SBK Aragon

Friday, 28 September 2012

Carlos Checa came here as firm favourite and solid championship leader...Motorland Aragon,in the North East of Spain, is the newest circuit on the calandar. It was only completed in 2009 after some spectacular political shenanigans involving the regional government, Spain's motorsports governing body and a large number of wealthy local businessmen. This being possibly the wealthiset area of Spain (though you'd never guess to look at it - there's not actually a huge amount around, but what there is is either valuable, old or commercially hugely profitable) that meant a circuit to rival any in the world. And it really is a great track, with tight, technical sections, huge elevation changes including a section very reminiscent of The Corkscrew and a daunting back straight, entered from a fast downhill run and ending in a first gear hairpin. Oh yes, Motorland Aragon has it all. The media centre is great, the staff were friendly and the weather was simply glorious. Which, of course, has its own issues. But we'll come to that later.
In qualifying it was, unsurprisingly, Checa who reigned on track. By having the second fastest time in the first practice, where Haga also managed to slip into third before crashing at turn 16 and Lanzi and Xaus ended up having to pit in with technical problems, and being fastest throughout most of the second session, Checa definitely proved that the home circuit advantage is no illusion.
It was the second qualifying practice that seemed to determine how the rest of the weekend was going to go. It started out with Checa fastest and Biaggi behind; the Aprilia seems to like this circuit as Camier was also in the top ten. Biaggi then took the fastest time and Melandri slotted in second with 22 minutes to go. Badovini started showing he could go and was way up in fourth and Sykes in fifth –  making us wonder if this could this be his second pole in a row, as he then went into second with 20 minutes to go.  Smrz then set the fastest time followed by Biaggi, leaving ‘golden boy’ Checa now down in fifth, but not for long as he then took the top spot again. Badovini sadly crashed when he was 7th fastest, stopping his chances to qualify higher up in the pack. So with 2 minutes to go the provisional front row was Checa, Smrz, Biaggi and Sykes – but Camier then did a brilliant lap and pushed himself up into fifth...start as you mean to continue, so they say!
Max Biaggi. like him or not, you can't say he doesn't give it his all...when he can be bothered.Superpole one, with 9 minutes to go, had Checa going fastest followed by Camier, Melandri and Haslam, with Corser falling in fifth and Sykes seventh behind Laverty. Biaggi’s time then slotted into third with Haga fourth, pushing Sykes down to eighth. With 4 minutes to go Checa still reigned, but Camier was now second and Biaggi third. Badovini did a last minute quick lap and slotted into fourth fastest whilst Checa pulled into the box and watched, looking very pleased with himself. Guintoli ran off track and onto the gravel trap but still also third place, with Fabrizio then setting the fourth fastest time. These late fast times pushed back some of the top contenders, with surprising consequences as Corser, Berger, Haslam and Smrz then didn’t qualify for superpole two.

Superpole two had Biaggi as the top qualifier with 7 minutes to go with Checa in second and Badovini third, soon to be pushed down to fourth by Laverty. Melandri then slotted into fifth, but with 30 seconds remaining, Haga slots up to seventh, pushed down to eighth by Camier doing a fast lap and qualifying fifth. Sykes, however, then pushed Camier to sixth and Haga out of superpole three along with Aitchison, Fabrizio and Guintoli.
With 6 minutes remaining in superpole three, Melandri was the fastest with Biaggi behind him and Laverty and Sykes making up the first row. Camier then set an amazing time of 1.58.279, putting him into third place and keeping him there. Checa was fourth and, with three minutes remaining it was still Melandri, Biaggi, Camier and Checa. Sykes was doing a flying lap from qualifying eighth after pitting in but was blocked by another rider, taking valuable time away from his lap. He finally finished in fifth, starting the second row. This left the superpole results and front two rows as Melandri, Biaggi, Camier, Checa, Sykes, Laverty, Lascorz and Badovini.

