Would Aprilia Shiver do what I want
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OK I live in the tropics, 65 year old, biking 20 years, Mainly sport bikes, Kawasaki Ninjas, Up to the 1000. Never had a small bike as I did direct access in the UK, while living overseas and got straight on a 750, Done loads of track days, got a few quick cars including track cars and a Int A race Licence (cars), so fit and stupid for my age. Sold my Ninja 1009 on my 60th Birthday, at wife's request and bought a 900 Vulcan.
Now I commute to work on the bike, 600 miles round trip twice a month, all motor way class duel carriageway.
The Vulcan is comfortable and nicely customized by the previous Owner, (Fat Boy brakes and fork, hard luggage, screen etc), but is a little slow, Bikes are stupid priced here, as they subject to 100+% import tax, But the Aprilia 750 Shiver is locally assembled and can be bought for 6K pounds new. There are normally a few freebies thrown in like soft luggage screen etc.
The bike is also used for long weekend/weeks away, typically these are a 300 mile motor way run to Thailand, then touring around Thailand, no pillion, I take 2 3 days to get to Krabbie or Ko Samoi and the wife flies up. So no big luggage loads, a few tee shirts shorts and flip flops.
I'd like to do a track day again, I've ridden an Shiver and liked it, I liked the switchable ridding modes., and the fact it has big brakes. As an idea of how competitive the price is Kawakaki Versys is 4K more, I could get an ER6 for the same money.
I'm thinking this could be my last bike, but I've never had a Harley. There is no effective speed limit, and I would cruise the Ninja at around 100mph, the Vulcan just wont do that, and doesn't handle/brake well enough to do it. I'd like something that would cruise one up at 90MPh.
Do you think the Shiver is suitable for the requirements.
Now I commute to work on the bike, 600 miles round trip twice a month, all motor way class duel carriageway.
The Vulcan is comfortable and nicely customized by the previous Owner, (Fat Boy brakes and fork, hard luggage, screen etc), but is a little slow, Bikes are stupid priced here, as they subject to 100+% import tax, But the Aprilia 750 Shiver is locally assembled and can be bought for 6K pounds new. There are normally a few freebies thrown in like soft luggage screen etc.
The bike is also used for long weekend/weeks away, typically these are a 300 mile motor way run to Thailand, then touring around Thailand, no pillion, I take 2 3 days to get to Krabbie or Ko Samoi and the wife flies up. So no big luggage loads, a few tee shirts shorts and flip flops.
I'd like to do a track day again, I've ridden an Shiver and liked it, I liked the switchable ridding modes., and the fact it has big brakes. As an idea of how competitive the price is Kawakaki Versys is 4K more, I could get an ER6 for the same money.
I'm thinking this could be my last bike, but I've never had a Harley. There is no effective speed limit, and I would cruise the Ninja at around 100mph, the Vulcan just wont do that, and doesn't handle/brake well enough to do it. I'd like something that would cruise one up at 90MPh.
Do you think the Shiver is suitable for the requirements.
Berw said:
Do you think the Shiver is suitable for the requirements.
I don't see why not, they get good reviews and mostly positive things said about them, plus they look pretty good, and if buying new you will have a warranty, the only issue is going to be a lack of wind protection at speed, a 90mph cruise on a naked bike is tiring, I can only imagine a 300 mile 90mph cruise will be very tiring!Yes I'll put a wind deflector/small screen on, In reality I wont do it for that long as I slow down a lot when there is traffic, but I'd like the potential, Its not really possible to cruise at that speed for any length of time and stay alive. But I do see speeds that would see jail time in the UK, I know for a fact my thou would do 180 on the clock, but reality is you can't do it as a cruising speed, concentration levels are too high. Just to put into context my needs, as they do differ from the UK, like touring I carry almost nothing, once did a long weekend in Ko somoi with a tank bag, so i don't need a BMW GS.
post EVER!Berw said:
Yes I'll put a wind deflector/small screen on, In reality I wont do it for that long as I slow down a lot when there is traffic, but I'd like the potential, Its not really possible to cruise at that speed for any length of time and stay alive. But I do see speeds that would see jail time in the UK, I know for a fact my thou would do 180 on the clock, but reality is you can't do it as a cruising speed, concentration levels are too high. Just to put into context my needs, as they do differ from the UK, like touring I carry almost nothing, once did a long weekend in Ko somoi with a tank bag, so i don't need a BMW GS.
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