Aprilia’s new liquid-cooled, 90° V-twin 1197cc motor pumps out an impressive 130bhp at the crank and 85flt of torque, far more than its rivals. There’s more than enough power right the way through the rev-range and there’s no question the Dorsoduro 1200 is a fast bike. With its electronic ride-by-wire throttle system the Aprilia has three riding maps: Sport., Touring and Rain. Ironically, ‘Sport’ mode has too much of an aggressive throttle response, especially for wheelies, so you end up riding in the softer ‘Touring’ setting most of the time and you miss out on the best of the what the Dorsoduro has to offer.