Haga and Tom Sykes. That's an interesting combination...Race time approached fast, and race one had a good start from Camier, slotting straight into third place approaching the first corner with Melandri in first and Biaggi in second. Checa and Haga then overtook Camier, and Biaggi overtook Melandri after a short battle for first. Camier then returned Haga’s favour and took fourth place back, leaving the first four after the first lap as Biaggi, Melandri, Checa and Camier.
A pack of bikes and lots of overtaking left something being knocked off someone’s bike (vague I know but it was a little difficult to tell exactly what happened) and Camier overtook Checa into third place by going around the outside and blocking him off, leaving him in the capable hands of Haga. At this stage, the top ten riders were still incredibly close, but Biaggi started to make a small gap with Melandri hot on his tail.
It all ended for Lanzi on the third lap, as he had to enter the pits due to a technical problem but Sykes had started working his way up the pack and was now sat in sixth place.

Further down the field, Vermeulen showed signs of improvement as his times started to decrease leaving him eighteenth, just a few more places and he’d be getting points. Vermeulen’s a prime example of how much a seemingly minor crash can make a rider have to start from square one again. Camier and Checa fought for third and Checa got it, Camier trying to take it back on the inside but being blocked off. Camier did briefly overtake again going into the next corner, but into the straight Checa got straight back in front.

Remember that, whilst riders battle for places it increases their lap time, so this gave Biaggi and Melandri the chance to pull away and Checa and Camier less hope for any more than third. Checa now had a small gap ahead of Camier, with Sykes chasing Haga to try and get fifth. The heat wasn’t a help to any of the riders, as when the tarmac gets too hot it melts the tyres and gives them less grip, making it harder to gain speed and overtake without overdoing it and falling off. Speaking of falling off, Smrz then did so on turn one, getting up and walking away. Melandri, in the mean time, caught up to Biaggi and was gearing himself up to overtake.

Sam Lowes. Remember the name, because I suspect he's going somewhere fast...Lap seven saw Xaus run onto the gravel at turn one, rejoining in seventeenth place beforeo having to enter the pits due to the problems the gravel caused. There was a big gap forming between Checa and Camier, as Checa had started to push in an attempt to catch up with Melandri and Biaggi. Maybe he ushed a little too hard, though, as he, Checa then crashed on lap eight at turn ten, he was OK but understandably rather annoyed, but did put British boy Leon Camier on the podium, as long as he stayed steady. Fabrizio then crashed on lap ten, losing his eighth place finish after climbing up the pack – he also sent his bike straight into the wall, which would have been expensive. Sykes finally overtook Haga on lap eleven, leaving the standings as Biaggi, Melandri, Camier and Sykes. Haslam and Corser showed some team-mate action as they then started to battle for tenth, with Haslam managing to keep it.

Sykes’ good fortune started to wane as Haga then overtook him again in lap fourteen, followed by Laverty on lap fifteen, then Lascorz on lap sixteen, leading us to believe he was struggling. Meanwhile, also on lap sixteen, Biaggi ran slightly wide, allowing Melandri to dive straight through and into first place. As mentioned before, this battling slowed them down, and Camier started gaining on the top two very rapidly, closing the gap to only two seconds. Laverty then overtook Haga into fourth and Corser overtook Haga to take ninth place. Sykes also seemed to regroup and overtook Lascorz again. Camier’s laps were getting faster and faster, and it was clear that, if there were just a few more laps, he could have easily taken first place. Haslam also overtook Corser again, pushing him down to tenth place. On the last lap Sykes overtook Haga again, and Melandri won the race with Biaggi in second and Camier third. Laverty finished in fourth followed by Sykes, Haga, Lascorz, Haslam and Corser – but it was a very close finish between Laverty and Sykes.
Between Superbike races, Chaz Davies put the Union Flag at the top with a tidy and well earned win in the Supersport race, while Sam Lowes rode the wheels off the slightly outgunned Parkalgar Honda to take second, ahead of local hero David Salom. Pretty good considering that both Yamaha and Kawasaki (first and third) nominated Aragon as their official test track and their bikes had a good five km/h advantage through the speed trap. Honourable mention to Gino Rea as well, on the massively outclassed Step Honda, taking a hard fought sixth place.
Melandri and Biaggi fought like this for most of both races.Back to Superbikes, then. Race two saw another good start from Camier, but Biaggi took the lead with Melandri behind him and Camier, once again, in third just to be overtaken straight away by Sykes. Lascorz then also overtook Camier, leading to a battle between them which Lascorz came out top of. Maxime Berger t-boned Corser at the end of the long fast back straight, knocking them both off. Berger walked away but Corser was left with a broken radius and ulna in his left arm. This left the standings by the end of lap two as Biaggi, Melandri and Sykes. Fabrizio and Checa then both overtook Camier on lap three, but it was, once again, the Biaggi and Melandri show for the top two. Fabrizio and Checa then went on to overtake Lascorz, whilst Haga overtook Haslam into eighth place.

