The bottle cap challenge. Pretty much everyone with a smartphone and Instagram has seen the new viral dare, which all took flight when Jason Statham performed an incredible round-house kick on an unsuspecting water bottle.
Whilst most people are happy to sit back, relax and not kick a bottle cap, MV Agusta had altogether different plans.
As not to be left out of the party, MV enlisted the help of Pro Sportsbike Freestyler Thibaut Nogues, from the French Riviera.
About
At just 23 years old, Nogues, who is sponsored by MV Agusta, is killing the game (stunting speak), hustling the most exotic Italian machines you can buy and being entrusted to perform the popular bottle cap challenge.
Find out more: www.thibautnogues.com/
The bike select to perform such a feat was a modified three-cylinder MV Agusta F3 800, which strays away from the commonly used 600cc motor used in stunt riding. The F3’s 800cc engine might be the best sounding motor on the planet, especially with an SC project exhaust strapped to the downpipes.
Other modifications to Nogues’s F3 includes a larger rear sprocket, wider and taller clip-on bars, and most importantly big crash bungs.
(Stock) MV Agusta F3 800 Specs
Engine Type: Three cylinder, 4 stroke, 12 valve
Engine total displacement: 798 cm3 (48.7 cu. in.)
Engine maximum power: 108 kW (148 hp) at 13.000 r.p.m.
Engine maximum torque: 88 Nm (8.97 kgm) at 10.900 r.p.m
Engine management system: Integrated ignition - injection system MVICS 2.0
Electronic Quick-shift: MV EAS 2.0 (Electronically assisted Shift up&down)
Clutch: Multi-disk wet clutch with hydraulic actuation
Frame type: ALS Steel tubular trellis
Front Suspension: Marzocchi "UPSIDE DOWN" telescopic hydraulic fork
Rear Suspension: Progressive Sachs, single shock absorber
Front Brake + ABS system: Ø 320 mm (Ø 12.6 in.) double floating disc
Rear Brake + ABS system: Ø 220 mm (Ø 8.66 in.) single steel disc
Maximum speed: 269.0 km/h (167.1 mph)
Dry weight: 173 kg (381,4 lbs.)
