Originally Posted by
pzkpfw
What's the word on the Aprilia ETX?
My son's expressed a vague interest in learning to ride as he's coming to the leave-home age.
Seen some of these on TradeMe, a couple of years old, just a few km, and pretty cheap.
Cheap for a reason? Or "good enough" to get a start with?
My experience with this bike is flavoured somewhat that I am 1.96m tall and 115kgs in my birthday suit. I was given one of these as a loan bike while my grown up Aprilia was being serviced. I was surprised that it had and digital instrument screen, gear indicator and a reasonably accurate fuel gauge but had a carburettor not fuel injection. The example I rode was NOT fine until well warmed. Around town and with sufficient neck wringing it worked ok, no way that wee motor was going to have the ooomph to take my arse up the gorge to go home. That said it did occur to me it would be great for a youngster starting out. I even suggested it to a work colleague who is looking for something for her 16 year old to get around on. Build quality was pretty good I thought and it has a very different character to a GN. Next step would be something like the KTM 200s but a much bigger price tag.
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