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ITALIAN COPS SCORE MV AGUSTA PATROL BIKES
W hile our cops will surely be stoked to be upgrading to their special Yamaha Tracers , over in Italy as you ’ d expect , things are a whole lot more exotic . Making their way into the hands of the Milanese police this month are four brand new , fully equipped Turismo Veloce Lusso SCS . They were delivered during a ceremony held at Milan ’ s “ Questura ”, aka the local Police headquarters . All four bikes , which retail here for a cool $ 37,990 each , feature the official Italian State Police blue livery and join the two Turismo Veloce and the two Rivale currently in service with the “ Nibbio ” Motorcycle Unit from Milan ’ s Police headquarters . Milan ’ s Police Commissioner , “ Quaestor ” Giuseppe Petronzi , and MV Agusta CEO Timur Sardarov attended the official donation ceremony held at Milan ’ s Police headquarters .
The collaboration between MV and the Milan Police aims at supporting and reinforcing the Nibbio Motorcycle Unit and consequently the level of safety and security across the Milan area thanks to the increased capacity of swift intervention . When it comes to being swift , the plod have it covered with their new bikes . Powered by MV Agusta ’ s inline three-cylinder engine mated to a counter-rotating crankshaft and pumping out 110hp at 10,150rpm and tipping the scales at just 199kg the SCS version gets MV ’ s “ Smart Clutch System ”, which provides quick , automatic clutch action , a feature which is sure to get a workout in the narrow and crowded streets of Milan . Other features of the police spec Turismo Veloce Lusso SCS include side panniers offering 60 litres of storage , enough to hold an emergency kit and , wait for it , the officer ’ s service machine-gun .
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