Appealing Aprilia SMV 750 Dorsoduro Sets Foot on US soil
By Alex Ion
Aprilia is entering the supermoto category in US with its SMV 750. Powered by a liquid-cooled V-Twin 750 cc engine, the ultra-cool bike offers 92 horsepower and stunning styling in both its black and red versions. The rest of the bike including the suspension, braking and handling have been revamped and redone to suit the new power output while the wave-shaped disc brakes offer plenty of safety. The light beast is all set to make its debut and can be yours for as much as $9,599. Your local city streets will be no match for this little monster… [via AutoBlog]
Sunday, July 26, 2009 5:26AM
I don't know how versatile it is, with a small gas tank the range is probably just over 100 Mi. The Shiver seems a better choice to me, the gas tank is almost a gallon more, and the seat looks a lot more comfortable, the headlight looks more capable as well. The Shiver is a street bike and probably very good as such. The Dorsoduro has a motard look, but it isn't and it's heavy. Sorry, I don't want a bike that pulls real hard but that's about it. The Shiver seems a better choice, or if you want a motard then the KTM 690 SM, now that's a bike that with less Hp pulls strong because it's light (305lbs.) and you can put a skidplate and dualsport tires and have more uses. It's got the same size gas tank but certainly more range because it's lighter and the engine is smaller. KTM also has a windscreen for it.