"Ariel gets back into bikes with customizable Ace motorcycle". ^ "Firm to Make First New Bike in 50 Years", Western Gazette, Yeovil, UK, 3 July 2014, archived from the original on 29 March 2015 – via HighBeam Research.^ a b Jonny Edge (25 June 2014), "Ariel Ace (2015): new motorbike from makers of Atom", Car.^ Farrell, Steve (20 July 2014), "First ride: Ariel Ace review-Who knew a VFR1200 engine could sound this good?", Visor Down.^ a b c d Jesse Kiser (30 June 2014), "Ariel ACE specs", RideApart.^ a b c Roland Brown (4 October 2014).Ī review in Road & Track compared the design to that of the Atom sports car, calling it "purposeful" but "not particularly pretty". Gizmag and Jalopnik both noted the unique customization options available to create a cruiser, fully faired sportbike, or naked bike around a common frame and powertrain the latter publication called it an "adult Lego set". Loz Blain in Gizmag called it "one of the best looking motorcycles I've ever seen", also noting the £20,000 price puts it out of reach for many riders. Jensen Beeler, writing in Asphalt and Rubber, dubbed it "the most expensive Honda you will ever come across" noting its exclusivity. Roland Brown, writing in The Daily Telegraph, concludes that the Ace is a "dramatically styled, cleverly engineered and enjoyably powerful V4 roadster that returns the renowned Ariel marque to motorcycling in impressive fashion". Options include front and rear suspension, handlebars, bodywork, fuel tank size, exhaust, wheels, seat, footrests, colors and finishes. The final-drive is a shaft-drive.Īn unusual feature is that the rider's knees do not grip a shaped fuel tank instead, one's knees are alongside the frame, which is rather less comfortable.īikes can be ordered from the factory with various options, and upgraded over time. Rear suspension uses a single-sided swingarm. The Ariel Ace comes with a choice of two alternative front suspensions either a conventional upside-down telescopic fork or Ariel's own girder fork. This gives the frame's diagonal stiffeners their distinctive triangular vee section, rather than the usual round-section tube. The Ace's frame, however, is not made from welded steel tube rather the frame sides are machined from a solid aluminium billet. Trellis frames are usually fabricated from welded tubes, such as on the Ducati Monster, as well as for the chassis of the Atom. The V4 engine is suspended from "a huge, bridge-like aluminium frame" that resembles a trellis frame in appearance. Design Īriel Atom sports car with similar exposed frameĪriel has a "long-standing relationship with Honda", who were sufficiently impressed with Ariel's Atom sports car to allow them to use their VFR engine in the Ace. It is the Ariel marque's first new motorcycle in more than 50 years. It uses the 1,200 cc (73 cu in) V4 engine from the Honda VFR1200. The Ariel Ace is a 2014 sports motorcycle that is manufactured by the British Ariel Motor Company in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. Honda 1,237 cc (75.5 cu in), 4-valve liquid-cooled 76° V4 engineĦ-speed sequential manual, shaft-drive, dry-clutch, or 6-speed dual-clutch automatic
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