The facts.
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The Rivale is the supermoto in MV's range, and supermotos get ridden in a particular way: short, sharp journeys, often begun cold and finished before the engine has settled at temperature. That pattern is hard on an air filter for a reason that has nothing to do with dust. Air pulled into a cold intake carries moisture, and an element that spends its life damp is doing a different job from one dried out by a long run.
Key Features
- Woven polyester that works dry and is meant to be washed — water is part of its service, not a threat to it
- Around double the filtering area of other performance elements
- 80 µm aperture, with a rated flow of 5,050 l/m²/sec
- No oil at any stage, so nothing is carried downstream when the weave is wet
- Direct exchange for the standard panel, leaving airbox and mapping alone
- Two years of warranty, and a service life measured against the motorcycle's
Paper and water do not get along
A pleated paper element is a structure held together by its own stiffness. Wet it and the pleats soften, the medium swells, and what it does as it dries is nobody's specification — which is why a soaked paper filter is normally binned rather than reused. Polyester has no such problem. It is washed deliberately, rinsed and dried, and returns to the aperture it started with. For a machine used in short hops through wet months, that is the difference between a filter quietly deteriorating and one that gets reset.
The medium that is not on offer here
Sprint Filter does make a water-repellent weave, the P037, but not as a drop-in for this housing: in the MV range it appears only inside a modified WorldSBK kit for the F3. Saying so plainly is better than implying an upgrade nobody can order. For a Rivale kept on the road, CM135S is the road and track medium and the sensible answer — and it adds no power a rider will detect, which is not what it is sold for.
Care and cleaning
Compressed air, applied to the clean face and directed outwards, is the routine for regular riding. A proper wash follows the same order every time: lukewarm water, a mild detergent, rinsing continued until the water stays clear, then drying in air with no heat of any kind — no flame, no hot air gun, no radiator. Only a fully dry element goes back in, and nothing is applied to it afterwards. Downloads holds Sprint Filter's maintenance sheet.
Fitment & Compatibility
Listed for the MV Agusta Rivale 800 from 2014 to 2026, in the unmodified airbox. This element is shared across eleven MV Agusta triples, itemised in the Fitment tab.
DownloadsOwner's manual · brochure▼
FitmentWhich bikes this fits▼
- MV Agusta Brutale 675 (2011–2015)
- MV Agusta F3 (2011–2021)
- MV Agusta Brutale 800 (2013–2026)
- MV Agusta Brutale Dragster RR (2018–2026)
- MV Agusta F3 /RC (2017–2026)
- MV Agusta F3 Ago (2013–2016)
- MV Agusta Rivale (2014–2026)
- MV Agusta RVS #1 (2018–2026)
- MV Agusta Stradale (2015–2026)
- MV Agusta Superveloce Oro/Ago/Nero Carbon (2019–2026)
- MV Agusta Turismo Veloce - Lusso - RC -SCS (2015–2026)
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