Aprilia SL750 Shiver

[nudemetalz]

http://www.apriliashiver.com/

Great website though!

Damn, that's a hot pic.
Then again, Italians know how to put passion with motorcycles...(and no I'm not biased...okay,..well a little then).

[limbimtimwim]

Damn, that's a hot pic.
Then again, Italians know how to put passion with motorcycles...(and no I'm not biased...okay,..well a little then).

Seems that everyone else is too PC these days to just shove some naked woman (The bike is a naked, right?) around the bike. Watch the video on the website, nipples, boobs, ass. Fantastic.

[Krayy]

I gave Mike at Mt Eden M/Cycles a call today and got the following out of him:

Due date: October. They'll bet getting a Silver one, a Black one and a Black demo (bags first)

Colours: Silver, Black, Blue, (Sexy) Orange, White

and finally.............

Cost: $17,995 + ORC
(take that Ducati)

I'll take mine in l'orange thanks

[limbimtimwim]

Still kinda pricy.

On paper it does compare quite well with the Ducati Hypermotard (Which is lighter!!) But I suspect the attitude is a bit different.

Someone gimme the keys to both for a weekend and I'll tell you what is better.

I guess Aprilia are hoping people will take it for a ride and think 'Fuck the FZ6/Hornet/GSR600/Zed I'll spend more for something heaps cooler'. And maybe resale values will be better.

[Sensei]

Still kinda pricy.

On paper it does compare quite well with the Ducati Hypermotard

The Ducati is a 1100cc motor against a 750cc

[limbimtimwim]

The Ducati is a 1100cc motor against a 750cc

Yes, I know. CCs are not everything!

Ducati claims to make less horsepower. Ducati also claim more torque, and it weighs less. It's a 2 valve per cylinder aircooled engine. The Shiver engine was designed in this century.

Other factors in the engine and gearing could mean the Shiver is faster, or slower, or the same in a straight line.

So what one is more fun around corners?

[Krayy]

...On paper it does compare quite well with the Ducati Hypermotard (Which is lighter!!) But I suspect the attitude is a bit different....

The Shiver is direct competition to the Monster S2/S4 series rather than Hypermotard, and at that price, has a lot more bling factor than an FZ6, SV650 or Z1000

[marty1035]

Aprilia and Moto Guzzi, under Piaggio ownership, have injected some real personality and quality into their bikes. If the Shiver is finished anywhere near the brilliant level of quality of my recently departed Griso, then they will have a winner on their hands. Perhaps not so much here in NZ where most buyers choose cheaper options. I guess it's only natural to expect a small importer to inflate prices. Still it's not as bad as the outrageous prices charged in NZ for Harley and Triumph. Talk about fleecing the customer.