Bought a 2016 Caponord Travel Pack a couple of months ago. Bargain at half price and only 1900 miles. I've covered 2500 miles so far. So far I've had replaced under Aprilia warranty: fork stanchion and seal, brake pads (oil from seal leak) fuel gauge sender and currently in the shop for faulty exhaust valve (probably the servo). I had a Ducati so I'm not surprised as it IS Italian! I hope that these will sort it out and it's not a sign of things to come. Anybody want to comment? I swapped from a Super Tenere 1200. Nothing wrong with that - I've done 50,000 miles on two Teneres in the last five years but it was beginning to feel heavy as the years accumulated (now 73) hence the much lighter Caponord. I like the performance, I love vee-twins anyway, don't think the electronic suspension is any better than properly set up conventional shock/forks, and the jury is out on the luggage which shows gaps at the lid joint but hasn't leaked yet. I reckoned the exhaust was noisy but it turned out that the valve was stuck open (see above) and the fuelling stutters at low throttle. I hope that will be cured by the exhaust valve repair and a promised download of the latest map.
I have to comment on the typically Italian fiasco that followed my attempt to order a workshop manual. The dealer took the order and the very substantial payment but had to fill out all my personal details on the Aprilia order form. I then received an email saying they had "approved" the sale of the manual to me (what????) and gave me their bank details for the money transfer and a FAX number to copy proof of the transfer to them. Who the hell uses FAX? I don't even know anyone with a FAX machine. The dealer was as perplexed as me but gave me an instant refund of my original payment. Long story short, I found AFI in Austin, Texas and downloaded the manual as a pdf for $8.15 (approximately 10% of what Aprilia wanted) so stuff Aprilia and their archaic system. Anybody else ever run into this kind of madness from the factory?
I look forward to checking the forum more thoroughly and posting more later.
Stay safe
I have to comment on the typically Italian fiasco that followed my attempt to order a workshop manual. The dealer took the order and the very substantial payment but had to fill out all my personal details on the Aprilia order form. I then received an email saying they had "approved" the sale of the manual to me (what????) and gave me their bank details for the money transfer and a FAX number to copy proof of the transfer to them. Who the hell uses FAX? I don't even know anyone with a FAX machine. The dealer was as perplexed as me but gave me an instant refund of my original payment. Long story short, I found AFI in Austin, Texas and downloaded the manual as a pdf for $8.15 (approximately 10% of what Aprilia wanted) so stuff Aprilia and their archaic system. Anybody else ever run into this kind of madness from the factory?
I look forward to checking the forum more thoroughly and posting more later.
Stay safe
