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APRILIA SHIVER 750 2011 HIGHLIGHTS

Price : $9,499.00
Bodystyle : Naked Bike
Warranty : 24 months
Manufacturer Country : Italy
Model Year : 2010
Displacement (cc) : 749,9
Engine Type : V twin, Liquid cooled four stroke

2011 Aprilia Shiver 750

The 2011, 750 Shiver’s sportier styling guarantees a comfortable ride on short or long trips. A short windshield, wave brake rotors and rear set rider foot pegs show off race-inspired styling changes direct from Italy. A narrower saddle and narrower rear wheel guarantee smooth bike control on any surface. Multi-map Ride by Wire technology, as found on the RSV4 superbike, comes standard with the 2011 Shiver. With the simple push of a button, a rider can choose between Sport, Touring, and Rain for whichever mode suites his or her needs. As with every Aprilia product, the Shiver 750 has a highly innovative design where form and function come together to create an almost perfect object. The Aprilia Shiver 750 is pure technology and this is evident in its sharp, sporty lines. The frame and engine, both brand new, are the foundations of the design and are also, rightly, the main elements characterising the look of the Shiver 750. Each element has been designed to be not just beautiful but also functional. The design is refined, but at the same time clean-cut, without too many frills for the maximum possible functionality. The Aprilia Shiver 750 exhaust is also a very distinctive design element. On the Aprilia Shiver 750, the technical component becomes a design element at the same time, creating a bike both aggressive and at the same time elegant. The tank-seat-tail assembly further emphasises the compactness of the bike. The rider becomes one with the machine, perfectly integrated in the short, agile, and sporty bike. This helps establish an immediate feeling between the rider and the bike, making everyone feel as if they have always been riding it. The strongly tapering tail also incorporates the twin exhaust with triangular silencers, a feature which makes the design even more aggressive, while keeping weight distribution highly symmetrical. The Aprilia Shiver 750 is compact, functional and attractive. The adoption of a side shock absorber not only adds a further distinctive feature to the look of the bike, but also enables a rational and compact exhaust system to be fitted.

Standard Features

V90 Engine, Advance in Technology

The V90 engine inherits all Aprilia's experience in high performance mechanics. Endless hours of bench and road tests have produced a genuine masterpiece of mechanical engineering, capable not just of high performance, but also complete reliability. Thanks to its particular technical characteristics, the Aprilia V90 combines high specific power with maximum usability and easy riding.
A generous twin cylinder heart, destined to set new performance and technology standards for medium powered bikes. The engine has been designed by the Aprilia Research and Development department which set out to create a powerful and reliable engine requiring very limited maintenance.
The quest for performance at the top of its class led to the adoption of a number of advanced and innovative technical features:
90° V engine layout;
Ride-by-Wire technology;
Highly over-square bore and stroke ratio;
Four valves per cylinder;
Double overhead camshaft with mixed chain and gear drive;
Electronic fuel injection with two throttle bodies;
Plug caps with integrated stick-coils;
Three way catalytic converter and Lambda probe oxygen sensor;
Hydraulically operated clutch;
For this type of bike, the 90° V arrangement of the cylinders was found to be the best solution in terms of performance and size. With consistently generous torque available across a wide range of revs and negligible vibrations, the Aprilia V2 750 is full and powerful at the top of its class.
The timing deserves special mention. Motion is transmitted to the four valves per cylinder and double camshaft by a mixed gear/chain system. This technical application, already adopted by Aprilia in the V60 mounted on the RSV 1000 R, enables the size of the engine to be kept down, while guaranteeing more precise and reliable valve timing. The chain is shorter, for less overall stress and a longer working life; this makes the engine shorter.
The latest generation injection system uses fine atomising injectors. This solution, combined with advanced fluid dynamics ensures optimum combustion for an engine which is not just more powerful, but cleaner too.
The sophisticated electronic management makes the Aprilia Shiver 750 a new benchmark for nakeds. In the Aprilia Shiver 750, integral Ride-by-Wire technology becomes standard equipment for the first time in the history of motorcycling. The electronic accelerator management optimises opening of the throttle bodies according to numerous parameters, including engine speed, gear selected, the degree of throttle opening of closing and the speed of throttle movement, temperature and atmospheric pressure.
The engine is therefore always able to offer optimum performance in acceleration and pick-up and the lowest possible consumption for a still more fluid and profitable ride. This innovative solution guarantees even fuller and more regular output at low and medium speeds, optimising running of the engine, even with the choke.
Thanks to the technology used, the Aprilia V90 manages to deliver exceptionally high power for the engine configuration. Maximum power of 95 HP at 9000 revs and maximum torque of 81 Nm at 7000 revs are excellent for a twin of this capacity. The high torque available even at low speeds makes the Aprilia Shiver 750 incomparable to ride on mixed routes.
A latest generation engine management unit controls all engine parameters. All data passes through a CAN (Controlled Area Network) line to the instrument panel, which also acts as a diagnostic terminal. The CAN line uses just two cables to transmit all data. This simplifies the electrical system enormously as well as reducing the total weight of the bike.
The exhaust is made entirely from stainless steel. The manifolds come together under the seat in a single silencer with twin tail pipes. The large volume (10 litres) contributes to perfect engine breathing for excellent efficiency.

