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So it looks like we are going to get a 1200 half faired Shiver with 135 bhp and, even better, 89 ft lbs of torque. Starting to sound interestin now, especially with the naked version expected to cost £7k. In Aprilia words the faired version will turn them in sports bikes with a slightly less aggressive style than the RSV-R and also be a competitor for the VFR.
All sounds a bit familiar to me, could also call it sports light I suppose, but the 1200 version is 5kg heavier than the Falco.

Looks great just up my street, better start saving then.

I like the idea

may well be my next bike :)

Where can I see a piccy?
Google's struggling

Stokesy wrote:Where can I see a piccy?
Google's struggling

The only pic I've seen was in MCN of the half-faired jobbie.

Not sure whether that was sourced from Aprilia or some spotty kid at the local art college.

I'm hoping the latter - it does nothing for me (oh Vienna)[quite appropriate that - given where they make the engines of the proper ones!]

It just looks a bit "budget" with a very upright seating position. Mind you, I guess that should give as a good excuse for us to start to modify .........

Stokesy wrote:Where can I see a piccy?
Google's struggling

Here you go

If they straightened that downpipe a bit, they'd get anuvver half a horse out of it at least

I can imagine the front of that engine getting into a right mess

Kwackerz wrote:If they straightened that downpipe a bit, they'd get anuvver half a horse out of it at least

Maybe they would, but what a bastard of a time you'd have getting the oil filter off

Kwackerz wrote:If they straightened that downpipe a bit, they'd get anuvver half a horse out of it at least

OMG - the thought of it ..... a Falco with a U-bend .......


Derestriction by Dyno-Rod ?

Thanks Gio

But not quite the 1200 with a half fairing that I was looking for