Aprilia SL 750 Shiver GT review

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Aprilia SL 750 Shiver GT review

Italo-Twin with half-shell

A half-shell fairing is a must for many motorcycle riders on their motorcycle. Just because of the wind protection. The Aprilia Shiver is now wearing such a top. What good is the GT?

Fashion dictates: Often it is only small changes that, with a little skill, turn people into a completely new type. In the motorcycle world, too, such tricks are occasionally successful. For example with the Aprilia SL 750 Shiver GT, which with its elegant half-shell fairing is very homogeneous and, compared to the unclad Shiver, looks like a new, independent motorcycle.

Aprilia SL 750 Shiver GT review

Italo-Twin with half-shell

Aprilia has a range of around 350 kilometers. The tightly tuned suspension elements could react more sensitively in order to provide the handy and precise GT with good comfort values ​​even on poor roads. Upside-down forks and shock absorbers only respond much better in pairs or with a load. Then the coordination also appears more balanced. It’s just a shame that the passenger seat is a bit uncomfortable and the maximum payload is a modest 175 kilograms. In conjunction with a tank bag and softbags from the Aprilia accessories range, the Shiver GT would have what it takes to be a real mid-range touring bike.

Technical data – Aprilia SL 750 Shiver GT ABS

Artist

engine
Water-cooled two-cylinder, four-stroke 90-degree V-engine, two overhead, gear / chain-driven camshafts, four valves per cylinder, bucket tappets, wet sump lubrication, injection, Ø 52 mm, regulated catalytic converter, 450 W alternator, 12 V battery / 10 Ah, hydraulically operated multi-disc oil bath clutch, six-speed gearbox, O-ring chain, secondary ratio 44:16.

Bore x stroke 92.0 x 56.4 mm
Cubic capacity 750 cm3
Compression ratio 11.0: 1
Rated output 70.0 kW (95 PS) at 9000 rpm
Max. Torque 79 Nm at 7250 rpm

landing gear
Steel tubular frame with screwed cast aluminum parts, upside-down fork, Ø 43 mm, two-arm swing arm made of aluminum, spring strut, directly hinged, adjustable spring base and rebound damping, double disc brake at the front, Ø 320 mm , four-piston fixed calipers, disc brake at the rear, Ø 245 mm, Single-piston floating caliper.

Cast aluminum wheels 3.5 x 17; 6.0 x 17
Tires 120/70 ZR 17; 180/55 ZR 17
Tires in the Dunlop Qualifier test

Dimensions + weights
Wheelbase 1440 mm, steering head angle 65.2 degrees, caster 109 mm, suspension travel f / r 120/130 mm, seat height * 830 mm, weight with a full tank * 225 kg, load * 175 kg, tank capacity / reserve 15.0 / 2.5 liters.

Two year guarantee
Service intervals 10,000 km
Colors black, red, silver
Price 9285 euros
Additional costs around 286 euros

Readings
Performance
Top speed ** 210 km / h
0-100 km / h 4.1 sec
0-140 km / h 7.2 sec
0-200 km / h 21.0 sec

Draft
60-100 km / h 5.1 sec
100-140 km / h 5.4 sec
140-180 km / h 7.0 sec
Speedometer deviation
effective (display 50/100) 49/96 km / h

consumption
Country road 4.3 liters / 100 km
Fuel type super
Theoretical range of the country road 349 km

Noticed – positive / negative

Artist

The Shiver’s ABS, which takes getting used to, is standard and regulates very late.

+ Engine a lot of sound and emotions
+ Pleasantly low consumption
+ Sitting position comfortable and suitable for touring
+ Good wind protection up to high speeds

– Spring elements a bit hard and insensitive
– Passenger seat too short and uncomfortable
– Payload too low for tours with luggage
– Anti-lock braking system regulates very late

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