The weekend ended badly for Smrz, as he ended up with two DNFs after crashing on lap five at turn fourteen, with Haslam falling behind when overtaken by Laverty. Checa and Fabrizio kept on overtaking, as they both got past Sykes, putting Fabrizio into third place. However, there was already a three second gap between Melandri and Checa, with Melandri still very close to Biaggi. Xaus had to retire from the race and enter the pits on lap seven (another technical problem) and, sadly, Sykes crashed on this lap with a fast low side. Fortunately the Yorkshireman was unhurt. Camier also dropped back into eighth place as Haga overtook him, but was still setting quicker lap times.

Haslam’s weekend seemed to get worse as Badovini then overtook him, but things suddenly stopped happening and people stopped overtaking! Haslam overtook Badovini again on lap thirteen, but tenth place was a whole 18 seconds behind Biaggi’s first place.
Melandri stayed very close to Biaggi, hoping for a double, but on lap sixteen he lost the front end and though he managed to save it he ranning off track and ended up with a 5 second gap behind Biaggi. At this point we knew the most likely result, as did Melandri because he seemed to relax a bit.

Laverty overtook Haga on lap nineteen, and by the final lap there were 20 seconds between first and eighth place – which is a huge difference! Biaggi finished the race way in the lead, cruising over the line with a quick glance over his shoulder. Melandri finished second, Checa third and then Fabrizio, Lascorz, Laverty, Haga, Camier, Haslam and Badovini.
Brno next and, as usual, we’ll be there – but unfortunately Johnny Rea still hasn’t recovered fully enough to race, so will be missing his favourite circuit’s round. We’ll keep you posted on Corser.
Marco Melandri, the leaningest man in SBK?Race One
1 Marco Melandri (Yamaha)
2 Max Biaggi (Aprilia)
3 Leon Camier (Aprilia)
4 Eugene Laverty (Yamaha)
5 Tom Sykes (Kawasaki)
6 Noriuki Haga (Aprilia)
7 Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki)
8 Ayrton Badovini (BMW)
9 Leon Haslam (BMW)
10 Troy Corser (BMW)

Race Two
1 Max Biaggi (Aprilia)
2 Marco Melandri (Yamaha)
3 Carlos Checa (Ducati)
4 Michel Fabrizio (Suzuki)
5 Joan Lascorz (Kawasaki)
6 Eugene Laverty (Yamaha)
7 Noriuki Haga (Aprilia)
8 Leon Camier (Aprilia)
9 Leon Haslam (BMW)
10 Ayrton Badovini (BMW)
Championship Standing after seven rounds:
1 Carlos Checa 261
2 Max Biaggi 218
3 Marco Melandri 195
4 Eugene Laverty 146
5 Leon Camier 125
6 Leon Haslam 120
7 Michel Fabrizio 108
8 Jonathan Rea 94
9 Noriuki Haga 89
10 Ayrton Badovini 86
LB

