The Debut Of The Aprilia 750 Shiver
The historic Aprilia factory at Noale in the Italian province of Venice, has just hosted the international launch of the new 750 SHIVER, the innovative Italian twin that is intuitive to ride, powerful, agile and packed with the latest technology.
The SHIVER is destined to set new standards in the fiercely competitive medium capacity naked market that plays such an important role not only in Italy but throughout Europe, and is targeted by all the world’s top manufacturers.
Aprilia has been eager to take up this challenge and to translate its own winning philosophy into a brand new design offering unrivalled technology, performance, style, and riding satisfaction. The new SHIVER is the latest offering from a company that has won over 250 world championship victories and 32 world championship titles (including 27 in motoGP). Aprilia added 6 titles to its collection in 2006 alone: the riders’ and manufacturers’ titles in 125 and 250 cc motoGP plus the riders’ and manufacturers’ titles in Supermoto S2. Aprilia is also leading the 2007 world championship points tables in 125 and 250 cc motoGP and in Supermoto.
Present at the Noale launch ceremony were, among others, Chairman and Managing Director of the Piaggio Group Roberto Colaninno, General Manager for Operations Daniele Bandiera, and Aprilia Brand Manager Leo Francesco Mercanti.
Lightweight, agile and powerful, the APRILIA SL 750 SHIVER is driven by a brand new 90° V twin engine with four valves per cylinder. Putting out 95 HP at 9,000 rpm, this extremely compact unit delivers similar power to an equivalent four cylinder engine, while maintaining all the benefits of a twin in terms of torque (81 Nm at 7,000 rpm) and riding pleasure.
These extraordinary results have been achieved in part by the fact that the new SHIVER is the first production motorcycle in the world to use ride-by-wire electronic throttle control to optimise throttle valve aperture on the basis of a range of parameters including engine speed, gear selection, throttle grip position and movement speed, temperature and atmospheric pressure. The new system guarantees consistently exceptional performance in top-end acceleration and low-end pickup, with smooth, effortless, low rev torque and reduced fuel consumption. The result is a smoother, more satisfying ride and unrivalled performance on the open road.
The APRILIA SHIVER’s new 750cc V twin is also the first Aprilia road-going motorcycle engine to be designed, developed and manufactured entirely within the group, in keeping with the same strategy for technological innovation that has already seen the launch of Aprilia’s 450 and 550 cc off road twins.
As Aprilia tradition demands, the SHIVER’S chassis is simply unique in this class of motorcycle. The innovative, mixed trellis and aluminium frame delivers standard-setting rigidity to guarantee safety and precision control in the hands of inexperienced riders as well as experts. Thanks in part to this amazing frame, the new SHIVER weighs in at only 189 kg.
The braking system is impressive too. The SHIVER boasts the same, generous 320 mm front discs as Aprilia’s flagship models RSV 1000 and Tuono 1000 R.
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