Australian Road Rider — Bike Guide 2017

80 Australian Road Rider Bike Guide

Adventure Touring

The Aprilia Caponord 1200 Rally is the essence of freedom and adventure. Renowned for

performance, handling and comfort, the new Aprilia Caponord 1200 Rally offers you the

capability of off road adventures. With a powerful 1200cc V-Twin engine and advanced

technology this motorcycle can adapt to any riding environment. The Aprilia Caponord

1200 Rally is everything you need to conquer those unbeaten paths.

No matter how far the journey takes you, and no matter what terrain you cover, with

the F 800 Adventure you’ll survive every adventure. This travel enduro is designed for real

globetrotters for whom no destination is too far — those who are out to conquer the world

beyond familiar roads. The F 800 GS Adventure is the reliable and rugged companion for

limitless adventure.

APRILIA CAPONORD 1200 RALLY

$24,500

BMW R1200 GS $21,850

Engine: Air/liquid-cooled four-stroke fl at-twin engine,

double overhead camshaft, one balance shaft

Displacement: 1170cc

Power/Torque: 92kW @ 7750rpm/125Nm @

6500rpm

Transmission: Six-speed, wet clutch, shaft fi nal drive

Tyres: F: 120/70R19 R: 170/60R17

Seat height: 890–910mm

Kerb weight: 260kg (wet)

Fuel capacity: 30L

Warranty/Service interval: Two years,

unlimited km/10,000km

SPECIFICATIONS

VERDICT: WORLD TRAVELLER

Engine: Liquid-cooled four-stroke in-line twin-

cylinder engine, four valves per cylinder, two

overhead camshafts, dry sump lubrication

Displacement: 798cc

Power/Torque: 63kW @ 7500rpm/83Nm @

5750rpm

Transmission: Six-speed, multi-plate wet

clutch, chain fi nal drive

Tyres: F: 90/90R21 R: 150/70R17

Seat height: 890mm

Kerb weight: 232kg (wet)

Fuel capacity: 24L

Warranty/Service interval: Two years,

unlimited km/10,000km

SPECIFICATIONS

VERDICT: ADVENTURE BOUNDLESS

Engine: Liquid-cooled, twin-cylinder, four-

stroke, 90° longitudinal V-twin with double

overhead camshafts, four valves per cylinder.

Displacement: 1197cc

Power/Torque: 92kW @ 8000rpm/114.8Nm

@ 6800rpm

Transmission: Six-speed, wet clutch, chain

fi nal drive

Tyres: F: 120/70R19 R: 170/60R17

Seat height: 840mm

Kerb weight: 238kg (dry)

Fuel capacity: 24L

Warranty/Service interval: Two years

unlimited km/10,000km

SPECIFICATIONS

VERDICT: TECHNO TOURER

Engine: Air/liquid-cooled four-stroke fl at-twin,

double overhead camshafts, one balance shaft

Displacement: 1170cc

Power/Torque: 92kW @ 7750rpm/125Nm @

6500rpm

Transmission: Six-speed, wet clutch, shaft fi nal drive

Tyres: F: 120/70R19 R: 170/60R17

Seat height: 850–870mm

Kerb weight: 244kg (wet)

Fuel capacity: 20L

Warranty/Service interval: Two years,

unlimited km/10,000km

SPECIFICATIONS

VERDICT: CONTINENT EXPLORER

You’re into long, extreme tours on bumpy roads and tracks or through the wilderness?

Whether asphalt, off-road, stone or sand, the new BMW R 1200 GS Adventure has the

right answers to every challenge with its light, agile handling. A machine for all those

who want to go to their limits and grow beyond them. In short: a machine for riders who

engage in true adventure and want to express their supremacy as well as enjoy riding to the

full at the same time.

The diversity — roads, cross-country, urban, countryside, comfort, performance —

combined with the legendary robustness and the expertise of more than 36 years of GS

development result in a motorcycle which rises above its competitors. A great many test

triumphs and awards in technical magazines provide impressive proof of this. And it’s not

by accident that “the GS” is the top-selling motorcycle above 600cc worldwide. The new

model goes one better, both in terms of its touring suitability and off-road performance.

More comfort, more dynamics and more fun.

BMW F800 GS ADVENTURE $18,650

BMW R1200 GS ADVENTURE

$24,890

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