AJP
PR7
Portuguese
manufacturer AJP has revealed this 600 cc single-cylinder adventure bike which
the UK importer expects to cost around £ 7,000 when it goes on sale next year. The
PR7 was first shown as a prototype in Cologne last year. AJP describes it as an
adventure tourer with an off-road bike at its core. It says this production
version is light, compact, agile and comfortable, capable of carrying luggage
and covering distance.
It’s
powered by a 600 cc single-cylinder, four-valve, DOHC, liquid-cooled
fuel-injected engine made by SWM, not the 658 cc single-cylinder Minarelli that
was in the prototype.
The
bike is built around an aluminium and steel frame. At the front is a fully
adjustable fork with 300 mm of travel. The prototype had a Marzocchi fork and
although the spec for this bike lists no further information on the fork, we’re
told that it’s likely to be made by Sachs. The piggyback rear shock is also
made by Sachs. Stopping at the front is handled by a two-piston caliper and
300 mm disc, with the rear getting a single piston caliper and 240 mm disc.
The
fuel tank holds 17 litres and the PR7’s claimed wet weight is 165 kg. It's due
to go on sale in the UK from September 2016.
