I'm 1.8 m 100 kg, and I fit better on a RSV1000 than on an R1.
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Corsa Meccanica no longer a Piaggio (Aprilia/Moto Guzzi/Vespa) dealer (?)
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Will just chime in from a short rider view.
Aprilia is one of the taller seat heights. Had a gixxer 1000, speed triple 1050 and was much more comfortable on both height wise.
So you are probably talking more about rider triangle/comfort which would be very rider subjective (different arm, torso, leg lengths)
Agreed, seat height and rider triangle are two very different things.
A tall seat height may still be uncomfortable for a tall person if the rearsets are positioned up high as well, as they are on a lot of sportbikes for cornering clearance.
I'm happy to be short. I fit in both airplane seats and motorcycle seats a lot better than someone with longer legs. Seat height has never been a problem for me as long as I can get one tippy-toe on the ground.
Relax
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Of course race replicas are going to get as compact as possible, and with the Tuono being based off the RSV4, there's only so much you can do to convert a supersport into a sport tourer. Emissions compliance is what killed the Dosro and Shiver, and Aprilia seems to be focused on consolidating platforms around the V4 and 660 motors, so maybe it's just a matter of time before they come out with a Dorsoduro V4 to compete with the Hypermotard, if that's what you're looking for. Who knows, maybe even a Toureg V4 to compete with the Multistrada, or (my hope) an SX 660 supermoto to be the spiritual successor to the SXV 550.
fingers crossed.
Yep, and going by the average size and weight of the riders that the factories are hiring to ride their racing bikes, they're rarely ever 6'1 and 250 lbs...
Just like horse jockeys, they're more Dani Pedrosa (5'2") than Loris Baz (6'3"). Rossi might have been on the tall side, but he looked like a skeleton with his leathers off.
Priller
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Despite all the attacks and fearmongering from that idiot who runs Superbike Planet, Pedrosa ultimately turned out to be too small for MotoGP when the Michelins came back. He couldn't get enough weight over the front tire to generate enough heat. I've mentioned this in the MotoGP thread, but I heard an interview with a KTM team manager who was theorising that one reason Quartararo was able to work the front of the Yamaha when other riders couldn't was that he has a long torso and so is able to get over top of the front to help it grip.
I remember reading somewhere that the 'ideal' MotoGP rider is around 5'7" or 5'8", and weighs 140-150 lbs. Considering both Quartararo and Marquez are in that range, it sounds about right. Light enough for good acceleration and corner speed, heavy and strong enough to muscle the bike around for 25-odd laps and work the tires.
Either way, far smaller than the average North American man. Add that things like ground clearance matter at speed, and comfort is very much a secondary consideration for sportbikes...
The higher pegs were a bonus when I lived in BC and could get trackday coverage as part of my annual collision package. Part of the reason I chose the bike was it's so much more suitable at the track than the supernaked competition. Now that I live in the land of insurance companies who actively detest their own customers, tracking the Tuono is much less appealing...
If you're talking about Aprilia, their Canadian website lists four dealers in Ontario and nine in Quebec. Might be a little out of date, as they are still listing J&R in Stayner, which some above have reported is no longer the case. In southern Ontario it's still Two-Wheel in Guelph, Vos in Vaughan and Studio Cycle in Toronto...
bigpoppa
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and apparently also guzzis
-Maverick-
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The SXV 550 deserves its own thread. An SXV 660 Supermoto would be a great idea for Aprilia to compete with the 701 SM and 690 SMCR.
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This explains the state of his store the last time I went in. He told me he had no bikes, and wasn't expecting any. I went in to buy a new Tuono, he told me he might be able to get me one. I never got a call back. He's probably transitioning to another form of business.. 
This explains the state of his store the last time I went in. He told me he had no bikes, and wasn't expecting any. I went in to buy a new Tuono, he told me he might be able to get me one. I never got a call back. He's probably transitioning to another form of business..
He said the same thing, but I did not realize he was no longer an authorized dealer. I ended up buying at Vos.
adrisen
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I was so disappointed to see that George was gone. Wanted a new helmet and needed alarm key reprogrammed. He was just down the street for me.
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