The Aprilia SMV 1200 Dorsoduro motorcycle was released in 2011 and is powered by a four-stroke, 90-degree V-twin engine with a capacity of 1197cc. It has a liquid-cooled system with a compression ratio of 12.5:1 and an ignition system with two spark plugs per cylinder integrated with the injection system. It has six-speed transmission and a chain final drive. The bike has a modular tubular steel frame and an aluminium side plate with a removable rear aluminium subframe. The suspension system includes a Sachs upside-down fork with fully adjustable compression and rebound damping and spring preload at the front and an aluminium alloy swingarm with Piggy-back design Sachs hydraulic shock absorber with fully adjustable compression and rebound damping and spring preload at the rear. The brakes include two 320mm stainless steel floating discs with radial calipers with four pistons at the front and a single 240mm, single-piston caliper with a metal braided brake pipe at the rear. The wheels are made of aluminium alloy with the front tyre measuring 120/70-ZR17 and the rear tyre measuring 180/55-ZR17. The bike has a length of 2216mm, a width of 905mm at the handlebar, and a height of 1185mm at the instrument panel. Its dry weight is 212 kg and it has a fuel capacity of 12 litres. It can cover an average consumption of 5.9 L/100 km and has a top speed of 230.2 km/h.
Technical specifications:
Make Model: Aprilia SMV 1200 Dorsoduro
| Year | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Engine | Four stroke, longitudinal 90 degreesV twin, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder Twin Spark |
| Capacity | 1197 cc / 73.0 cu-in |
| Bore x Stroke | 106 x 67.8 mm |
| Cooling System | Liquid cooled |
| Compression Ratio | 12.5:1 |
| Induction | Integrated engine management system. Injection with Ride by Wire technology control of the throttle bodies |
| Ignition | Digital electronic, integrated with the injection, two spark plugs per cylinder |
| Starting | Electric |
| Exhaust | 2 into 1 exhaust system in 100% stainless steel with three-way catalytic converter and lambda probe |
| Clutch | Multiple discs in oil bath, hydraulically operated |
| Max Power | 96 kW / 130 hp @ 8700 rpm |
| Max Torque | 115 Nm / 11.7 kgf-m / 84.8 lb-ft @ 7200 rpm |
| Transmission | 6 Speed |
| Final Drive | Chain |
| Gear Ratio | 1st 14:36 / 2nd 17:32 / 3rd 20:30 / 4th 22:28 / 5th 23:26 / 6th 24:25 |
| Frame | Modular tubular steel frame fastened to aluminium side plates by high strength bolts. Removable rear aluminium subframe |
| Front Suspension | ~A43 mm Sachs upside-down front fork with fully adjustable compression and rebound damping and spring preload. |
| Front Wheel Travel | 160 mm / 6.2 in |
| Rear Suspension | Aluminium alloy swingarm Piggy-back design Sachs hydraulic shock absorber with fully adjustable compression and rebound damping and spring preload. |
| Rear Wheel Travel | 155 mm / 6.1 in |
| Front Brakes | 2 x ~A320 mm stainless steel floating discs. Radial calipers with four pistons |
| Rear Brakes | Single ~A240 mm, single piston caliper, metal braided brake pipe |
| Wheels | Aluminium alloy |
| Front Tyre | 120/70 -ZR17 |
| Rear Tyre | 180/55 -ZR17 |
| Dimensions | Length 2216 mm / 8732 in Width 905 mm / 35.6 in handlebar Height 1185 mm / 46.6 in at instrument panel |
| Seat height | 870 mm / 34.2 in |
| Dry Weight | 212 kg / 409 lbs |
| Fuel Capacity | 12 Litres / 3.17 gal |
| Average Consumption | 5.9 L/100 km / 17.0 km/l / 40 US mpg |
| Standing 1/4 Mile | 11.5 sec |
| Top Speed | 230.2 km/h / 143 mph |
