Fruity new Europeans

[HenryDorsetCase]

motorbikes, not some Spanish motorbike racer.

First up, we present the KTM 690 Duke. I think calling it "half a Superduke" is doing it a disservice.... 64 hp, light, and hopefully priced around the same as the ir motards. You probably wouldnt jump on and go touring, but it would be a LOT of fun on a twisty road, or scything through traffic on the way to work. No word on availability in NZ yet: its an '08 model and possibly they will go to bigger markets first.


Second, the Aprilia Shiver 750: Good competition for the middleweight naked market, new engine ffrom Aprilia developed with the Piaggio money, and apparently priced between the Street Triple and the Speed Triple and available next year.

[James Deuce]

I'm dead keen on either actually, and yes I WOULD tour around NZ on the Duke, quite happily thanks.

I'll have to ring up Dold and ask if they've made a pack rack for it yet.