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RIDE REVIEW I 2024 AJP PR7
ports Distribution (CPD), the U.S.
distributor, offers. They make
their own chassis that blends a
steel headtube and cradle with
aluminum spars and source
the motors and other compo
-
nents from well-known and
lesser-known manufacturers.
The engine used in the PR7 has
roots back to Husqvarna before
that brand was bought by BMW
and subsequently purchased by
the KTM group. The old Italian
Husqvarna factory was bought
by SWM, another small brand
that sells their own bikes and
sells motors to AJP and a few
other companies.
How does it work and where
does this bike shine?
the lightest twin-cylinder ADV
motorcycle if you want to use
that as a benchmark of how ca
-
pable this bike may be off-road.
You may not be familiar with
the AJP brand. It is a small Por-
tuguese motorcycle manufac-
turer founded in 1987 by Anto-
nio J. Pinto (AJP). Pinto was a
seven-time Portuguese Enduro
Champion. He founded the
company to create entry-level
motorcycles with unique de
-
signs. They make a wide range
of motorcycles, with the $11,299
PR7 at the top of the food chain
and a budget-targeted SPR125
four-stroke for $4999 at the bot
-
tom of the seven models that
Texas-based Central Powers-
The PR7 is a 600cc single-
cylinder, fuel-injected motorcycle
that includes a navigation tower
with a Samsung tablet, a tall
rally-type windscreen, stacked
dual headlights, and a 4.5-gallon
fuel tank positioned under the
seat (a trademark for other AJP
motorcycles dating back to the
early 2000s). It includes a lot
of other trick parts like closed
cartridge Sachs forks, billet triple
clamps/bar mounts, 12-volt
power supply, DOMA exhaust,
carbon-fiber airbox, Brembo
brakes, heavy-duty aluminum
skid plate, and billet suspension
linkage. The total weight is 373
pounds with a full fuel tank. That
is around 100 pounds less than
The AJP PR7 is a Portuguese-built ADV/rally/off-road motorcycle designed to be affordable
