Aprilia Pegaso Factory (2007-current)

This is my first big bike. It is so stable to ride around town. It gives loads of confidence in the corners. It can be flicked from side to side with ease. It feels so light to ride & push around. I can't wait till I've run it in, at the moment I'm limited to 5500rpm. The brakes are fantastic pulling it to a halt in no time with ease. The power pulls from low down if you work the five gears. the best part is the looks, a great mix of Supermoto and Street style... & them wheels, Top Drawer. Lastly the seat is very comfy, sit back and upright around town, slide forwards and hug the tank when out on the A & B roads. If there is a negative then it would be, Sounds great just not loud enough over the wind at the top end of legal speeds. Enjoy.

this bike puts the fun back into my bike rides, the last time i had a bike that was so much fun was 12 years ago with my honda africa tein 750cc, i have sold my honda st 1300 st to get this toy like bike, and i am so glad i did, its so involving, you have to work that smooth gearbox to get a rush on, but the rewards are great, it sounds good, looks great, and goes as fast as i like without fearing a ban, around the tight roads its as fasy as any sports bike or big trailie, this is better than my old bmw gs, or 1000cc v strom, it feels so light, so easy to flick around, well happy, and its not to bad on the motorway if you lower your speed to around 70mph, flip screen coming next week so that might help, and as for the vibes they are great, you can feel that smooth single growlling away, silly cheap at £1 under 4k, i am still all a quiver after 200 fast b road miles yesterday!!

Great bike, I sold my CBR1000FN and bought this 6 months ago I bought it for its looks weight (or lack of) and cornering. On B roads nothing will beat it I can stay with sports bikes and supermotos. The fueling glitch was a pain to start with but after its first service it was a lot smoother also I tend to keep the revs above 4k. The looks I think are great. I get about 140-150 before the fuel light comes on and that is not pottering around at 30 MPH. You do have to use the gears more which is to be expected on a 650. Comfort is fine except on motorways where 80 MPH is hard to sustain in fact anything over 65 MPH for any length of time becomes a pain in the neck, but for me thats fine I don't ride on motorways much I bought it for the A B roads of Scotland. This is a bike a lot of people don't give a second glance they don't know what they are missing. the only fault I can find is Aprilia's parts service which in a word is CRAP.

I`ve had loads of bikes and just sold 2 Ducatis an bought a Pegaso Factory. The reason being that I ride in traffic nearly all the time. Its great fun and has so much low down power its brilliant for nipping round cars. As standard though the fueliing is poor. There is alot of surging at mid throttle. I fitted a Power Commander which has mostly sorted it out. I`ve also fitted Leo Vinci cans and it sounds great. Build quality is top notch, probably better than most jap bikes. The bonnet on the tank is a great feature and I really don`t know why no-one has done it before. It`s very comfortable, light, decent tank range. Only down side is motorway work. Its fine for a while, but does get a bit boring. If you want a great town or backroads bike, thats good looking and fun to ride. This surprisingly practical bike comes recommended.