Aprilia SL1000 Falco
The Aprilia SL1000 Falco, is a sports motorcycle powered by a liquid-cooled Rotax 998 cc 60° V-twin engine, manufactured from 1999 to 2005 by Aprilia in Noale, Italy. The Falco's engine was a detuned version of the RSV Mille engine. The Falco's dual exhausts and remapped fuel injection reduced peak power slightly but bolstered bottom and mid-range. The Falco has a half-fairing, a twin-beam alloy frame, 53 mm USD forks from Showa and twin Brembo 320 mm semi-floating front brake discs. The clutch simulated a slipper clutch using a device activated by inlet manifold vacuum.
The Falco was not as radical as the "race-replica' Mille nor really a sports-tourer but, rather like the Yamaha TRX850, was instead a sporty half-faired roadster which competed in the market against the Honda VTR1000 and the Suzuki TL1000S]. Although the Falco proved to be reliable and powerful, sales were disappointing and production ceased in 2003, with sales continuing into 2004.
A Motor Cycle News review of the Falco declared: "Less is sometimes more. By making its roadster less extreme than the RSV Mille sportster it's based on, Aprilia broadened its appeal and produced a motorcycle that's both easier and more fun to ride."
Specifications
| Dimensions | - | |
| Length | 2,065 mm | - |
| Width | 750 mm | - |
| Height | 1180 mm | - |
| Seat height | 820 mm | - |
| Wheelbase | 1,415 mm | - |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | - |
| Wet weight | 222 kg | - |
| Dry Weight | 190 kg | - |
| Fuel tank | 19 litres | - |
| Engine Specification | - | |
| Engine Type | 60° V-Twin, 4-stroke, DOHC | - |
| Engine Size | 998cc | - |
| Bore / Stroke | 97 mm / 67.5 mm | - |
| Compression Ratio | 10.8:1 | - |
| Starter | Electric | - |
| Cooling | Liquid cooled | - |
| Lubrication | Dry sump with remote oil tank & oil cooler | - |
| Clutch | Wet multi-plate clutch, hydraulically activated Simulated slipper-clutch using induction vacuum | - |
| Gearbox | 6 speed | |
| Performance | - | |
| Torque | 69 ft.-lb. @ 7,000 rpm | - |
| Top speed | 162 mph, 260 km/h | - |
| Corrected 1/4-mile | 11.0 seconds | - |
| 0-60 mph | 3.41 seconds | - |
| 0–100 km/h | 3.2 seconds | - |