Aprilia SMV 750 DORSODURO 2014

Close cousin of the Shiver on a technical level, the SMV 750 Dorsoduro confirms the enthusiasm for supermotard. A frankly sport machine with an even more torque-type twin which could give a hard time to many machines. A toy, a tool, or a mixture of the two ?

Aprilia took great care to design a very attractive machine.

Until recently, the Supermot ‘in the Aprilia range was a rather nice Pegaso Strada, and a frankly nasty SXV 450/550, a real competition beast for experienced pilots..
This SMV widens the range of action of the manufacturer, its displacement allowing it to position itself at the heart of the market. Its profile, its enticing face and its frankly sport-style equipment will interest not only fans of the genre but also those who want something more ballsy than the 660 XT-X type machines, and less heavy than the Ducati Hypermotard and KTM 950 SM. These can also be a bit of concern. The twin-cylinder of the SVM spits out almost as many horsepower as on the Shiver, ie 92 jacks at 8,750 rpm – an excellent value for a twin of this cubic capacity. The maximum torque value does not change either, slightly exceeding 8 mkg at 4,500 rpm. Aprilia will however have taken care to adapt the mapping in order to inflate the curves at mid-range, and allow it to give more pronounced kicks to the c .. – while being managed by the electronic throttle control. "Ride By wire".

Not only will this fresh twin (for now, it only equips the Shiver) will give wings to this new Supermot ‘, but the whole machine has everything to provoke envy. The stroke of the pencil that drew the machine deserves a tip of the hat. We feel that the designer wanted to tear himself apart, and from the fender to the rear light, we admire the work. A beautiful Italian, who breathes and sweats the sport. It is not for nothing that it is shod in Pirelli SuperCorsa. From start to finish, the pieces invite temptation: superb gold rims with very thin Y-shaped spokes, petal brake discs mated to Brembo radial brake calipers, a violent fork crown with a mustache in aviation hoses, the remarkable frame of the SL 750 (a trellis set in steel tubes connected to aluminum plates), an oscillating arm with the profile of the Lord of the Rings swords, red cylinder head covers as on the MV- Agusta Brutale 910 R, exhausts under the saddle ripped open from whereïsharks, and forgotten passenger footrests … for the pure happiness of egosïstes, a grinding wheel put across all the ferrules and grated soles.
The ABS version benefits from specific, more elegant colors.