VOL. 55 ISSUE 6 FEBRUARY 13, 2018 P97
The chassis is remarkably good
at letting you ride like a nutter, which
is precisely why this bike was made
in the first place, but like the Ducati
Monster 821 we just tested a few
months ago, Aprilia fitted a pretty
old-school master-cylinder that, while
not entirely spoiling the otherwise
good stopping power of the Brembo
monobloc brake setup, doesn't offer
the braking I feel it should, as there's
a lack of bite when you first hit the
brake front brake lever and then the
power comes in faster than expected.
The Kayaba fork and shock setup
offer a planted and comfortable ride
and will stand up to a solid amount
of punishment when you really get
into the hard riding. The fork action
can be a little abrupt under full load/
braking at the bottom of its stroke,
but for 90 percent of riding cases the
Kayaba setup is a good compromise
between sport riding stiffness and
touring comfort.
The dirt-bike ergonomics of the
Dorso make for a rather comfort-
able long distance ride, but I felt the
(Below) Short blasts are
awesome fun on the Dorso.
