Written: 20/09/2007 : 14:23. Read 15481 times (10/day).
One of the biggest new of the last Milan Motorcycle show, the bike with automatic or handle bar commanded gear box is finaly on production...
The Aprilia NA 850 Mana is coming! 12 votes
At last in the factory. Presented last year at the EICMA show of Milan and fully reviewed in our website ( Here This new bike is a little revolution.
Cool roadster for men who are tired from their left foot? Maybe not! Featured with a fully automatic gearbox with a mode wich allow you to change speed with switches on te hadlebar, the Mana is powered by a 850cc V-Twin engine (developped by Piaggio and soon mounted in the new Gilera GP 800).
Its chassis is pretended stiff and good, but the main featur, plus these practiocal aspects (like the fuel tank turned ito boot) is also that this bike can be ride in three diferent modes : touring, sport and rain.
A bike who seems all-round and easy, but it stays the last and hardest stage to pass for it : The Motorcyclists-Online road test!
To wait here is a little video by Aprilia, very good, but in italian...(sorry) :
Article : Aurélien Filippi
Aprilia NA 850 Mana - Technical specifications Engine Aprilia Four stroke longitudinal 90° V twin.
Liquid cooling. Single overhead cam with chain drive, four valves per cylinder. Fuel: Unleaded petrol. Bore x stroke: 88 x 69 mm Total displacement: 839.3 cc Compression ratio: 10-11 : 1 Maximum power at the crank: 55.1 kW (75 HP) at 7250 rpm. Maximum torque at the crank: 7.79 kgm (76.5 Nm) at 8000 rpm. Fuel system: Integrated engine management system.
Weber Marelli electronic fuel injection with one 38 mm throttle body Ignition: Digital electronic ignition, with two spark plugs per cylinder, integrated with fuel injection system. Starting: Electric Exhaust: Two in one system in 100% stainless steel with three-way catalytic converter and Lambda probe Generator: 450 W at 6000 rpm. Lubrication: Dry sump with separate oil reservoir.
Gearbox Sequential with manual or automatic mode selectable by the user. - 7 ratios in manual mode - 3 mappings (Touring, Sport, Rain) in automatic mode. - Gear change by pedal or handlebar command. The user can switch from automatic to sequential mode at any moment.
Clutch: Automatic Primary drive: Belt Final drive: Chain
Frame: High strength steel trellis Front suspension: 43 mm upside-down fork Wheel travel: 120 mm. Rear suspension: Aluminium alloy single-piece swingarm Hydraulic shock absorber adjustable in spring preload and rebound damping.
Wheel travel: 125 mm.
Brakes Front: double stainless steel floating disc ( 320 mm). Radial calipers with four pistons. Rear: steel disk ( 240 mm). Single piston caliper.
Wheels In aluminium alloy Front: 3.50 X 17" Rear: 6.00 X 17" Tyres Radial tubeless; front: 120/70 ZR 17 rear: 180/55 ZR 17
Dimensions Overall length: 2080 mm Overall width: 800 mm (at handlebars) Overall height: 1130 mm Seat height: 800 mm Wheelbase: 1463 mm Trail: 103 mm Rake angle: 24°
Tank capacity: 15 litres
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