Aprilia Caponord 1200 Rally

In the European market, upright street-legal motorcycles with an off-road look are commonly called street-enduros. Although we at Cycle World typically don't use that term, it does make some sense. It categorizes this increasingly popular type of motorcycle as a streetbike first, then as a machine that can also be ridden in the dirt, albeit sometimes only minimally. It's also a term that applies perfectly to the current Aprilia Caponord, which made its debut in 2013 with upright ergonomics and an ADV look but street-friendly 17-in. cast wheels front and rear. This June, though, the new 2015 Aprilia Caponord 1200 Rally arrives in the US. It’s the ADV Caponord. As such, it’s fitted with tubeless wire-spoked wheels (17-in. rear, 19-in. front, in widths suitable for dirt-oriented tires) and abundant standard adventure hardware that includes tubular crash guards, large 33-liter side cases, an engine skid plate, auxiliary LED lights, and a taller manually adjustable windscreen. Aprilia has also fine-tuned the traction control and ABS to work more effectively in the dirt. I recently rode this new Caponord 1200 Rally at the bike’s global press introduction, on Sardinia. There, I spent the better part of day riding this $15,695 ADV machine, mostly on the island’s grippy tarmac but also on a couple of easy dirt sections. Read the full review on cycleworld.com

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