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Congratulations on new bike, I had one a few years ago. Only thing that went wrong was the angled metal sleeve that the throttle cable goes though just in front of the tank was at an odd angle causing the cable to snag and eventually fray. It was easy to ride and sounded great.
Seat and suspension can be a little firm, I still have an unused hyperpro f/r spring kit gathering dust if you want to make a silly offer.
Seat and suspension can be a little firm, I still have an unused hyperpro f/r spring kit gathering dust if you want to make a silly offer.
If the clutch feels a bit weird then it could be the springs. I had to replace two of mine after 4 thousand miles!
Great bikes and lots of fun. They are made for smooth roads though as the suspension doesn't cope with unexpected bumps. A couple of very painful moments when that happened (made worse by the hard seat!) Probably would have kept mine longer if I could have made it a bit more comfortable over bad roads.
Great bikes and lots of fun. They are made for smooth roads though as the suspension doesn't cope with unexpected bumps. A couple of very painful moments when that happened (made worse by the hard seat!) Probably would have kept mine longer if I could have made it a bit more comfortable over bad roads.
I've got a Shiver (hate that name) - check out the forum here, a wealth of info: https://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.p...
Sadly I haven't ridden mine yet because of an injured hand.
But it looks well made and feels spot on for me (6'3", 34" leg) particularly as I have neck problems and need my head and neck to be straight and vertical.
It doesn't sound great, must be said. Feel like it's in desperate need of freer flowing cans, but the exhaust under the seat can't be chopped to fit a pair of generic slip-ons.
It also needs a Y-piece to fit slip-ons at all, and I can't find one on sale separately anywhere. That makes touching the exhaust a £400+ upgrade that I can't justify at the moment.
I'm in the middle of fitting a tail tidy and LED indicators, and a general cleanup.
Hopefully will be mended enough to be able to ride it soon and see what it's like.
Ed I will bear the progressive springs in mind, need a few miles on it first before I know if I want to upgrade though.
Thanks for the replies, everyone.
But it looks well made and feels spot on for me (6'3", 34" leg) particularly as I have neck problems and need my head and neck to be straight and vertical.
It doesn't sound great, must be said. Feel like it's in desperate need of freer flowing cans, but the exhaust under the seat can't be chopped to fit a pair of generic slip-ons.
It also needs a Y-piece to fit slip-ons at all, and I can't find one on sale separately anywhere. That makes touching the exhaust a £400+ upgrade that I can't justify at the moment.
I'm in the middle of fitting a tail tidy and LED indicators, and a general cleanup.
Hopefully will be mended enough to be able to ride it soon and see what it's like.
Ed I will bear the progressive springs in mind, need a few miles on it first before I know if I want to upgrade though.
Thanks for the replies, everyone.
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