxury, his wife wastes money on luxury, his daughter wastes money on shopping, his son wants to buy an expensive bike. I feel sorry for the people working there with passion because they get a basic salary in the name of passion while their master has no regard for economy. MV Agusta's new toy will cost me AUD 32,500 because I pay luxury for spoiled and wasted people!
Their master is watching every penny very closely and is far more aware of the business side of things than his father. Who cares if he like the finer things in life, no point having money if you can't enjoy it. If you don't like paying top dollar for high end exclusive hand built bike then don't buy one.
The owner drives a Mercedes Station Wagon!! Seriously, he should always ride an MV !!! I know I would rain or shine, or maybe the day they did the video his bike wouldn’t start?
Avant de faire de telles pubs pour la marque MV Agusta ils feraient mieux de produire un service après vente sérieux et autres que l'actuel. J'habite dans les Pyrénées Ariégeoises et à par Marseille et Avignon pour ce qui est du Sud il n'y a pas de concession avec atelier mécanique. (Même pas à Toulouse) LAMENTABLE . En fait il vaut mieux une Japonaise, de ce côté là il y a du répondant au niveau points de vente et suivis.
expensive as hell compared to others same spec. looks does not matter to real moto lovers . power , handling and power delivery is most important. that looks is unworthy if it has no aerodynamics. Take that MV
Stupid and ill-informed question. Firstly the RC213V series MotoGP bike has zero relationship with the CBR1000/RR. The MotoGP bike costs close to 1€ million vs €14K. The V4 engine in the MotoGP is not the nasally inline-4 of the CBR.
Had the pleasure of riding a 2014 F3 back-to-back with my 2013 Tuono V4R APRC. Felt like getting on a 150 bhp 250. It's tiny, flickable, and makes wonderful noises. Seriously thought of trading my Aprilia in on it, but the Aprilia's better developed FBW systems and APRC plus the extra 25 bhp grunt and instant response made me keep it. Still, this is a GREAT little bike!
I fell in love to MV Agusta on the first sight...
The boy, the first word he said is brooom brooom. I think that the future of MV is safe :)
Thank you so much for up-loading this most fascinating documentary. What superb machines; truly beautiful in their own right. Italian genius, surrounding cars and motorcycles, is outstanding, I think.
Beautiful,..and it's got to be said,boss man,he's got some sharp suits..the Italian cut and fit,like that petrol tank,has style....🇬🇧
This is the same culture that gave us Leonardo DaVinci. It’s amazing what art can be found in engineering.
The Italian dress are so short to make sure the expensive watch appear ;)
The F3 RC is absolutely stunning, it could easily sit in my lounge as an ornament, the paint work is as good as any top range car. I bought a 2017 with 700 mls on the clock 3 weeks after I posted this lol
Love that haha. How’s it going for you?
I just bought same year with 6000miles, how do you find it?
Gorgeous motorcycles. F3 is my dream bike. I sat on one and it fit like a glove.. felt incredibly light, and just looks dripping.
I have a 2007 Brutale 910R. I saw a picture of Brad Pitt on one in People magazine. It wasn't Brad that convinced me I had to have one. The Brutale was the most gorgeous bike I had ever seen. I have 48,000 miles on the odometer and I still occasionally sit in my garage and admire its beauty. It took a week or so to get used to its raw nature. At first, I thought it was a little unpredictable. But later realized it's totally predictable. I'd just gotten used to fighting with every other bike to get them to do what I want. The MV Agusta flicks from one lean to the other with no effort. It's almost impossible not to wheelie on acceleration. This makes it incredibly maneuverable in city traffic and a total blast to ride. Although, not at all comfortable on long rides. It has had a few things go wrong, the exact common issues everyone has warned of on the discussion forums. But overall, I'm very impressed by its reliability. I don't baby it. I ride it harder than any bike I've ever owned because it begs for it.
This years bike 2018 is something to behold. Whoa the power!
Brilliant documentary about passionate and creative MEN with vision! I love the use of the word patriarch! Be proud of who you are and let no one tell you your masculinity is toxic or that you are less valuable for the things you do and how you express who you are!
KA M1st fuck yeah!!! Haha
As an owner of more than one motorcycle and owner of an RC model of MV Agusta, I´ve to say, never had so bad service than from MV Agusta and that for several months until today, spare parts are not available. So it is good to have another bike to ride...
i love to know everything about superbikes. Thanks for sharing this.
