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Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200

Wicked Speed@topspeed.com(Wicked Speed) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:15:00 GMT

There have been rumors stating that since the unsuccessful launch of Aprilia’s naked bike, the Shiver, the company just wasn’t capable of releasing new motorcycles that would boom in the market. But now, after four years of silence, Aprilia is introducing a new Dorsoduro Motorbike. The 2011 Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 is said to be stronger than the previous Dorsoduro released years ago. This fascinating new motorbike can now be added to the Italian manufacturer’s collection when it is introduced at the EICMA show in Milan this year. It will be joining the previous Dorsoduro 750 and the Dorsoduro Factory 750 models.

The first ever official image of the Dorsoduro 1200 was recently released, and although it did not give us a good enough grasp of the features the bike will have, it did provide us with a little information. In the photos you can see that the bike’s ABS system was completely redesigned and the description attached to the image noted that the Dorsoduro will have a 1200cc 90-degree V-Twin engine. The bike’s new engine will perform at a higher compression to allow for increased displacement, so expect some robust power coming from the ride-by-wire platform. Aprilia claims that the new motorbike will have a power output of 130 hp at 8700 rpm and 84.8 ft-lb. of torque at 7200 rpm. This new engine feature is considered to be a strong point in leading over the other top bikes in the market today.

Hit the jump for the rest.

Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 16 September 2010 12:15 EST.

Aprilia Dorsoduro 750 Factory

Maxx Biker@topspeed.com(Maxx Biker) — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:59:00 GMT

In 2010, the Aprilia Dorsoduro family got bigger with the introduction of the all-new Aprilia Dorsoduro 750 Factory. Derived from the standard model, the Factory gets all the premium components that Aprilia could think of – meaning fully-adjustable Sachs suspension, Brembo brakes, a gel seat and carbon fiber fairings, just to mention a few.

There’s no word on US availability yet, but considering its €9,990 tag price in Europe as well as the standard model’s $9,599 MSRP in the US, don’t expect it to be cheap.

Aprilia Dorsoduro 750 Factory originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 12 April 2010 10:59 EST.

Aprilia Dorsoduro 750

Maxx Biker@topspeed.com(Maxx Biker) — Fri, 9 Apr 2010 09:20:00 GMT

Italian manufacturers are great when it comes to supermoto rides and Aprilia is definitely an uncontestable competitor for the best possible place on the podium and on the market.

Using the same successful recipe used when creating the SXVs, they went ahead of the competition and built the Dorsoduro 750, a middleweight that is claimed to bring a new kind of excitement on the streets and on the track.

Aprilia Dorsoduro 750 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 9 April 2010 09:20 EST.

Milan 2009: 2010 Aprilia Dorsoduro Factory

Maxx Biker@topspeed.com(Maxx Biker) — Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:44:00 GMT

Aprilia plays with the 2010 Dorsoduro Factory and we’ve just got our hands on the leaked pictures showing that. While the standard version is very aggressive already, just like the Italians like their bikes to look, the Factory adds carbon fiber parts and a black frame, achieving an overall much more aggressive result.

In what the engine is concerned, this remains the 749.9cc twin developing 92 hp at 8,750 rpm and 60lb/ft at 4,500 rpm. While these numbers are more than decent for a midsized super motard, the engine also works closely together with the “Ride by Wire” system, which is available in three modes: sport, touring and rain.

The suspension equipment now translates into a Sachs kit, which is adjustable to as much as 45mm, while the braking system maintains the same 320mm discs and now works with four-piston Brembo calipers. The sad part is that ABS doesn’t find its place in this equation, like in the case of the standard version.

Expect the Dorsoduro Factory to gather quite a crowd at Aprilia’s EICMA stand this year.

Milan 2009: 2010 Aprilia Dorsoduro Factory originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 9 November 2009 13:44 EST.

US sees the arrival of the 2009 Aprilia SMV 750 Dorsoduro

Maxx Biker@topspeed.com(Maxx Biker) — Fri, 9 Jan 2009 16:22:00 GMT

It is now official! The 2009 Aprilia SMV 750 Dorsoduro will line up to the SXV550 and conquer together the American market. We wouldn’t conceive otherwise as ever since Dorsoduro’s presentation, the US public went nuts.

And if you wonder why, the answer is hidden in the Aprilia’s self-developed 750cc liquid-cooled V-Twin engine that is capable of 92-horsepower. Now that’s more than decent for a twin-cylinder engine and the bike has no problems in going against the Ducati Hypermotard which’s engine displaces 1100ccs.

Looking like that and being backed up by 43mm inverted forks holding wave-shaped disc brakes clamped by radial calipers, the Dorsoduro simply invites riders to have an aggressive attitude towards it.

Press release after the jump.

US sees the arrival of the 2009 Aprilia SMV 750 Dorsoduro originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 9 January 2009 16:22 EST.

Aprilia to unveil Shiver 1200 and Dorsoduro 1200?

Maxx Biker@topspeed.com(Maxx Biker) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:45:00 GMT

According to a spy shot from Solomoto, Aprilia is currently working at the Dorsoduro 1200 and, most likely, the Shiver 1200 which gives us reasons to believe that the upcoming EICMA show in Milan reserves many surprises from the Italian maker. The same sources claim that Aprilia is also expected to unveil an all-new Caponord 1200 and a new bike that stands as a future competitor for the BMW R1200GS.

But, sticking to what we know for the moment, the Dorsoduro and Shiver will be powered by the same 1200cc, liquid-cooled, fuel-injected, DOHC, 8-valve V-twin engine that will produce 130bhp at 9000rpm and 120Nm at 6500rpm. Now, with those numbers in mind, note that the weight increase will only be around 5 to 7 kilos, proving that the Italian engineers haven’t rested on their laurels.

With a little bit of luck, the EICMA show in November will clear things out. And if it doesn’t, we’ll dig to find out some more.

Aprilia to unveil Shiver 1200 and Dorsoduro 1200? originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 14 October 2008 11:45 EST.