Suzuki GSX-R 750L1


Cameras loaded for some on board video... (pic: Sharon Newton)Suzuki have a slogan that always accompanies their current GSX-R adverts. That slogan is "Own the Racetrack." Now we're cynics, and frankly Suzuki haven't done all that well at owning the tracks in recent years. So perhaps the GSX-R 750, that loan voice crying out in a class devoid of any race series, is all mouth and trousers. Only one way to find out...
Almeria in Southern Spain is a lovely privately owned test circuit. Just about the perfect place to take a bike like this. Strights long enough to stretch its legs and enough corners to really try handling as well. Now for reasons documented elsewhere, this particular GSX-R has only done six hundred miles. Well, it had when it got to Spain, anyway. So straight after its first service it went on a trackday, which might be a little unfair on it. the gearbox was still a bit tight and I did my best to stick to the rev limit imposed on the still new engine, though I have to admit that it may have got stretched a little.
But I'm getting ahead of myself. As usual.
We've looked at the bike itself already here, so there's not much more to say about it. As part of my standard fettling I'd already removed the stock steering damper and replaced it with a GPR rotary damper (reviewed here) but other than that track preparation consisted of folding the mirrors in and dropping the tyre pressures after the first session. Personally I run the tyres at thirty six PSI at each end when hot, which seems to work quite well. Despite what many magazines will tell you, I left the suspension on stock settings front and rear. Unless you're a top flight racer (and I'm not any more) then in truth you're unlikely to push hard enough to warrant any serious fiddling.
So. I was new to Almeria and having endured a lengthy layoff from riding was feeling distinctly rusty. The five lap guided tour at the beginning was extremely useful, and by the end I was able to go quickly enough to at least get some decent heat in the tyres. Cue a quick visit to the pits to adjust pressures and have a quick check over. Nothing leaking or looking strained, and my initial notes say that the OE tyres felt fine from the off, though much better when the pressures had been reduced and that the gearbox, especially changing from fourth to fifth on the back straight, was a little stiff and balky. In fairness I think that was as much me as the box, and either way the problem went away as the test progressed.
First lap, forst day. A little tentative.  (pic: Sharon Newton)Getting on with things, mirrors folded in and a swift half a dozen laps with an instructor to hasten my learning the best lines around the quite technical track saw the Suzuki starting to come into its own. Almeria is almost two distinct tracks. There's a long straight with a tight chicane in the middle of it and long sweeping bends at each end. And there's the back section where the bike is hardly ever going in a straight line and is frequently cranked right over. So let's take a lap, shall we?
We cross the start/finish line at around a hundred and twenty and immediately drop slightly downhill, passing the pitlane exit about fifty metres later. Hard over to the left, braking smoothly and peeling into a long right hander that climbs toward the exit. The bike is completely stable and transitions smoothly from braking to turning. Keep over to the left exiting the corner and accelerate, leaving my body over to the right in preparation for the track dropping down and right. Turn in very lateand make a wide arc. Again the bike is stable and shows no sign of pushing the front. It doesn't mind accelerating while I'm still partly hanging off either.