Thumbs up thanks for sharing Amazing video
Peace
Been waiting a long time for a documentary like this. Bravo to Nat Geo for making this film.
Last month had the opportunity of feeling the bike and clicking pictures. Super sleek and gorgeous looking machine. Truly a soul of passion...
So many great Companies started in Italy these guys, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Ducati, Boyardi, etc must be something in the sauce or as they say it's a in there!!
It all started during the era of the Roman world domination, what they did was as they raided nations, they were collecting every information from libraries and where ever they could... so they got ahead of everyone else because they then started using all that information
Every time i see my F3 i fall in love again
MV Agusta bikes have a soul and a beauty only the Italians can produce, I take delivery of my F3 Rosso very soon and will be one of the best days of my life❤
Mine is on its way from Varese, Italy!!!! Great Video, Thank You.
A 675 or 800?
@@Eidrian111 800. Got jt. Last week.
@@dylanes21 To which country and what did you pay?
Eidrian111 800
Bill Admond United States $22k. Let me check my invoice.
If I had the money I'd have a Brutale Dragster any day of the week. MV don't build bikes, they make two wheeled artwork.
It’s a beautiful bike made with passion and love, getting one for myself 👍👍
Bikes, Bikes, Bikes i ❤ them...
I DON'T like YAMAHA R1
I DON'T like BMW S1000RR
I DON'T like KAWASAKI H2R
Or Suzuki GSX 1000R
Or DUCATI Panigal V4
Or APRILIA Factory made V4
Or KAWASAKI zxr 10
I ❤ MV AGUSTA F3/F3 RC and F4/F4 RC
MV AGUSTA's superbikes are SOOOO RARE....!!!!!
So, peoples looks back from their shoulders or watches you in amazement towards your great looking Superbike and you too..😅
Wow. Such passion.
👍👍👍👍 ito talaga dream bike ko AGUSTA . sana makabili ako nito pag dating ng panahon. kaya lang sa sweldo ko na 700$ sapat lang para sa anak ko.. 😀😀😀
What a beautiful machine...
definetly piece of art
great documentary !!!!!
my friend went to motorcycle tech school in daytona florida years ago... he graduated #2 in the years class.
it would be very cool if the motorcycle company would take a few of the top graduates to do internships at their italian factories :)
You need to research about spaghetti and pizza then you can come to Italy. :)
God bless MV
Damn that Giovanni looks as good as his bike.
IMO ,regarding reliability, best and hardest tests are on public roads and daily drive..
Glad these two gentlemen saved the MV!
Agostini would love it. Mee Too :) Thanks
Now I understand why the MVs cost so much more. Not only the design, quality and small numbers when compared to the big boys, but everything is outsourced which results in double work - packing pieces, packing materials, unpacking pieces, transport + sub contractor's profit - all adding to the sale price. Has to be a tough act to pull off, make a profit, remain competitive with the other brands and stay in business.
The "big drama" at 28:20 (according to the documentary crew). I thought it they were going to say the swing arm didn't fit the bike. It was just some meaningless shit about the stand it was sitting on. Luckily the writers don't work for an engineering company. They would need counselling on a weekly basis.
LOL
I'm tired of riding 125cc's! I need my license asap and get me one of these bad boys!
Jérôme D. Do it mate...it's only going to get harder and more expensive...and the smile your first 600cc bike gives you,..😬if the grin that's hidden by your helmet could be seen...i can't think of a word that describes that feeling.....😊🇬🇧
Wonderful video.
The motorcycle factory as virtuoso!
Wonder why National Geographic is so interested in Mv Agusta...
I'd love to see a mini-me 2JZ based on this bike's 3 cyl motor!
The emperor is back the Empire strikes back, the only thing missing now is the new Giagomo Agostiny Beautiful machine guys
I have never seen a handsome man like giovani!!👌👌👍👍wish if I was also a good looker!!😁😁😁.
..even if he looses his brand!! He still can try in hollywood!!😀😀
Lives once, sounds like fun.
hmm...doesn't look like a genuine person.
🙏 MAY HIS HEAVENLY SOUL REST IN ETERNAL PEACE 🙏
The reason I bought the bike was this video!
Gary Hocking.Knew him well.
No word can best descrive what MV Agusta Motorcycles is all about. Ride one, its the closest thing to know, what its like to have one.
I hope they get control of the company again.
one day, I'm definitely getting Brutale 1000RR
Wish the same family owned the company. With so much controversy and shady business practices happening with sardarov, and KTM at the helm at MV, I pray that the company survives.
