"This is a true Aprilia", Francesco Polimeni (Aprilia Motorbike category Manager) told me at the Rome presentation. What Polimeni meant is that it carries more racing heritage than the last big Aprilia news, the Shiver.
Just by looking at the new Dorsoduro you can see clearly what it is. It's Aprilia's take on the hottest niche in the motorcycle market. It's Aprilia's answer to Ducati's Hypermotard and KTM's 990 SM. By using the 750cc V-twin, Aprilia also positions itself as the smallest of the big ones.
But Aprilia's 750cc, 90 degree V-twin is liquid cooled, not air-cooled like the Hypermotard. Despite tuning the engine for more low-end torque, the Aprilia Dorsoduro still ends up with a respectable 92 peak horsepower @ 8750rpm. The main target with the Piaggio developed 750cc V-twin was low-end and midrange power. And torque there is plenty of from very low revs and max torque (82Nm) is available already from 4,500rpm.
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