Body Frame

Experts have always acknowledged that Aprilia bikes have the best chassis in their class. The Aprilia Shiver 750 is concrete confirmation that once again Aprilia has managed to create a chassis which is both extremely easy and intuitive and incredibly high performance. The frame exploits all the knowledge Aprilia has gained in racing and also draws on new studies on mixed structures with the futuristic RXV and SXV, already winners of a number of titles on the racetrack. The top part of the tubular steel trellis is connected to large side plates by means of special high strength bolts. This creates an extremely rigid lightweight frame, the best solution to harness all the horsepower of the Aprilia V90.
Creation of an Aprilia bike always involves synergy between chassis and engine engineers. The fundamental design choices for the V90 engine led to construction of a highly rational and efficient frame. The reduced longitudinal dimensions of the engine made it possible to obtain a short, agile bike, helped by the particular side positioning of the shock absorber, not a simple cosmetic mannerism, but a precise technical decision which created valuable space for the exhaust manifolds whose shape and size have been calibrated perfectly to ensure maximum engine efficiency. This enabled the optimum exhaust manifold configuration to be obtained, without too heavily affecting the length of the bike and without exposing the shock absorber, a fundamental element for the ride, to heat stress.
The aluminium swingarm with reinforcement truss has been sized specifically to support the asymmetrical stresses caused by lateral positioning of the shock absorber. The rigidity of the swingarm sets new standards for the class.

Suspension System

Optimum definition of the suspension is an obsession for Aprilia designers. Even such a "simple" bike as a naked must have the best possible available. The Aprilia Shiver750 therefore stands out from the pack in this delicate area as well.
The 43 mm upside down fork with forged feet to support the radial calipers provides benchmark smoothness. The 120 mm wheel travel makes the bike equally at home on abouttown trips and mountain routes. The bottom steering yoke is made from forged aluminium, the top steering yoke from forged aluminium.
The side shock absorber rests directly on the swingarm, according to the cantilever principle, and provides adjustments for spring preload and hydraulic rebound. Rear wheel travel is 130 mm.

Advance in Brakes

The best technology currently available is incorporated in the Aprilia Shiver 750, the first medium powered naked with a radial caliper system, a feature emphasising evenfurther (as if it were needed) the sporty personality of the design. The 320 mm front discs are the same as used in the racing flagships, the RSV 1000 R and Tuono 1000 R.
At the back, a 245 mm disc with single piston caliper provides adequate backup for the front circuit.
The front and rear braking circuits both use aeronautical metal braid hoses to eliminate the pressure variations associated with conventional rubber brake lines,guaranteeing maximum braking precision for a top level system.

Other Components

The Matrix instrument panel: the combined digital and analog instrument panel receives all the data over a CAN line and acts as an integral part of theself-diagnostics system as it also has a memory. The design is extremely modern, compact and lightweight. All functions can be switched by means of the handlebar control.The LED backlighting can be adjusted to three levels: white in the analogue zone and red in the digital zone.
The biconical aluminium handlebars are a direct reference to the handlebars of the Tuono, Aprilia's naked flagship. Maximum lightness and maximum control. A topquality component no other bike in its class can boast.
The double parabola front light has complex surfaces and a double parking light.
The advanced hydraulically operated clutch ensures constantly precise action and amazingly smooth engagement, and offers all the convenience of self-adjustment formaintenance free use.
Descriptions, codes, pricing and illustrations provided in this configuration may be subject to change over time.

OVERVIEW SPECIFICATIONS

Engine

Bore (in) : 3.6
Bore (mm) : 92
Compression Ratio : 11.0:1
Cooling : Liquid
Cylinders : 2
Displacement (cc) : 749.9
Displacement (ci) : 45.8
Engine Configuration : V Twin
Engine Type : 4-Stroke
Fuel Injector : Yes
Fuel Requirements : Premium
Fuel System Type : Fuel Injected
Starter : Electric
Stroke (in) : 2.2
Stroke (mm) : 56.4
Valve Configuration : DOHC
Valves : 8
Valves Per Cylinder : 4

Performance

Engine Displacement to Weight (cc) : 1.8
Horsepower (bhp) : 95
Horsepower (kW) : 70.9
Horsepower RPM : 9000
Torque (Ft Lbs) : 59.7
Torque (Nm) : 81
Torque RPM : 7000

Transmission

Final drive ratio : 46/16 (2.75)
Gear Ratio (1) : 36/14 (2.57)
Gear Ratio (2) : 32/17 (1.88)
Gear Ratio (3) : 30/20 (1.5)
Gear Ratio (4) : 28/22 (1.27)
Gear Ratio (5) : 26/23 (1.13)
Gear Ratio (6) : 25/24 (1.04)
Primary drive ratio : 71/38 (1.87)
Number of Speeds : 6
Primary Drive : Spur gears
Secondary Drive : Chain
Clutch : Hydraulically operated multi-plate wet clutch.