Next comes a left hander that goes on forever. There seem to be lots of lines around here. I tend to go in deep and then make a constant radius, apexing very late and almost immediately flicking right for the next corner as we climb back uphill again. Utterly stable and plenty of grip, though later in the day when it was very hot this was one place I felt the back starting to move around. The next right climbs and then drops away and the latter part is blind. It's also easy to lose the front as you're still cranked over when you go over the crest of the rise. Braking, chopping the throttle and even going offline to make a sneaky pass failed to disrupt things at all. Next is a sharp left which is followed by a twenty metre or so straight and an open chicane. The left of this chicane has a dip in the middle, and this caused me my only real problem as I lost a toe slider going through there, much to my annoyance. The bike was fine, though it could be provoked into a bit of a slide if I really pushed it. A long gentle left, again over a rise, leads into a very sharp chicane which in turn leads straight into a long right hander. The chicane can be straightlined. The GSX-R doesn't mind if you ride the kerbs and I didn't experience any pad knock afterwards. Exiting the long right it's a case of accelerating as hard and as early as possible. Up against a couple of other GSX-Rs from different generations I was able to show that the current bike just has the edge here, but there's really not much in it.
Getting rather more into it, still on the first day...(Pic: Jim Nicholl)Now we have a half mile or so of straight. Slightly uphill, good drive out of the last corner can see the GSX-R hitting an indicated hundred and fifty miles per hour before hitting the brakes for a really sharp and rather unforgiving chicane which leads onto the start finish straight to do it all again. The end of the straight is one of the safest places to pass riders on faster bikes who may not be so good in corners, but it requires good brakes and a well poised chassis, because apart from anyting else there's a good chance of being in the wrong place on the track at this stage. Happily the GSX-R fits the bill. The brakes are excellent, being easily able to elevate the back wheel at stupid speeds should you so wish but blessed with sufficient feel as to make that unlikely if you don't want it to happen. Certainly they inspire confidence, which sets up well for the next lap.
After over two hundred and fifty miles on track over two days I can confidently report that the current GSX-R 750 is an outstandingly capable track bike straight out of the box. The adjustable steering damper I'd fitted was entirely surplus to requirements. Even when the front did come up under hard acceleration it remained completely under control and didn't even need me to back off the throttle. The standard equipment Bridgestone BT016 tyres were unreasonably good, offering bags of grip and plenty of warning before even feeling as though they might let go. Astonishingly, though clearly well used they were still legal and perfectly acceptable for road use after this abuse. I reckon there's another couple of thousand road miles on 'em yet. There's plenty of power from the revvy, responsive engine, with more to come as the miles go on it I think. Throttle response is outstanding and there's no driveline shunt or any other nastiness to upset things. The brakes, as I've mentioned before, are sublime, and the suspension, especially the Big Piston Forks, is little short of a revelation. The levels of ride control from stock units would have been unheard of a few years ago. If I had to change anything, I'd make it easier to remove road fripperies like mirrors and number plate and I'd fit a quickshifter. There's a laptimer fitted as standard but I never touched it.
So in short I am very happy to confirm that yes, if you have a current Suzuki GSX-R 750 then you can indeed Own the Racetrack. I'm sure you probably can with just about any other sportsbike as well, but the 750 remains, to me, the perfect combination of power and agility. If I had to choose a bike to ride in anger then this would be it, every time.
SB
Girding my loins, apparently.  (pic: Sharon Newton)

