Aprilia SHIVER 750 SL 2007

750 twin roadsters, there aren’t many on the market. Ducati tried it out with its 750 monster … with mixed success; Aprilia comes there with shocking arguments that could change a lot of things in the category of nasty roadsters "mid-size".

The thorniest is the plethora of supply that reigns on the market. The 750 Shiver will therefore have to put forward serious arguments to find a place among the Monsters, Hornets and other tenors of the segment..

1st super important technical criterion, the engine. It is crucial in this category that a mill is rich in sensations or provided with enough power to have fun while ensuring performance. With its very compact 90 ° twin, the Shiver promises us both. The new twin is equipped with all modern technology (double ignition, double ACT, multi-valves, liquid cooling, super small size, super-square dimensions, half-chain half-gear distribution), and even management control. throttle grip. Until now, only 2 motorcycles, sports, were entitled to it – the R6 and the R1 2007 version. Surprising, and certainly a plus when it comes to exploiting the full potential of this engine.

Knowing that an SV 650 puts out 74 horsepower and a Monster 800 S2R 77 nags, you might have thought that the Shiver’s 75 and a half would give you in the 80-85 guns. Lost ! Aprilia is defending its qualities as an engine manufacturer here with a superb 95 horsepower. Consider, it’s almost as many watts as a Ducati 748; and with 8.25 mkg, this carton is better provided with torque than the 749 … and most of the 750s on the market. Here is a competitor of choice for the new Z 750, especially as its chassis seems to live up to the claims of its engine..

The part-cycles of modern roadsters have definitely nothing to envy to those of hypersports. Ten years ago, the number of motorcycles with an inverted fork were barely more than the number of points on the license. As for the radial fixing brake calipers, we only saw them in GP 500. Today, all sports cars have this equipment; and fashion invades the roadsters. The 750 Shiver is part of this clan. Its chassis is designed to offer more than very good: inverted fork and radial calipers (as mentioned above), tubular section frame connected to aluminum plates, reinforced swingarm … It looks good.

It is better for Aprilia that the performance of the Shiver is flawless, because the aesthetic appeal of this roadster makes our mouths water. We feel that it worked in the design offices. Picked up, the scarab look, the cropped hips, the stylized rump with escaped Doom exhausts, the Shiver did not choose to be wise. Good thing – with this kind of engine, we don’t want to be.