It’s the only bike company I wanna own, I don’t like triples so the F4 and 4 cylinder Brutales I would just collect until I die lol, if the brand dies I’ll still be a diehard fan to one of the most beautiful motorcycle manufacturers to ever come out of Italy
@@NudaMan same man, not a fan of triples either, that’s why I own an original F4 750. I wish they still made a smaller displacement 4 cylinder engine.
Lovely bikes but no dealers around and cost way way to much
@@chuckyboy6977 that was true ten years ago but not now, and it's true that there so no back up service, it's appalling, mv have been around as long as the Japanese bikes
Nice bike sir
ein wundervolles Bike
Can anyone tell me the music name from 5:30 . I cant find it
The XX Intro This is the original song
My girl like more shopping than bike. So do you ? :)
This video persuaded me to get my F3
Be careful. See start problem vids. I have one and it's not a pleasure for me.
Be careful. See start problem vids. I have one and it's not a pleasure for me.
@@Mr99ariel99 why not?
@@puffdaddyfpv7046 because problems will start soon. Less than one year.
@@puffdaddyfpv7046 f3 800 2015 is in tecchnical service in this monent fir starter engine problems for second time.
That's AMO'RE....
thatsa more money than i want to part with for a toilet!
Just bought an f3 most beautiful bike
magnifica
I had an F3. I loved it, but man did I have problems with it
Start problems?
@@Mr99ariel99 consistently had starter problems and ecu issues
@@Ww-dl7vr ... thanks, I really want to kill them
@@Mr99ariel99 uhm. What.
@phill unrau yeah. Not the same company or type. It's a premium price tag for good reason over triumph
isto é um mundo a parte , alta costura italiana , no sao motas , mas sim obras de arte com 2 rodas ,.. por enquanto ,..lol,. um dia até deixará de as ter ,..lol,..kkk
Good documentary. The MV is a beautiful bike but to me it is the worst bike I have ever owned only keep't it for 6 Months. The electronics where tearable and a few other small things. Shortly after selling the bike the radiator packed in.
Please make documentry of Pulsar RS 200 bike
there is nothing special in their bikes. Coz their bikes are SUPERB! Welcome to the future mate.
MV Agusta. What can I say? This is one of the most exciting motor cycle ever built. It is exciting. It handles and it stops. You feel one with the machine. That is when it wants to run. Owning a MV Agusta is like being married to a whore. It is like being married to a prostitude. You star up your motor cycle and off you go. You are now out on the beautiful winding roads of the country side. You will do fifty kilometres and you will have not problems. You go sixty, seventy kilometres maybe eighty kilometres and it will started being unfaithful. It will start to misbehave and it will finally stop. This is the story of our MV F4 Brutale that we purchased new for A$30,000.00. The factory has charged us thousands of dollars over the years without even knowing what they were doing so as to repair the machine. We should have been given a new motorcycle. We still have the machine. What is it good for? It may be useful as a boat anchor.
We purchased a Triumph Street Triple that we still enjoy. Never once has it misbehaved. We also purchased a new Triumph Bonneville T100 Black January 4, 2018 that I have been touring on (18500 kilometres) and the motorcycle has not complained once.
With the back up and the acceptance of their responsibility to the purchaser no company will survive. The company has no integrity. I rest my case.
It looks very good, i know i wont be buying it only because its not 1000cc monster.
Very beautiful machines all the MV.. BUT unreliable, no dealers..
A four-hole piece please, why change something that's complete.
The passion of style is great. The MV Agusta motor cycles are unreliable. After ten months at the MV Agusta dealership my MV Agusta F4 Brutale is coming home - unfixed. Why? Because it is Italian. All the words in the world will not make the MV Agusta motor cycle reliable.
Song at 16:55 ?
14:23 wrong! You need to drive Lamborghini/Ferrari!
Patty Mills MV’s are funner
I have an Italika
Y esa completa mierda que??
After watching some documentaries from DW , this feels too edited and too much of unnecessary music frills. But much needed content on MV agusta
The assembly line ,the way the frames are built and welded how can this motorcycle be production it looks like a special order from Orange County choppers I less they sell it double the price they’re nit going to make jack
They should work on reliability and customer service. Maybe they would be more popular in usa. Sorry but if I am going to drop 40k on a bike it better not start breaking at 2k miles
#italia ❤️💝 🚦🚥⛽🛢️🧭🛵🏍️🚲🛴🚒🚜🚈🛩️🚀🚁
me: hold my beer, taking the 2017 fireblade out
MV....Is more Worried about Looks than MECHANICS......YEA IT LOOKS GOOD BROKE DOWN ALONGSIDE THE ROAD.....
