Aprilia has revealed the successor to its Caponord adventure motorcycle. The new motorcycle is named Caponord 1200 and is derived from their maxi-motard Dorsoduro 1200. The new motorcycles sports 1200cc liquid cooled V-twin engine against the 999cc V-twin of the previous generation Caponord. Its scheduled to be launched some time in 2012 and is supposed to rival the likes of Ducati Multistrada, BMW R1200 GS, Triumph Explorer 1200 and some more. It'll come loaded with all modern electronic aids like riding modes, ABS, Traction Control and semi-active suspension(capable of changing settings on its own depending upon riding style and road conditions). This motorcycle will be available at Aprilia dealerships in India soon after its global launch.
Revealed : The new 2013 Aprilia Caponord 1200
- Thread starter Vikas the Shokeen biker
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This one is manual. The automatic one I talked about is Mana Gt, 850cc and is less expensive. Suspension is capable of changing settings like compression, damping and rebounding.
Rockin Roxxi
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Awesome bike this is will be amazing on the hills. I will get to test this in a few short weeks when my buddy brings one home.
Thats great Roxxi. Do share your feedback with us along with lot of pics.
The model showcased here is road biased while there will be an off-road focused another model of the same motorcycle launched shortly after this one.
Yogesh Sarkar
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Lovely bike, any idea how easy it is for little guys like us to get on and get off of it?
Specs haven't been announced yet but you can expect the height adjustable seat along with optional low seat. Range will be between 800-810mm to 850-860mm.
Yogesh Sarkar
Administrator
Still vividly remember the review of BMW R1200GS by a European Magazine, where the author reviewing it was 5ft 5in and had to each time lower the side stand, before stopping at red lightsGetting on is not a problem, getting off is a problem when it happens suddenly, when you need to put your foot down and the road is sloping or something.