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Before even being marketed, the Voxan 1200 GTV gets a makeover – that’s responsiveness.
It must be said that the model presented at the Paris Motor Show had not aroused a wave of enthusiasm. The bold styling led by the typical round lighthouse was not greeted with much warmth. Surprise! a few weeks later, the Issoire factory revised its copy. The design office had planned before the show a possibility of adapting the design according to the reactions of the public and the press. On the Sima stand, during the show, the Voxan delegation listened, analyzed, retained the criticisms … and here is a 1200 GTV with a seriously modified front panel..
Ciao the round headlight, hello the double optic. The fork crown has become sportier, more tense, with more aggressive and harmonious lines. The air intake under the headlights is better integrated, more discreet. The side flanks now incorporate taut lines to energize the silhouette. The engine guard also evolves, with more angles and less neo-retro.
The adoption of this new face required the grafting of a new bubble, now equipped with air exhaust vents..
Second version of the Voxan 1200 GTV next to the model presented in Paris
the Grand Tourism by Voxan – By inviting itself into the heavy road niche, the French manufacturer is attacking a large part. This model adds to the range while broadening its range. And what a model! After the remarkable Black Magic and Charade, the new Auvergnate machine comes to play on the terrain of the BMW R 1200 RT with a now revised plastic, convincing road arguments and a revised twin in capacity to better carry luggage and passengers quickly and far..
A GT is heavy, and it needs watts to move with ease. Hence a logical strengthening of the cubic capacity of the Voxan twin. Except that this GT there, it does not weigh very heavy: 179 kg dry announced. Unbelievable ! How they designed a grand touring motorcycle that weighs little more than a Japanese hypersport ?
Already, 4 kilos have been lost on the frame. It is no longer the double tubular beam of the other models but a brand new steel trellis fixed on 2 aluminum plates. Its design made it possible to install a new, larger air box..
This is not the only thing that has changed in the Voxan concept … almost everything has changed for this GTV.
Let’s go back to the engine. No technical change but an increase in the bore and the stroke in order to cuber 1166 cm3. The couple jumped by more than 20% but the power will remain (French law) limited to 106 hp – However, our ear has picked up a power that can approach 130 hp for neighboring countries. Particularity: the twin does not need a balancing shaft (will the vibrations be to everyone’s liking?!?).
The transmission on a GT is rarely designed with a chain; rather with a gimbal. The Voxan does neither. His choice fell for a belt, quieter and less expensive to maintain than a chain..
Rear damping becomes more conventional. The shock absorber body is no longer positioned under the engine. It migrates to a classic Pro-link type layout. Interesting detail: the preload can be adjusted electrically from the dashboard. The upper section of the fairing supporting the bubble can also move electrically and thus improve protection while riding. A new dashboard with double dial and digital window fits under the fork crown without hindering the freedom of movement of the latter. Transport question, the GTV is equipped with a small backrest to wedge the rear of the passenger, 2 side cases of 43 L which can be assisted by an optional top-case of 45 L. In good GT, the V allows the pilot to adjust its seat, the lowest being 800 mm. The GTV therefore does not really innovate in the niche and relies more on its style, its mechanical personality and its daring to gain a foothold in the field of the large road. A delicate maneuver in a market where competition is firmly established.
25 years after the BFG 1300, the French road is back. We wish him more luck than his grandmother at La Ravoire. Its arrival is scheduled for the end of 2008, at a price within the range of the category.
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Voxan 1200 GTV 2008
- Frame
- Frame: Steel trellis and aluminum plates
- Tank: 17 liters
- Seat height: 800 mm
- Dry weight: 179 kg
- Train before
- Telehydraulic inverted fork Ø 43 mm, deb: 120 mm
- 2 Ø 320 mm discs, 4 piston radial calipers
- Front wheel:
120/70
– 17
- Transmission
- 6 speed gearbox
- Secondary belt drive
- Rear axle
- Mono-shock absorber, deb: 120 mm
- 1 disc Ø 245 mm, 2 piston caliper
- Rear wheel:
180/55
– 17
- Motor
- Twin cylinder
in V at 72 °
, 4 stroke - Cooling: Liquid cooling
- Injection
- 2 ACT
- 4 valves per cylinder
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1,166 cc
(103 x 70 mm) -
≈ 130
ch - Weight ratio /
power
: 1.38
kg / hp - Crit’air:
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Yamaha FJR 1300 AS and S 2008
Kawasaki 1400 GTR 2008
Honda ST 1300 PAN EUROPEAN 2008
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