2012 Aprilia Shiver 750

Thursday, 20 September 2012


2012 Aprilia Shiver 750 present with style and technology content is so fresh, creating a fun and innovative ergonomic design, sporty and aggressive so as to attract the hearts of consumers in the world.
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2012 Aprilia Shiver equipped V90 engine with high-performance mechanics feature twin-cylinder engine, capable of combining a very high level of output with maximum exploitation rates, user-friendly riding options, great torque throughout the RPM, minimal vibration, and superb output produces maximum power of 95 HP at 9,000 rpm and maximum torque of 81 Nm at 7,000 rpm.
Upside-down fork with 43-mm stanchions and shell cast calliper offers standard 120-mm smooth way to tackle city streets and mountain roads as well as the dynamic qualities by 5.5 x 17 rear wheel, which maximizes dexterity and speed changes of direction.
For 2012 Aprilia Shiver security features include 750 rear brake is equipped with a 245mm disc single piston calliper to provide full support to the front system. In addition to adopting the ABS version 2-channel Continental system which is able to ensure maximum levels of safety when braking in all conditions.
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2012 Aprilia Shiver 750 Specs and Review

The main characteristics of the Aprilia Shiver 750 are:
- V2 90° engine with four valves per cylinder, double overhead camshaft and liquid cooling;
- the integral Ride-by-Wire tri-map technology developed for competitions;
- modular trellis/aluminium frame with significant torsional rigidity;
- aluminium swingarm with stiffener brace and lateral shock absorber;
- 43 mm upside down fork;
- racing brakes with radial callipers and 320mm Wave discs
- Sport rider/passenger footpegs
- Rear wheel with 5.5 mm channel
With a simple twist of the control the rider can move even with the throttle closed to radically change the character of motorcycle:
- “Sport” to have the “throttle in hand” when a rider needs to let off steam exploiting the entire character of this Italian twin cylinder bike;
- “Touring” when smoother power delivery and fluidity are essential during the moments when the racing desires are set aside to enjoy a more relaxing ride, even two-up;
- “Rain” when grip is not as good as it should be and maximum safety is the main objective.
2012 Aprilia Shiver 750 Specs :
Engine type
Aprilia V90 Longitudinal two cylinder 90° V, 4 stroke, liquid cooled, double overhead shaft timing controlled by a mixed gear/chain system, four valves per cylinder.
Fuel Unleaded Petrol
Bore and stroke 92 x 56.4 mm
Total engine capacity 749.9 cc
Compression ratio 11: 1
Max power at the shaft 95 HP at 9,000 rpm
Max torque at the shaft 8.25 kgm at 7,000 rpm
Fuel system Ride by Wire integrated engine control system.
Ignition Digital electronic ignition integrated with injection system.
Starter Electric
Exhaust 2 in 1 system made entirely of stainless steel with three way catalytic converter and lambda probe
Alternator 450 W at 6,000 rpm
Lubrication Wet sump
Gearbox 6 speeds, drive ratio:
1st 36/14 (2.57)
2nd 32/17 (1.88)
3rd 30/20 (1.5)
4th 28/22 (1.27)
5th 26/23 (1.13)
6th 25/24 (1.04)
Clutch Multiple discs in oil bath with hydraulic control
Primary drive Straight cut gears, drive ratio: 60/31 (1.75)
Secondary drive Chain. Gear ratio: 16/44
Chassis Modular steel trellis connected with high resistance bolts to aluminium side plates. Modular rear frame.
Front suspension Upside down fork with 43 stanchions. 120 mm wheel travel.
Rear suspension Aluminium alloy swingarm with stiffener brace.
Hydraulic shock absorber with adjustable rebound and preload. 130 mm wheel travel.
Brakes
Front: Dual 320 mm diam. wave stainless steel floating disc. Radial callipers with four pistons.
Metal braided brake pipe.
2-channel Continental ABS system
Rear: 240 mm stainless steel wave disc. Single piston calliper. Metal braided brake pipe.
Wheel rims Aluminium alloy
Front: 3.50 X 17″ Rear: 5.5 x 17″
Tyres Tubeless radial;
front: 120/70 ZR 17
rear: 180/55 ZR 17
Dimensions
Max. length 2,265 mm
Max. width 810 mm (at handlebar)
Max. height 1,135 mm (at instrument panel)
Saddle height 800 mm
Centre to centre distance 1,440 mm
Trail 109 mm
Steering angle 25.7°
Tank 15 lt

2013 Aprilia Caponord 1200


2013 Aprilia Caponod 1200 will be launched with a new design equipped with triple map ride-by-wire with the concept of sport, touring and a special mode when it rains. While technology brings ultralight modular frame made from a combination of steel trellis with aluminum casting.
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This bike looks dashing and soul pelualangan. 2013 Aprilia CapoNord 1200 using a base of Dorsoduro. Base used this bike is the frame, wheels, steel up suspense, but wrapped with a different face. With electronic suspension or “Electronic Dynamic dampening” make this bike incredible versatile, electrically adjustable Ohlins suspension on the S version ($ 19,995). There are no speed-sensor rotor ring seen in the Brembo brakes.
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2013 Aprilia Caponord 1200 Price and Review

2013 Aprilia Caponod 1200 using engine capacity 1197 cc power 130 hp capable of achieving at 8700 rpm and torque of 85ft-lb at 2700 rpm. The machine carries konvigurasi v-twin is already DOHC with four valves and two spark plugs in each cylinder.
2013 Aprilia Caponod 1200 has a design that is right beside the exhaust and rear lights form a more modern. For braking devices, 2013 Aprilia CapoNord 1200 equipped with 320 mm brake discs, making the process smoother and more braking mengcengkram. In addition to 320 mm brake discs, there are also 17-inch alloy wheels with diameters that make unique and artistic zoom.

