Aprilia Caponord Rally - ride and review

A short ride through London on the very good Aprilia Caponord Rally.

[@donalfredisaac]

Had a 2001 Caponord, it looked beatiful and performed just as well, had to sell it when I reached 65, it became too powerful for me with 98 hp, now at 73 I can´t imagine it with 125 hp. Not a good ride for the city, you should make another video in the open road, which is where it excels. Good you liked it.

[@ombra306]

I just got on 2015 and Im 62. got 3 more years then

[@adamant8501]

​@@ombra306still driving sir?

[@redshiftz8520]

I owned one, i tour around Europe a lot. Sadly this bike is not good to live with long term. My engine had to come out of the bike 3 times to be rebuilt. the slave cam gear is on a shim not a bearing and it wears out every 5 to 6 k. Its super deep in the engine the cog that drives the cams. the clocks are busy and the fuel gauge is next to useless doing lots of mile on the first two notches then the next to go at 20 miles each completely random. There was a recall for dangerous brakes so make sure thats been done. Good points the auto suspension was good but that lovely rear shock does start to rust really quickly around its pivot. Berware the service cost when it comes to the big one. The valves are a bitch to get to and you will be parting with an extreme sum of money. something about the pulse of the engine make the rear tyre wear out super fast i was getting half the millage that i should out of mine. We were in 35+ heat and i have never ridden a bike that burnt my inner leg so much the engine cylinders are long and tuck in right under your inner legs. the heat it gives out is incredible so its not good in traffic in hotter countries. You can watch the trip we were on where the bike engine finally let go on my utube page. Aprila european breakdown that comes with the bike is not worth the paper it is written on. We were stuck for four days waiting then they sent a van to small to fit the bike into in Italy. Overall I sadly would say keep clear its a beautiful bike but no matter what a good bargain you can find on one it will cost you more in the long run.... Honestly do your research about the engine slave cam drive. If you have to pay to get that done it will be 4 figures to drop the engine out the bike....

[@chrisw4215]

Wow thank you for the review. I found a beautiful example for good money but will not buy it. The bike needs to be reliable cause I use it all year round. and can't justify paying big sums every year for service and repairs. shame cause I like how it looks. the next drawback is the fuel consumption

[@johnroberts6836]

Can I ask your opinion. You've rated the Rally very highly ad a great all rounder, but would you if you had the choice have it over the Multi Enduro for the same type of stuff you do.

[@filthymcnastyazz]

Did wait for the motability scooter at the crossing...