MV Agusta’s luxurious All Terrain arrives at the price list recently released by the Schiranna-based manufacturer. It’s a highly innovative bike for MV Agusta, which enters the Adventure segment with a 21-inch front wheel with a bike, the LXP, that we first saw at EICMA 2021, when an entire area of the MV stand was monopolized (as well as invaded by enthusiasts) by two bikes under the Lucky Explorer Project brand, the 9.5 and the 5.5 twin-cylinder, a name and livery that unmistakably evokes the African Raids of the 90s. While the smaller of the two Adventures has been lost and we don’t currently believe it’s likely to reach production, the 9.5 has completed its development process and is now ready for MV Agusta customers.
In the meantime, we continued first to name the bike Enduro Veloce, then we came to this latest – exclusive – LXP Orioli Limited Edition which is priced at 30,600 €, a price certainly for a super premium product which, however, reflects the uniqueness of the project and also some of its characteristics that make it a bike that would certainly not be disfigured in prestigious collections.
The link, in fact, with African racing and its champions has remained strong, especially with Edi Orioli who won two Paris-Dakar races with the Cagiva Elefant married to the Lucky Explorer and who signs the 500 units of the LXP Orioli Limited Edition one by one. But beyond the collector’s value, there’s much more to it, from the engine to the construction and design, all done in Schiranna.
The new three-cylinder has 931 cc of cubic capacity with a MotoGP bore (81 mm), develops 124 hp at 10,000 rpm and 102 Nm of torque at 7,000 rpm; the specific power is 133 hp/liter and 85% of the torque is available at just 3,000 rpm. Among the bikes with a 21-inch front wheel, it’s the only one with a counter-rotating crankshaft, a peculiarity derived from MV Agusta’s road bikes, the benefits of which we’ll assess when we test the LXP. The electronics have also evolved, with a six-axle inertia platform with ABS and TC that can be disabled for off-road use, 7-inch TFT, available from the MV Ride App, as well as connectivity that allows you to configure your LXP Orioli using your smartphone even before starting the engine. The Mobisat anti-theft system with integrated geolocation is part of the LXP Orioli’s standard equipment, as is ABS Cornering.
On the frame side, the steel frame with aluminum swingarm is coupled to the Sachs suspension, with the fully adjustable fork with 210 mm of travel, exactly the same travel for the rear wheel provided by the progressive rear shock absorber. To meet the needs of riders of different statures, the seat height is adjustable in two positions (850 mm and 870 mm). The brakes are supplied by Brembo, with Stylema calipers at the front on 320 mm diameter discs and a two-piston caliper with a 265 mm disc at the rear, while the ground clearance is 230 mm.
The weight of the LXP Orioli Limited Edition is 224 kg dry and the bike is delivered with an approved titanium exhaust, designed and developed in co-design between MV Agusta and Termignoni, combined with a carbon fiber cover and heat shield, motorcycle cover and certificate of authenticity.