Aprilia Sportcity 125


2012 Aprilia Sportcity 125 is a beautiful scooter designed with a very dynamic posture and combined with the latest technology. Aprilia Sportcity 125 is the answer for those who want practicality, agility pengandaraan style that is sporty and comfortable. There are two separate headlamps designed and different functions. Functioned as the right side near the lamp or low beam while the left side functioned as a beam or high beam. While the two twilight lamps positioned at each corner of the two lights earlier.
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2012 Aprilia Sportcity 125
2012 Aprilia Sportcity 125 is designed for urban mobility with best-in-class technology. This scooter is designed with a sporty and dynamic look of the body lines and bold body is angled end. Style is the strongest point of the scooter Aprilia Sportcity 125 cc engine. Just from looking at her, the pleasure of driving a Sportcity 125 is very pronounced.
2012 Aprilia Sportcity 125 reinforced with a machine that has a capacity of 124 cc single cylinder 4 stroke, comes with a Liquid cooled horizontal centrifugal pump with 4 valves. With the engine compression 12.5: 1, the Sportcity 125 is claimed to achieve maximum torque by 11 Nm at 8,250 rpm. 2012 Aprilia Sportcity 125 is also equipped with hydraulic suspension 35 mm to provide driving comfort is good even though the street was broken. While the ban is applied measuring 15 inch, 120/70 tires for the front and 130/80 for the rear tires.
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For 2012 Aprilia Sportcity security features 125 equipped with disc brakes measuring 260 mm with two-piston caliper to provide confidence when braking for the safety of motorists. While on the cockpit instrument panel as there are two pointer speed and fuel conditions in the tank, making the 2012 Aprilia Sportcity 125 look more dynamic.

2012 Aprilia Sportcity 125

Price : MSRP $2,899
Manufacturer Aprilia
Year 2012
Model SportCity 125
Category Scooter
Price 2799.00
Engine type 4-stroke
Cylinder 1
Valvetrain SOHC, 2 valves per cylinder
Cooling system Forced-Air
Displacement (cc) 125.0
Ignition Electronic
Starter Electric
Gearbox operation CVT Automatic
Final drive Belt
Front suspension type 32-mm hydraulic telescopic fork
Front suspension travel (mm) 85
Rear suspension type Swingarm, dual shocks, adjustable preload
Rear suspension travel (mm) 84
Front brakes 220-mm discs with 2 pistons calipers
Rear brakes 140-mm drum
Front tire
- Width
120
- Profile 70
- Wheel diameter 14
Rear tire
- Width
120
- Profile 70
- Wheel diameter 14
Length (mm) 1950
Width (mm) 740
Weelbase (mm) 1358
Seat height (mm) 776
Weight (kg) 117
Fuel capacity (L) 7.5
Colour(s) Aprilia Black, Wave Blue, Cult White

Kawasaki KX250F


2013 Kawasaki KX250F is Kawasaki KX motocross series that was modified on the suspension. Motorcycle “off-road” uses of the Showa suspension but changes to a more progressive damping and uses a larger 48mm tube.
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There was also conducted on the cylinder head design for increased air flow better in Airbox, dual injector and a more compact frame. KX 250F gets a new exhaust 30mm shorter. This makes the exhaust much closer to the center of the engine with the exhaust chamber 7mm wider, yet still meet the requirements of 94 dB.
Kawasaki KX250F uses aluminum perimeter chassis to increase the overall stiffness. Lengthening the front with a 20mm aluminum swingarm offers 4.2% increase in stiffness. In addition it offers the right fork preload adjustment for the perfect ride. Internally the main piston (rebound) and the sub piston (compression) is larger and comes from an increase in the lower fork tubes from 47mm to 48mm.
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In addition to the design of a powerful engine and better handling, Kawasaki KX250F also has a beautiful view. By converting the plastic into the fender, slender body, suspension adjuster, spark plugs are blue anodized engine, clutch and ignition side cover is no longer black, fresh appearance will continue to be updated from time to time.

