| Author | Message | ||
     Hughlysses |
2014 Aprilia Caponord:  http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/03/20/2014-aprilia- caponord-1200-first-ride/ Interesting, but it looks "fat" to me. | ||
| Sticks |
But she does have a nice personality. | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
Looks too darned complicated to me. Aprilia needs to dig up Henry Ford for a lesson in simplification. I have to agree that she looks like a daily hour on the StairMaster is in order. And what's with the puny bags. That is one thing that Buell understood, to go on a trip you need bags with some decent volume. What's the sense of that added weight if most of it is the bags themselves. | ||
| Hughlysses |
Craig- while I agree with you regarding complication, that's the way ADV bikes are headed. Look at the latest from Ducati and BMW for instance. I imagine EBR will have to follow suit to compete. | ||
| Teeps |
Nice, but still has a chain. | ||
| Motorbike |
Teeps, I was just going to say the same thing. You took the words right out of my mouth! | ||
| Babired |
ULY still rocks compared to this and the Tiger. The only bike that had me grinning after a demo was the Kawasaki Versys. Come on Erik let's see the new adventure bike! | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
Hugh, Bad enough that we must be mechanics, but now we need to add plumbing to our resumes. I want a bike that runs on thought control and no moving parts. | ||
| Conchop |
I'm sure this is a perfectly good Italian bike - BUT - it's typical Euro WOW WEE styling that nixes the deal for me. Said it once say it again - like having that sexy built athletic girlfriend that's hot to play with - but a face that causes train wrecks .... | ||
| Xdigitalx |
What if he won't come out with new adventure bike till all the Uly's hit 50+k miles ??!?!?! | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
Conchop, You must be referring to Butterface. | ||
| Thumper1203 |
Caponord: just another "busy" bike.. three different frames, hoses, wires, angles, stickers, tubes, brackets, seat piping, blah, blah, blah.. ..still lovin' my Uly (well, until the AX comes along, that is!)  | ||
| Pontlee77 |
shaft or belt is a must for a future bike. | ||
| Johnnylunchbox |
Looks like a tarted-up complicated v-strom. I got a Versys to replace my Uly. Anybody want to buy my '06 Uly? | ||
| Whisperstealth |
>>>Looks like a tarted-up complicated v-strom. Yup. Okay, even nice. Probably runs and rides great, but not for me. Wonder how service friendly it is. Looks too far sport, not enough adventure. Hate to drop the thing let alone a rolling nap. | ||
| Hughlysses |
First ride of the bike at Motorcycle Daily: http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2013/03/md-first-ri de-2014-aprilia-caponord-1200/ | ||
| Dr_greg |
I dunno, guys...I loved/love my '06 Uly (90,000 miles between two of them), but... All the electronic goodies on my 2010 Multistrada 1200S (50,000 miles between two of them) have been absolutely troublefree, and they work pretty darn well. Will they still work in four years/80,000 miles from now? That's the $64,000 question, I guess. There will always be demand for "simple" bikes, although if they're simple, IMHO they should also be a little less pricey than the "complicated" competition. I guess we shall see. Seems like a good time to be a rider; lotsa nice bikes out there. --Doc | ||
| Reepicheep |
Nothing in the electronics is rocket science, so it *will* work four years from now. The real question is probably how much will it cost to keep it working between now and then. I'm sure the various sensors and diagnostics will be stupid expensive when they do go, but right in line with the price of the Strada or GS, which was also stupid expensive. So it is what it is and I'm sure it will be worth it if you can afford it. | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
Put the muffler can under the engine like Buell and then I'd be more interested. | ||
| Chopped_burban |
Looking at the pics in the article, I have to say, it looks a lot like a V-Strom before the makeover. Well.. kinda like a V-strom that got in the face with a shovel. | ||
| General_ulysses |
The oil cooler and radiator just look...vulnerable. | ||
| General_ulysses |
Looks to have a semi-fender up front too, exacerbating the radiator/oil cooler vulnerability: "Insert rock here" | ||
| Buellerxt |
Glad to see you still checking in and posting Greg! We're interested in your Multistrada, an amazing bike, and that 06' Uly of yours. Please keep checking in and keep us apprised of your trips. Thanks. | ||
| Dr_greg |
Please keep checking in and keep us apprised of your trips... Well, thank you very much! For all my comments, every time I ride the Uly (only once a week these days) that darn bike just works so well that I ask myself "why are you riding anything else?" But the "new crop" of do-anything bikes work pretty well, too, and their technology (largely standard automotive stuff now, except suspension) works pretty well, and I suspect will be quite reliable. I fondly remember my 1969 Honda CB750 "Four" (bought new)...an earth-shattering bike, but how would it compare these days? Maybe surprisingly well! It had 67 horsepower. And it was quite "simple," except for the four carburetors. Have a very fond memory of riding that bike home to SoCal from the Bay Area in 1970; across Sonora Pass to 395, then down to Valle Vista (my home "village"). Ahhh, those were the days. I've got a great picture of me and the '69 CB750; I'll post it one of these days. Anyway, 3-day camping trip to southern New Mexico next week, then a longer trip to "rural" southern California (where I'm from) later in April. Like the guy said, riding season is HERE! --Doc PS. Read about the new Apriia Capo Nord, and it sounds heavy. That's one thing I liked about the Uly: 515 lb (I guess we consider that "light" these days) and a pretty good fit for my 5-8 frame. | ||
| Teeps |
Dr_greg Posted on Thursday, March 28, 2013 - I fondly remember my 1969 Honda CB750 "Four" (bought new)...an earth-shattering bike, but how would it compare these days? Maybe surprisingly well! It had 67 horsepower. And it was quite "simple," except for the four carburetors. Now that was an important bike. I was at work (Honda/Kaw of Gardena) when we received the first one. Man that bike seemed BIG! And related to the 4 carbs with the 1 into 4 cables; we had the first customer with one that stuck open; on a freeway interchange no less! The next year they came out with the linkage carbs. Much safer & easier to work on... | ||
| Dr_greg |
As promised, here's a young (age 23 in this photo) Dr. Greg with his brand-new 1969 Honda CB750. Photo taken in 1970 in rural SoCal. I removed what I thought was the "dorky" fairing/windshield (it was part of the dealer's promotion), but soon re-installed it.  That was pretty much ATGATT for that era. I especially like the "high water" pants... Ah, the memories...wish I still had that bike. Also still wish I had this car (my 1965 Shelby Mustang GT-350). That would finance the purchase of many new bikes.  Sorry for the distraction; y'all can get back to your discussion... --Doc | ||
| Paul56 |
Doc, that 750 pic reminds me of my dad's 72 K2. Gold color and absolutely bad-ass to my teenage eyes! Sadly, it was stolen from the parking lot where he worked. Replaced it with a 76 CB750F. Not nearly as nice as the 71. | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
I owned two CB750's. Both SOHC. | ||
| General_ulysses |
Hey those are great old pics. That was a great time and place to be 23 years old. You also had a lot more disposable cash in your youth than I ever did, more power to ya. I own two unrestored (70 and 71) Kawasaki H1 triples. I'm sure you recall there was a serious rivalry between the CB750 and the "rinnnng a ding ding ding!!" H1's back then. I bought a rear fender for one of my H1's on ebay a few years back and on it was an old dymo label, homemade "bumper sticker" reflecting that rivalry. In the picture you can't see what the first words of what the dymo label originally said, but it says: "Honda CB750 tail..."   (Message edited by general_ulysses on March 30, 2013) | ||
| Buellerxt |
That was MY 500! Yep, the 1970 Red one. I'd love to have it back. If only I had known what a legendary bike the Mach III would be!  |
