Return of the Caponord? Spy shot of the 1200

[Royal Tiger]

I'm not, because if I had one, I couldn't go on my favorite routes in these parts with that sad sub-100 mile tank range.  

I haven't checked the specs yet.  They didn't fit it with a bigger tank?  That sucks.  I get 32-35mpg on mine regardless of how hard I beat on it.  Or since I'm ALWAYS beating on it, it has 40mpg potential.  

[Croak]

4.5 gallon tank, and a low of 23mpg when thrashing hell out of it.  Be gentle and you might see 33mpg with a tailwind.  That's the price you pay for having 165hp on tap.

[Royal Tiger]

4.5 gallon tank, and a low of 23mpg when thrashing hell out of it.  Be gentle and you might see 33mpg with a tailwind.  That's the price you pay for having 165hp on tap.

I thought they would have gotten the Tuono to be a bit more frugal then the RSV4 with a re-mapped ECU.  Still looks pretty sinister.  Can't wait to see how it fares when it goes into "shoot out" articles in the magazines this year.

[Croak]

All the Euro testers have done the comparisons, since it's been out for a better part of a year there.  It usually wins handily in every category but range.

[Royal Tiger]

Thanks Croak.  

[atadaskew]

Aprilia knows how to make a comfortable seat for non-Italian asses when they have to.  

Yup.
The Futura has the best seat I've ever tried.

[Royal Tiger]

Yup.
The Futura has the best seat I've ever tried.

I love the Futura.  I would have bought one, but I wanted something different to keep the RSV-R company in the garage.  

[Rincewind]

WOW!!  











http://www.motoblog.it/post/36341/aprilia-caponord-1200-2013

[Croak]

And look ma! No shaft!  Which will of course doom it with most of the ADV types.

That said, Aprilia sure knows how to make a pretty DSSA, don't they?

[R Doug]

That's a great looking bike.  

[spd2918]

WOW!!  

Doesn't Suzuki already make this bike?

[Croak]

Actually, it's the other way around...the V-Strom is a cheap copy of the original Caponord.  

[Hambonee]

At some point I am going to have to face reality(including my 34" inseam and cranky left knee) and probably move over to the this type of bike. I was thinking a MG Stelvio or Triumph Explorer but man...this bike is sexy!!!