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Talking of silly things, why hasn't the 650 got stainless brake hose? The 600 had it and it's a Very Good Idea when there's four miles of the stuff between the master cylinder and the caliper. The braking is strong but with a rather spongy feel as a result. | Talking of silly things, why hasn't the 650 got stainless brake hose? The 600 had it and it's a Very Good Idea when there's four miles of the stuff between the master cylinder and the caliper. The braking is strong but with a rather spongy feel as a result. | ||
The | The tires deserve a paragraph all for themselves. The Pirelli MT60s are fit only for placing over the heads of those who specified them for this bike and setting fire to. They are an object lesson in how to | ||
make a bike seem crap; it is testimony to the competence of the Pegaso that I was able to work out it was any good. All dual purpose | make a bike seem crap; it is testimony to the competence of the Pegaso that I was able to work out it was any good. All dual purpose tires are pretty bad on-road (apart from Avon Gripsters) and a total nightmare off-road, so why bother? Especially on a bike like this, which has steering so fast the rubber feels like it's going into the corner several minutes after you've turned the handlebars. | ||
Bikes that look like this aren't supposed to flick in so quickly, so it isn't always just the tire that the Pegaso catches out. But whatever the rider inadvertently throws the way of the chassis, it copes. Are you surprised? We've already mentioned the frame; now consider the works-Kawasaki replica alloy swing-arm and the slim chance of 40bhp upsetting it. | Bikes that look like this aren't supposed to flick in so quickly, so it isn't always just the tire that the Pegaso catches out. But whatever the rider inadvertently throws the way of the chassis, it copes. Are you surprised? We've already mentioned the frame; now consider the works-Kawasaki replica alloy swing-arm and the slim chance of 40bhp upsetting it. | ||
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[[File:Aprilia 650 Pagaso 97-4.jpg|300px|thumb|Aprilia 650 Pagaso 97-4]] | [[File:Aprilia 650 Pagaso 97-4.jpg|300px|thumb|Aprilia 650 Pagaso 97-4]] | ||
[[File:Aprilia 650 Pagaso 97-1.jpg|300px|thumb|Aprilia 650 Pagaso 97-1]] | [[File:Aprilia 650 Pagaso 97-1.jpg|300px|thumb|Aprilia 650 Pagaso 97-1]] | ||
The Pegaso is Aprilia's entry into the popular middleweight trail-styled bike, and while the off-road capabilities of the Pegaso are limited, its long-travel suspension, off-road styled | The Pegaso is Aprilia's entry into the popular middleweight trail-styled bike, and while the off-road capabilities of the Pegaso are limited, its long-travel suspension, off-road styled tires and narrow chassis make it well-suited as a town and back-roads bike. Hidden behind the swoopy fairing is a modern liquid-cooled single-cylinder engine. The Rotax-based design uses a five-valve cylinder head and Sagem electronic fuel-injection to produce almost 37kW (50bhp), with a balance shaft to reduce vibration. A five-speed gearbox drives the 130-section rear tire through a chain drive, and twin underseat silencers give a sleek tail unit design. Aftermarket hard luggage systems make the Pegaso a decent middle-distance tourer. | ||
{{cquote|Ever since 1976, when Yamaha's release of the [[Yamaha XT500|XT500]] created a market for what was loosely termed "dual-purpose" motorcycles, Europe has had a love affair with this class of bike.}} | {{cquote|Ever since 1976, when Yamaha's release of the [[Yamaha XT500|XT500]] created a market for what was loosely termed "dual-purpose" motorcycles, Europe has had a love affair with this class of bike.}} | ||