Comments on: Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 – The Worst Kept Secret (Bike Reports) (News)

By: Butch

Butch — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:44:25 +0000

Porker? Please. All newer bikes are gaining weight due to heavier and more restrictive exhaust/emission systems. Too heavy for you? Get an aftermarket system. Also, half the guys I hear complain about overweight bikes could stand to lose 40 or 50 pounds anyway, so start there. Lastly, you must actually believe those Ducati dry weights which are among the most inaccurate in the industry. Take your Ducati and roll it on some scales sometime re-calibrate what you think is a porker. Unless you’re racing a few pounds here or there is not going to be noticed on a well balanced bike. And if you are a racer, then you aren’t looking at this bike anyway.

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By: simon

simon — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:23:50 +0000

…finally, an aprilia for my side-car.

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By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:53:13 +0000

I believe she’s a Porker too. 466lbs Dry Weight?
My outdated 2003 SV1000N comes up to 418lbs bone dry and is rated at 118-120hp @ (Flywheel).

Does 200cc more make this engine an Anchor ?! WOW.
Also, i was xpecting more HP along the lines of 150hp like the new MULTISTRADA.
All the ingridients are there: (12:1), huge bore, 4Valves Heads and yet it looks as is being held back hanging by the sack…instead of letting it all hang out. (^_^ )

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By: S Calwel

S Calwel — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:44:08 +0000

I have had a Caponord since 2002. It is a highly underrated bike. Great handling, power, tranny and ergos are perfect for me out of the box. My ONLY problem with it is weight when stopped, parking or just rolling around the garage. The weight is no problem when underway. I traded in a Ducati Monster 900 that was too uncomfortable to ride any distance. So weight in this case was a good trade off.

Put priority on a lighter, more comfortable all day rider to be more appealing to more riders. Rather than trying to find more performance for less money.

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By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:50:32 +0000

I agree with Apriliorange. With an engine this powerful, and powerful brakes, the frame needs to be strong (heavy) enough to counter all the stresses. After all, who wants a frame flexural fatigue failure while carving through the canyons?

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By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:27:08 +0000

Peak torque at 4000 rpm and peak power at 9500 should make for a VERY flexible, very enjoyable engine.

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By: edpix

edpix — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:19:49 +0000

Aprilia really dropped the ball with these new 750/1200 V twins in regards to weight.
I like the concepts and the Shiver/Dorsoduro styling but the bikes are just too heavy when compared to the Ducatis. I am not sure if all the weight is in the engines but it seems like they are contributing to the over weight problem.

I am more interested in the V4 Tuono if it ever gets to production.

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By: Apriliorange

Apriliorange — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:59:44 +0000

Fuel Tank is said to be “18 liters” on that 1200 dorsoduro (instead of 15 liter mentioned above).

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By: Apriliorange

Apriliorange — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:58:42 +0000

If the roadster Shiver come out with that 1200 engine, it will definitely bury the Moto Morini Corsaro …

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By: Apriliorange

Apriliorange — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:55:24 +0000

There is a point where less weight means less quality.

And I think Ducati has reached this point.

I had a Monster 696 and a shiver 750 : the first bike feels little and frail, not the Aprilia.

We should compare the Aprilia with Bmw instead of Ducati.

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