2013 Kawasaki KX250F

Engine: DOHC, 4-valve, Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke Single
Displacement: 249cc
Bore x Stroke: 77.0 x 53.6mm
Fueling: DFI® with 43mm Keihin throttle body and dual injectors
Compression Ratio: 13.8:1
Transmission: Five-speed with wet multi-disc manual clutch
Final Drive: Chain
Frame: Aluminum perimeter
Rake/Trail: 28.7 deg. / 5.0 in.
Front Suspension: 48mm Showa SFF fork, 40-way spring preload adjustability, 22-position compression, 20-position rebound damping, 12.4 in. travel
Rear Suspension: Uni-Trak® linkage system and Showa shock, 9-position low-speed and stepless high-speed compression, 22-position rebound damping, adjustable preload, 12.2 in. travel
Front Tire: 80/100-21
Rear Tire: 100/90-19
Front Brake: Semi-floating 250mm petal disc, 2-piston caliper
Rear Brake: 240mm petal disc, 1-piston caliper
Overall Length: 85.4 in.
Overall Width: 32.3 in.
Overall Height: 50.0 in.
Wheelbase: 58.1 in.
Ground Clearance: 13.0 in.
Seat Height: 37.2 in.
Curb Weight: 233.6 lbs. (claimed)
Fuel Capacity: 1.61 gal.
Color: Lime Green

2012 Kawasaki Ninja 250R

 2012 Kawasaki Ninja 250R has all the essential elements that make it perfect sportbike, like the smooth torque delivery at lower speeds, low seats and powered by a liquid-cooled, twin cylinder.
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With an aggressive style and modern aerodynamic fairing supersport bodywork fitted windscreen makes the Kawasaki Ninja 250R looks great and gives a deflection of wind to be effective in a variety of conditions that increase your driving pleasure and comfort.
2012 Kawasaki Ninja 250R is equipped with 249cc DOHC parallel twin-cylinder engine that offers mass centralization and handling superior to the mid-range and high-rpm for excellent performance on the highway. Equipped also tasked with keeping the weight of the ring piston to help prevent oil consumption and Twin Keihin carburetor CVK30 that offer better power and helps fuel economy.
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On the cylinder head combustion chamber is designed to maximize combustion efficiency and reduce emissions such as intake and exhaust ports contribute to good off-idle response and smooth power delivery, Valve is designed to manage time or a strong low and mid-range torque, direct valve actuation helps ensure high-rpm operability.

2012 Kawasaki Ninja 250R

Engine: Four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, parallel twin
Displacement: 249cc
Bore x stroke: 62.0 x 41.2mm
Compression ratio: 11.6:1
Cooling: Liquid
Carburetion: Keihin CVK30 x 2
Ignition: TCBI with digital advance
Transmission: Six-speed
Final drive: O-ring chain
Frame: Semi-double cradle, high-tensile steel
Wheelbase: 55.1 in.
Rake / trail: 26 degrees / 3.2 in.
Front suspension / wheel travel: 37mm hydraulic telescopic fork / 4.7 in.
Rear suspension / wheel travel: Bottom-link Uni-Trak® with 5-way adjustable preload / 5.1 in.
Front tire: 110/70-17
Rear tire: 130/70-17
Front brake: Single 290mm hydraulic petal disc with two-piston caliper
Rear brake: Single 220mm petal disc with two-piston caliper
Overall length: 82.1 in.
Overall width: 28.1 in.
Overall height: 43.7 in.
Seat height: 30.5 in.
Curb weight: 374.9 lbs.
Fuel capacity: 4.8 gal.
Color choices / special edition: Candy Lime Green, Metallic Spark Black, Passion Red/Metallic
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Warranty: 12 months
Optional Good Times™ Protection Plan 12, 24, 36 or 48 months