triumph speed triple / aprilia tuono v4r

[AyJay]

I had a test ride on the V4 Tuono recently and it's a cracking bike. Tank range and fairing were the problems for me, too little of both. And although it was quick, it's not the massive leap over an Ivanazer (see what I did there :-) that the figures suggest, so I think I'm going ZZR1400. Now that's a leap over the Fazer. Jeezuz.


Although it has to be said, the phenomenal roadholding of the Tuono may have masked the speed a bit, and I'm quite sure it would lose a Fazer very quickly in the twisties. I begged the Aprilia bloke for one with a bigger tank and a higher screen, and what have they done - given the Dorsoduro a makeover and called it a Caponord. No, Aprilia, use the V4 . . . grr.


But 80 to the tank? That wouldn't even get me to work and back once . . .