Australian Motorcycle News — January 03, 2018

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Jon Sloan

NthNarooma,NSW

Good news Jon and Greg,

fellow reader John Simms

has provided contact details

for Neil, which I will forward to

you. Chris

Questioning the
numbers

Thanks for another year of
qualitymagazinecontent,
and extra appreciation for
thehistoricalarticlesthat
we’re increasingly seeing –
a great inclusion.
Ireadwithinterestthe
Aprilia Shiver 900 review
and would like to make a
couple of suggestions.
It occurred to me that
thearticleneededmore
discussion of competing
bikes, as well as a more
precise comparison
betweenthenewShiver and
thebikeitreplaces.
Your reporter seemed
prettyclearthatthe900
Shiver is less “dull” and
quoted lots of specifics
(from the press release)
suggesting that there were
many ways in which engine
power and torque had
been improved. So I was
surprisedtoseethatthe
numbers appear to tell a
different story.
Despitea20percent
capacity increase, the new
bikehasamere1kW(1.3 per
cent)increaseinpower, and
a slightly more respectable
9Nm(11percent)increase

intorque–albeitmade

marginally lower (500rpm)

in the rev range.

Conversely, your Buyers

Guide tells us that the price

has increased from $12,800

to $15,200 – an extra

$2400, or 18.9 per cent.

Notwithstanding some

other detail improvements,

I’d suggest that some

questioning of the value

proposition of the new bike

by comparison with the

old was in order, as well as

commentary on the power-

sapping effect of the need

to comply with Euro 4.

Similarly, the MT-09 is

a bike that Shiver buyers

would be likely looking at

as an alternative. Again,

the Buyers Guide tells me

that the dry weight of the

Shiver and the kerb weight

of the MT-09 are similar,

so the Aprilia is probably

20-25 kg heavier, while the

Yamaha has around 14kW

more power and is nearly

$3000 cheaper than the

new Shiver. Surely a few

comments in the text to this

effect, if not a breakout box

giving a couple of relevant

comparisons like this,

would add some value?

Looking forward to next

year’s mags.

Rex Deighton-Smith

Armadale, NSW

G’day Rex, thank you for the

letter, and for keeping us

on our toes. Steve’s test of

the Shiver’s sister bike, the

Dusoduro 900, is in this issue. I

hope you enjoy the read. Chris

access

Your say

24 amcn.com.au

“I’d suggest that some

questioning of the value

proposition of the new

900 Shiver by comparison

with the old was in order”