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Aprilia ETV 1000 Caponord 2001 Found in Aprilia |
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Make: Aprilia Model: ETV 1000 Caponord Year: 2001 Engine: Liquid cooled, four stroke, longitudinal 60 Capacity: 997.6 Bore: 97 x 67.5mm Compression: 10.4:1 Induction: Fuel injection Starter: Digital electronic, two spark plugs per cylinder Power: 98 hp 72 KW Torque: 9.88 kg-m 97 Nm @ 6250 rpm Transmission: 6 Speed Front suspension: 50mm Marzocchi hydraulic fork. 175mm wheel travel. Rear suspension: Aluminium alloy swing arm, progressive linkage. Sachs hydraulic shock absorber, rebound and preload adjustable. Front brake: 2 x 300mm discs 2 piston calipers Rear brake: Single 270mm disc Front tyre: 110/80 VR19 Rear tyre: 150/70 VR17 Dry weight: 215 kg Fuel capacity: 25 Litres. (5L) |
| Aprilia's big-bore dual-sport contender, the Caponord, is yet another brilliant take on the genre - you'll go places you normally wouldn't dream of. AMT's Mark Fattore investigates. There is a strong pedigree in the dualsport class these days, and Aprilia's ETV1000 Caponord - named after Scandinavia's North Cape - is right amongst it. Why, it's full of cunning, opportunism and daring - melded with just a touch of larrikin. On that premise, you'd think that the Caponord and its dualsport cohorts - the BMW R1150 GS, Triumph Tiger, Suzuki V-Strom and Cagiva Navigator - would be able to infiltrate the Australian psyche just a little more than they have been able to thus far. Sure, the class is not moribund, but it's not a cause celebre either, with sales best described as moderate next to their sports bike siblings. I, for one, hope the relationship between the big trailies and the buying public has reached a nadir, because I reckon the Caponord represents the antithesis of sports bike r | |
