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
"Atomic batteries to power...turbines to speed..."
- Page 14 of the Buell Owners Manual
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.
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?
Last edited by limbimtimwim; 10th July 2007 at 20:35. Reason: Bad grammer
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.
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