tj2
13-04-06, 09:44 AM
Aprillia Tuono
This was a 54 plate with around 4k miles in black.
Nice wide bars, and an aggressive stance.
Impressions after a route consisting of 30/40 mph town, 50mph d/c and national speed limit single and dual carriageway :
In town, nice and light, steers well, appears to be flickable. A nice tall riding position means you can see well ahead.
Out of town, accelerating through the gears, the make covers the ground rapidly, although I felt that the box was very notchy with an occasional false neutral between 4th and 5th.
Roll on acceleration in top, I felt was poor compared with my SV 1000 over the same stretch of road. However all this aside, the handling was excellent, even 2 up, lomg sweepers were superb and twisties were great scratching fun. Basically it felt like I was on a taller version of my old SV 650.
For a 1000cc V twin, it did not “do it for me” any better than my current SV 1000, torqe and power good, but no better and times felt like I was on a smaller engined bike.
Ah well on to the next………
Yamaha MT01
An 05 plate monster of a bike ! 1700 cc V twin. Yamaha’s concept bike.
I used the same test route to try and give a good comparison. In town, never needed to go above 3rd gear and as there was so much torque, didn’t really need to change down much either !! But it is a big heavy bike (in comparison) Out of town the beast pulled like a train all the way to the red line of around 5.5k. It was far harder to chuck about, but long sweepers were fun, being able to leave the rear tyre with only a 2mm “chicken strip” on both sides. However twisties were another matter. It was very difficult to get the huge rotating mass of engine to change direction quickly, don’t get me wrong, it was not impossible, just hard work.
This bike has MASSIVE torque, but still didn’t rock my boat…. :(
And lastly…………..
Buell XBR12 Lightening
Kinell !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shock: :shock:
Absolutely mental machine!!!
Short, squat and corners like it’s on rails. This is by far the best hooligan tool I have ever ridden. It is full of attitude that comes out every time you change up a gear and crack the throttle. (let’s say it’s not the best for pillions tho as the rear seat is about as big as my palm) Same route, same pillion. Just a vastly bigger grin at the end of it. Ok it’s basic……5.5k red line (ish) vibrates like a jack hammer and has a reasonably heavy cable clutch, an agricultural gearbox and probably a smallish tank range.
But did it “rock my boat” :?: :?: :?:
IT CAPSIZED IT !!!! :twisted: :twisted:
Guess what I will be changing my 04 SV 1000 for?????????
Got a couple of pics if anyone can tell me how to post them........
Terry
This was a 54 plate with around 4k miles in black.
Nice wide bars, and an aggressive stance.
Impressions after a route consisting of 30/40 mph town, 50mph d/c and national speed limit single and dual carriageway :
In town, nice and light, steers well, appears to be flickable. A nice tall riding position means you can see well ahead.
Out of town, accelerating through the gears, the make covers the ground rapidly, although I felt that the box was very notchy with an occasional false neutral between 4th and 5th.
Roll on acceleration in top, I felt was poor compared with my SV 1000 over the same stretch of road. However all this aside, the handling was excellent, even 2 up, lomg sweepers were superb and twisties were great scratching fun. Basically it felt like I was on a taller version of my old SV 650.
For a 1000cc V twin, it did not “do it for me” any better than my current SV 1000, torqe and power good, but no better and times felt like I was on a smaller engined bike.
Ah well on to the next………
Yamaha MT01
An 05 plate monster of a bike ! 1700 cc V twin. Yamaha’s concept bike.
I used the same test route to try and give a good comparison. In town, never needed to go above 3rd gear and as there was so much torque, didn’t really need to change down much either !! But it is a big heavy bike (in comparison) Out of town the beast pulled like a train all the way to the red line of around 5.5k. It was far harder to chuck about, but long sweepers were fun, being able to leave the rear tyre with only a 2mm “chicken strip” on both sides. However twisties were another matter. It was very difficult to get the huge rotating mass of engine to change direction quickly, don’t get me wrong, it was not impossible, just hard work.
This bike has MASSIVE torque, but still didn’t rock my boat…. :(
And lastly…………..
Buell XBR12 Lightening
Kinell !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shock: :shock:
Absolutely mental machine!!!
Short, squat and corners like it’s on rails. This is by far the best hooligan tool I have ever ridden. It is full of attitude that comes out every time you change up a gear and crack the throttle. (let’s say it’s not the best for pillions tho as the rear seat is about as big as my palm) Same route, same pillion. Just a vastly bigger grin at the end of it. Ok it’s basic……5.5k red line (ish) vibrates like a jack hammer and has a reasonably heavy cable clutch, an agricultural gearbox and probably a smallish tank range.
But did it “rock my boat” :?: :?: :?:
IT CAPSIZED IT !!!! :twisted: :twisted:
Guess what I will be changing my 04 SV 1000 for?????????
Got a couple of pics if anyone can tell me how to post them........
Terry