Build N° 01 Italian Naked Real build · shop floor

MV Agusta
Brutale.

An MV Agusta Brutale on the bench at 3110 E Cactus - Italian engineering getting the in-house treatment: setup, tuning and custom detail work.

Setup - tuning - custom detail
MV Agusta Brutale. at Arizona Custom Cycles

Build notes

Italian machines don't forgive guesswork. When an MV Agusta Brutale comes through the door, it gets the same hands-on attention as a ground-up build - every adjustment dialed by feel, not just by the book.

Suspension setup, fueling, and a careful finish detail bring the bike to its best, then it goes out the door running the way the factory always intended - sharper.

Metric, Italian, American - if it has two wheels, Johnny's worked on it. Twenty-plus years on Cactus Rd means almost nothing is unfamiliar.

"Italian bikes reward a builder who listens. You set them up by feel."— Johnny Goodson

Every photo on this page is Johnny's own work, shot on the Phoenix shop floor.

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