Frame & Suspension

Air Adjustable : No
Front Adjustable Fork Pre-Load : No
Front Adjustable Rebound Damping : No
Front Central Suspension Strut : No
Front Fork Diameter (in) : 1.7
Front Fork Diameter (mm) : 43
Front Suspension Type : Inverted Fork
Front Travel (in) : 4.7
Front Travel (mm) : 120
Number Rear Shock Absorbers : 1
Rear Adjustable Rebound Damping : Yes
Rear Adjustable Shock / Spring Pre-Load : Yes
Rear Suspension Type : Twin Sided Swing Arm
Rear Swingarm Material : Aluminum
Rear Travel (in) : 5.1
Rear Travel (mm) : 130
Steering Damper : No

Wheels

Front Wheel Diameter : 17
Front Wheel Width (in) : 3.50
Rear Wheel Diameter : 17
Rear Wheel Width (in) : 6.00
Tube / Tubeless : Tubeless
Wheels Composition : Aluminum

Tyres

Front tyre (Full Spec) : 120/70 ZR17
Front tyre Aspect Ratio : 70
Front tyre Speed Rating : Z
Front tyre Width : 120
Wheel diameter : 17
Rear tyre (Full Spec) : 180/55 ZR 17
Rear tyre Aspect Ratio : 55
Rear tyre Speed Rating : Z
Rear tyre Width : 180
Wheel diameter : 17

Brakes

Front : Double stainless steel floating disc (Ø 320 mm ). Four piston radial calipers. Metal braided brake line.
Front brake diameter (mm) : 320
Front brake diameter (in) : 12.6
Front calipers pistons : 4
Rear : Stainless steel disc (Æ 240 mm) with single piston caliper. Metal braided brake line.
Rear brake diameter (mm) : 240
Rear brake diameter (in) : 9.4
Rear caliper pistons : 1

Seats

Adjustable : No
Detachable Passenger Seat : Not Available
Grab Rail or Strap : Standard
Heated Seat : Not Available
Number Of Seats : 2
Seat Backrest : Not Available
Seat Height (in) : 31.5
Seat Height (mm) : 800
Seat Location : Driver and Passenger
Seat Material : Vinyl
Seat Rail : Not Available
Seat Specifications : Standard
Seat Tail Cover : Not Available
Seat Type : One-Piece

Bodywork

Adjustable : No
Belt Guard : No
Brush Guard : No
Chain Guard : Yes
Construction : Standard
Drive Shaft Guard : No
Exhaust Guard : Yes
Exterior Covers : Standard
Exterior Guards : Standard
Floor Boards : Not Available
Foot Peg Location : Driver and Passenger
Fork Guards : Yes
Frame : Aluminum / Steel
Front Fender : Standard
Front Fender Rail : Not Available
Front Fender Trim : Not Available
Hand Grips : Standard
Hand Guards : No
Heel Guards : No
Light Guard : No
Lower Fairing : Not Available
Rear Fender : Standard
Rear Fender Rail : Not Available
Rear Fender Trim : Not Available
Sidecar : Not Available
Side Cover : Yes
Skid Plate : Not Available
Spoiler : Not Available
Stand : Standard
Stand Type : Kick
Turn Signal Visor : Not Available
Upper Fairing : Not Available

Colours

Aprilia Black

Silver Crowd

Glam White

Fuel Capacity

Fuel capacity(l) : 16.00

Fuel capacity(gal) : 4.23

Adjustable Handlebars : Not Available
Adjustable Throttle : Not Available
Capacities : Standard
Cassette Player : Not Available
CB Radio : Not Available
CD Player : Not Available
Comment : Standard
Cruise Control : Not Available
Cupholder : Not Available
Dimensions : Standard
Dry Weight (kg) : 189
Dry Weight (lbs) : 416.7
First Aid Kit : Not Available
Handlebar Pads : Not Available
Headset : Not Available
Heated Hand Grips : Not Available
Height (in) : 44.7
Height (mm) : 1135
Intercom : Not Available
Introduction Year : 2007
Keyless Ignition : Not Available
Length (in) : 89.2
Length (mm) : 2265
Major Revision Year : 2007
Manufacturer Country : Italy
Manufacturer Recommend Minimum Age : 16
Manufacturer Type : Sports Naked Bike
Map Holder : Not Available
Power Outlet : Not Available
Previous Model Year Accessories : Yes
Radio : Not Available
Revision Status : Carryover
Speakers : Not Available
Special Package : Not Available
Weight : Standard
Wheelbase (in) : 56.7
Wheelbase (mm) : 1440
Width (in) : 31.9
Width (mm) : 810