2018 APRILIA DORSODURO 900
FULL TEST
P100
allowing you to pair your phone
to the bike via the optional Aprilia
Multimedia Platform.
The Aprilia Dorsoduro 900
feels like a bit of a missed op-
portunity, especially when other
bikes in its lineup, like the Tuono
V4 1100 RR, are about as good as
motorcycling gets. The Dorso is a
fun bike when you really get into
it, but the lack of grunt, the overly
digital feeling of the throttle and
the porky weight result in a good
motorcycle, rather than a great
one. If, in the future, the Dorso
goes on a diet, it'll go a long way
towards being the hooligan bike it
promises it can be. CN
2018 APRILIA DORSODURO 900
(MSRP: $10,299)
ENGINE: .....Aprilia V90 Longitudinal 90°
V-twin engine, 4-stroke, liquid-cooled,
double overhead camshaft with mixed
gear/chain timing system, 4 valves per
cylinder, Ride-By-Wire system
DISPLACEMENT: ........................... 896.1cc
BORE X STROKE: .................92 x 67.4mm
POWER: 93.8 hp at 8750 rpm (claimed)
TORQUE: .............. 66.3 lb-ft at 6500 rpm
(claimed)
COMPRESSION RATIO: ...................... 11.0:1
CLUTCH: ............................Wet multi-plate
TRANSMISSION: ........................... 6-speed
CHASSIS: .... Modular tubular steel frame
FRONT SUSPENSION: .......................41mm
Kayaba inverted fork, rebound damping
and preload adjustable
REAR SUSPENSION: ..........Single Kayaba
shock absorber, rebound damping and
preload adjustable
FRONT BRAKE: ........... 320mm dual semi-
floating discs, radially mounted dual
monobloc Brembo 4-piston calipers,
ABS as standard
REAR BRAKE: ...........240mm disc, single-
piston caliper, ABS as standard
FRONT TIRE: ........................120/70 ZR 17
REAR TIRE: ............................180/55 ZR17
RAKE: ..................................................24.3°
WHEELBASE: ................................58.27 in.
SEAT HEIGHT: ................................... 34 in.
FUEL CAPACITY: .............................3.0 gal
WEIGHT: ............ 467 lbs (curb, claimed).
COLOR: ..........................Red/Black, Black
S P E C I F I C A T I O N S
Acting like
a nut is part
and parcel of
riding an Aprilia
Dorsoduro.
