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Make Model | Ariel Ace |
Year | 2015 |
Production | 100 - 150 per annum |
Engine | 4-Stroke, V4 |
Capacity | 1237 cc / 75.5 cu in |
Bore x Stroke | 81 x 60 mm |
Cooling System | Liquid cooled |
Exhaust | 4-into-1, stainless steel |
Starting | Electric |
Max Power | 129 kW / 173 hp @ 10000 rpm |
Max Torque | 129 Nm / 13.2 kgf-m / 95 ft-lbs @ 8750 rpm |
Clutch | Manual and Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) |
Transmission | 6-Speed, Auto, Sport or Manual |
Final Drive | Shaft |
Frame | Aluminium, machined from solid billet |
Front Suspension | Telescopic fork or Ariel girder fork, Ohlins TTX |
Rear Suspension | Prolink single sided cast aluminium swingarm, Ohlins mono-shock adjustable for damping and rebound |
Front Brakes | Twin Nissin 320 mm floating discs with 6 piston calipers, ABS, traction control |
Rear Brakes | Single 276 mm disc with 2 piston caliper (plus park brake), ABS, traction contol |
Wheels | 5 and 7 Spoke alloy or BST full carbon fibre and aluminium |
Front Rim | 3.5 x 17 |
Rear Rim | 6.0 x 17 |
Front Tyre | 120/70 ZR17 |
Rear Tyre | 190/55 ZR17 |
Rake | 21.8° - 28.4° (standard mid-point 25.1°) |
Wheelbase | 1541 - 1563 mm / 60.7 - 61.5 in |
Seat Height | From 745 - 825 mm / 29.3 - 32.5 in |
Fuel Capacity | Ranging between 14.1 to 21.3 L (3.7 to 5.6 US gal) |
Acceleration: 0-60 mph / 97 km/h (claimed) | 3.4 sec |
Top Speed (claimed) | 266 km/h / 165 mph |
Colours | Client specification |
Legendary British motorcycle firm Ariel is back with a Honda-powered V4 bike that’s like nothing we’ve ever seen. Meet the Ariel Ace.
The new motorcycle arm of the firm will make between 100 and 150 bikes a year at the firm’s Somerset factory where they currently make the Atom sports car. It’s the first motorcycle from the famous British name for over 50 years.
The bike uses a 1237cc V4 motor supplied by Honda from its VFR1200, but that’s where the normality of this bike stops.
Ariel say the bike will be tailor made to each customer, hence the street bike version and the more custom style version you can see here.
Basically, you can specify the bike how you want it, from naked to sports bike and Ariel describe the concept as the ‘Saville Row of the Automotive World’.
The firm say you can specify variants of front and rear suspension, low and high seats with pillion options, different sizes of tank, handlebars, wheels, exhausts, bodywork and more, as well as colours, finishes and materials. It's bespoke, depending on what you want to build.
Custom version of the Ariel Ace anyone?
Simon Saunders, Director of Ariel said: “Motorcyclists have a real passion for their machines. They like them to be individual and they want them to be their bike, not just another bike identical to hundreds or thousands of others. The usual route is to buy a standard bike and then add various aftermarket components to change the bike into what they want. However with the Ace the uniqueness is built in as the bike is produced and each one will be as individual as its owner.”
He added: “The first photos show just two different possibilities of specification for the bike, but the combinations are nearly endless and we plan to continue to add further options in the future. At Ariel once we understand what a customer wants, whatever it is, we can build the bike they need.” Owners of Ariel Aces can return their bikes to the factory where upgrades, modifications and new options can be fitted to change a customer’s bike for different uses or to modify the specification at any time. It's a concept that has been incredibly effective with the Atom, where owners have kept their cars for many years changing them as their own priorities or interests alter.
Frame takes cues from the Ariel Atom car Simon Saunders said: “The many combinations of components made the design phase particularly difficult as we had to ensure that any Ace works as a coherent whole. Motorcyclists have a deep understanding of their machines and will appreciate the design, engineering and particular manufacturing techniques that have gone into the Ace. To us a machined from billet component or a piece of carbon fibre is a beautiful thing and I know that bikers feel the same way.” Simon Saunders explains: “We looked at an out and out, super lightweight race bike but they are already out there and are so far beyond the abilities of most riders that we took the decision to produce a really fast bike that was easy to ride and within the capabilities of most riders. Our motto is Serious Fun and those two words absolutely encapsulate what the Ace is all about.” TECH DETAILS: Suspension Girder forks or full Ohlins suspension? You choose. Wheels, brakes and tyres Source Bnnetts.co.uk |