Latest sales figures suggest that the luxury biking segment in India is growing at 50% and this is testimony to the fact that many international brands have been making way into India. Aprilia is one such manufacturer who has been present for some time now and is trying to make its presence felt with some amazing machines across categories. Owned by Piaggio, Aprilia is a legendary Italian brand best known for its prowess in motorcycle sports, which includes both MotoGP as well as off-road racing.

Adventure biking is the fastest growing motorcycle genre in the world and the latest offering from this Italian manufacturer is the Caponord Rally 2015, which is targeted towards the more demanding adventure biker. The Caponord Rally 2015 debuted last October in Cologne and was also displayed at the India Bike Week (IBW) 2015. We at MotorOctane are the first to lay our hands on this mighty machine to find out what makes it special.

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The Caponord Rally is a large sized motorcycle and stands tall, just like other adventure motorcycles, with a seat height of 840mm,which makes an average heighted person literally jump in order to straddle it. Internationally, the bike is available in three colour options – Giallo Dune (Yellow), Grigio Safari (Grey) and Verde Army (Green). The one currently in India is the Giallo Dune, which is similar to a matte gold with a combination of black colour. The front has the triple headlight design that resembles the RSV4 and looks very smart and there are LED fog lamps placed below the fairing.

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There is also a manually adjustable windscreen that adjusts for height. There are ample side guards and a hard plastic engine guard. Overall, the bike is well proportioned and appears purposeful. The Caponord Rally is fitted with front 19 inch and rear 17 inch wheels with spokes, which improves handling over the earlier Caponord, especially while off-roading. The spokes are placed in a unique manner, on the edge of the wheel (a patent by Aprilia) to distribute wheel weight better.

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The Caponord Rally has an enormous 1197cc V-twin engine that belts out 125bhp of power @8000 rpm and 114Nm of torque @6800rpm. The engine fires up to a deep rumble and the exhaust gets only better with the twist of the throttle. While these days, you find most motorcycles with muffled sound on the stock exhausts, this one goes all the way to offer that ‘machine gun’ effect that can never go unnoticed. The bike offers a usable power across the rev band and delivers the 125 horses in an exceptional manner. The bike comes with a ‘ride-by-wire’ throttle and three stage traction control. There are also three power modes – Sport, Touring and Rain. While Sport mode is meant for spirited riding, the Touring mode offers relaxed acceleration. The Rain mode cuts power to 100bhp and ensures that you are safer on a wet day, by keeping excess power delivery in check. In the Sport mode, the front wheel is suspended in air often, under hard acceleration and this feeling is incredible.

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The Caponord Rally weighs 238kgs and with that size, I wondered as to how it would undertake curves and corners, but, I was in for a surprise. The agility of this bike left me enthralled and is one of its most impressive aspects. The chassis provides excellent stability while banking and the wide handlebar aids this process due to the higher leverage it offers.

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The Caponord Rally comes with electronically controlled suspension in the front and rear. This means that the intelligence system of the semi-active suspension continually changes damping settings to provide that perfect comfort, based on the road surface and riding style, with the help of a pressure sensor on the top of the left fork. This is patented by Aprilia and is called ADD (Aprilia Dynamic Damping). The Metzeler Tourance tyres further help in providing excellent grip. Braking on this machine is great.
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With ABS, it makes controlling much better and confidence inspiring.

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While the Caponord Rally offers immense power, good performance is not the only thing that this bike is all about. It is mainly built to offer great touring ability, in other words, long distance comfort. The seats are very comfortable and exactly the way one would like to have on long rides – perfectly cushioned and contoured. Apart from the comfortable seats, the bike is fitted with an electronic pre-load adjuster and also has two side cases (hard panniers) of 33 litres each, on both sides, which can be easily removed or fitted and are lockable. This means that travelling with a pillion too is easy. The fuel tank capacity is 24 litres.
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Other features include cruise control that is activated by a button next to the right side grip and deactivates on depressing the brakes or clutch levers or by accelerating. Also, there are heated grips that help in extremely cold conditions. It also packs in an interesting interface that allows one to place and connect an android device or iphone which acts as a dashboard on the bike and can display things such as power output, gradability and lean angles, distance etc.

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Priced at INR 19.78 lakhs (on-road, Pune), the Aprilia Caponord Rally is a very capable touring machine. In fact, it goes beyond providing just necessities and raises the bar with its innovative features and attractive looks. This motorcycle will be sold as a CBU in India and as of now, will be imported only on order. If you are looking to buy a premium motorcycle, mainly for touring purposes, you just cannot ignore the Caponord Rally from Aprilia. Check out detailed image gallery.
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