The owners son should focus in Fashion. They really fucked up the best bike brand ever.
Oh great! But when you pay more than u$s 20.000 and the beautiful bike MV AGUSTA ends no starting, and nobody answer your mail, you will feel like kill the complete factory. Unfortunatly, I have and F3 800. 2.015,
Maybe you have wrong email😂😂😂😂😂
@@rojc5824 jajaja, ok I'll look for the fisical adress to send them a nuclear bomb
@@rojc5824MV AGU it's really beautifull and I lover her a lot. But quality could be better.
...love her a lot
Don't buy an MV Agusta, my bike is just over a year old and has currently had 44 faults, including 3x break failures and 2x oil leaks. The bike is dangerous the computer turns safety features on and off randomly. The after sales support is not much help either, they have made insane claims such as "I have crashed the bike" and "I delebratly used a mechanics computer to make the computer faulty" and I have had to pay over $1000 to have the bike independently assessed to prove these claims as bullshit. They refuse to replace or refund the bike.
I would be pissed and would be seeing if the lemon law applies to bikes as well as cars. Probably best to try and find a well cared for used one from the pre computer age.
I recommend anyone read the threads on the MV owners forum before ever buying one.
any way you spell it, a "toilet" is just that! and big buck one too! sorry for your loss
That happened when u buy cheese
Punk you are a big liar....
Spell it Casti-lioni and not Castig-lioni.. ;-)
Yes, the "gli" in Italian is pronounced like "lyee" in English and the name has four syllables (not five) with the accents on the first and penultimate syllables. He also mispronounced Goggi's name giving the last syllable a hard g. You'd think they'd give these commentators a crash course in Italian phonetics but they never do. Resign yourself to it.
lmao I remembered analyze this. Consigliere scene
in english we call it cast iron, another words, a boat anchor! like Jeremy Clarkson said, "it's red, its Italian, and its expensive , made in Italy, and never once did they elaborate on what its powered by? hmmm?
now Russian owned !
So what's the matter they don't hire dark skinned italians? lol
Or too many older ones, either.
No gay, but Giovanni Castiglioni is a really handsome humanoid.
I don't like much the new CEO, he doesn't look like a passionate like the tradition wants and spends a lot of money for luxury.
He wastes money on luxury, his wife wastes money on luxury, his daughter wastes money on shopping, his son wants to buy an expensive bike.
I feel sorry for the people working there with passion because they get a basic salary in the name of passion while their master has no regard for economy.
MV Agusta's new toy will cost me AUD 32,500 because I pay luxury for spoiled and wasted people!
Their master is watching every penny very closely and is far more aware of the business side of things than his father. Who cares if he like the finer things in life, no point having money if you can't enjoy it. If you don't like paying top dollar for high end exclusive hand built bike then don't buy one.
Yes, but actually no
The owner drives a Mercedes Station Wagon!! Seriously, he should always ride an MV !!! I know I would rain or shine, or maybe the day they did the video his bike wouldn’t start?
That's not just some merc station wagon, it's a c63 amg.
Japanese do it way better, they don’t break down!!
Italian? Nah
Avant de faire de telles pubs pour la marque MV Agusta ils feraient mieux de produire un service après vente sérieux et autres que l'actuel. J'habite dans les Pyrénées Ariégeoises et à par Marseille et Avignon pour ce qui est du Sud il n'y a pas de concession avec atelier mécanique. (Même pas à Toulouse) LAMENTABLE . En fait il vaut mieux une Japonaise, de ce côté là il y a du répondant au niveau points de vente et suivis.
expensive as hell compared to others same spec. looks does not matter to real moto lovers . power , handling and power delivery is most important. that looks is unworthy if it has no aerodynamics. Take that MV
Why would i buy an MV when Honda wins MotoGP more than any other manufacturer? Go CBR-SP2 -1000RR !!!
Mv Agusta is most beautiful sport bike..
You, wouldn't. Far better that you stick to your Blade.
Stupid and ill-informed question. Firstly the RC213V series MotoGP bike has zero relationship with the CBR1000/RR. The MotoGP bike costs close to 1€ million vs €14K. The V4 engine in the MotoGP is not the nasally inline-4 of the CBR.
It's more about the brand, the image, styling, exclusivity etc, you just don't buy bikes like that on a value for money basis.