This bike will be a game-changer for the market segment, I think. I can't wait to test ride one. Should be in dealerships in December with an MSRP of $11,300. Not use if I want to step down in power and torque from my S1000R but who knows ... its not only about power but also rideability.

Would be a great bike three years from now when it's still sitting on dealer's showroom floor....for $6995.

Local dealer sells Aprilia, errrrr I mean, has them on their showroom floor. They don't seem to be rushing out the door.

(10-28-2020, 07:17 AM)Grumpy Goat Wrote: This bike will be a game-changer for the market segment, I think.

Love it - a 400 pound modified super bike with luggage and all the engine electronics (including 8 different levels of traction control), but none of the suspension controls.

That said, with the luggage package, it's probably approaching $16,000 without shaft drive.

And didn't our Ducati-owning colleagues just finish sharing sagas of the mechanical prowess and time it takes to keep these Italian beauties on the road?

Still....

What could you possibly mean by that, Ray :-)
Mechanical prowess has a nice ring to it


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(10-28-2020, 09:33 AM)MrVvrroomm Wrote: Would be a great bike three years from now when it's still sitting on dealer's showroom floor....for $6995.

Local dealer sells Aprilia, errrrr I mean, has them on their showroom floor. They don't seem to be rushing out the door.

I see the odd one here but more Ducatis than Aprilias on the road. BUT this one might change that. It is more affordable than the Tuono or the RSV4 and better suited to the average rider. That means more sales.

We'll have to see. I tested a 2015 Caponord a long time back which I did not care for (too much heat and stiff agricultural clutch) and then a 2017 Tuono which I absolutely loved. If this bike gives similar excitement to the Tuono around town and on the twisties at a bit more moderate lever of frenzy then it will be a winner.

(10-28-2020, 02:58 PM)Ray Wrote: And didn't our Ducati-owning colleagues just finish sharing sagas of the mechanical prowess and time it takes to keep these Italian beauties on the road?

Still....

Aha, but this Aprilia is a parallel twin so it should be easier to work on than an L2. Then there are the looks ... IMO, the other than MV Agustas these days, the Italians make as beautiful bikes as the Germans make functional ones.

The parade of wonderful motorcycles continue. This is a good time to be in this sport/hobby.

...and, to the horror of hardcore Ducati fanatics, they’re coming out with a non-desmo V4. Which just so happens to claim the longest valve adjustment intervals of any motorcycle engine.


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(10-28-2020, 07:17 PM)Grumpy Goat Wrote: Aha, but this Aprilia is a parallel twin so it should be easier to work on than an L2.

On some liquid cooled parallel twins it can be time consuming to get at the valves for a check.

Here’s another review on the Aprilia

https://youtu.be/pE-AB-6R_eM


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(11-02-2020, 11:33 AM)Duccrazydave Wrote: Here’s another review on the Aprilia

https://youtu.be/pE-AB-6R_eM

Yeah I saw that. I like MCN reviews ... no BS.

(11-02-2020, 01:30 PM)Grumpy Goat Wrote:

(11-02-2020, 11:33 AM)Duccrazydave Wrote: Here’s another review on the Aprilia

https://youtu.be/pE-AB-6R_eM

Yeah I saw that. I like MCN reviews ... no BS.

Tough call between this bike and a Street Triple. The Triumph dealer network would probably put the ST in front for me.

I am also have to wonder how they are meeting this price point and how it will match the reliability and longevity of other brands.

(11-03-2020, 09:38 AM)TriangleRider Wrote: Tough call between this bike and a Street Triple. The Triumph dealer network would probably put the ST in front for me.

I am also have to wonder how they are meeting this price point and how it will match the reliability and longevity of other brands.

Hehe ... not for me, even considering my BMW dealer also sells Triumph. I don’t like the Triumph’s bug eyes, and for me that kills the sale of any model with that front end design. I do love their engines and the triple is a sweet engine but I’d have to look at the bike daily.

The Triumph for me would be the Tiger.

To my eyes that Aprilia is beautiful from any angle.


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In case one of you winds up with this steed, you'll appreciate this video
https://www.roadracingworld.com/news/vid...p-at-cota/