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/mikunioztight, narrow streets around the
village are hardly the place to
unleash a spirited single like the
Saturno, and he’s right, there’s not
a lot happening below 4,000 rpm.
Although it looks a bit challenging,
the riding position is surprisingly
comfortable, with an easy stretch
to the clip-ons and not too much knee bending required. I managed to find a
stretch of road a little out of town that had some fairly quick bends, and the
Saturno lapped these up, although it gets a little skittish over the bumps, of
which there are plenty in this neck of the woods. The twin megaphones emit
a throaty roar once you pass the magic 4 grand, and the gearbox works a
treat. Geoff likes to punt the Saturno along, and later in the day I was able to
stick behind him briefly as he flicked it through the bends on the way to
Sofala, savouring that exhaust note as it echoed off the roadside banks.
Yes, the Saturno could have been quite a hit here in the late ‘eighties, but
not at the mooted price. Regardless of how evocative the Saturno was of the
classic British (and Italian) singles, it could not have been a showroom
success. But these days, a quarter of a century later, it’s probably well worth
considering as a real fun machine with Latin charisma by the bucketload.
TOP Radiator is well tucked away.
ABOVE Aluminium alloy swinging arm
is a weight-saving feature. Spokes of
the Marvic wheels are also hollow.
RIGHT Big 300mm disc and Brembo
calliper provide the stopping power.
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