Submit your Aprilia!

As you can see the new Aprilia of the Week feature is working great! But we need more submissions, so please submit your bike as Aprilia of the Week. Want to know how? Find out here

Review of the 2007 RXV

The guys from the british Trails + Motorcross News website had the chance to test the new RXV 2007 during the british launch in the beginning of December. Great review with good details about the handling of the new RXV. Check out the review here

Thierry van den Bosch Interview

I stumbled across a nice interview with Aprilia Supermoto rider (and s2 world champion) Thierry van den Bosch. Go check out the interview here

Aprilia of the week #2

-Please introduce yourself first. Who are you and where are you from?
I am Rolf Dracht, from the Netherlands. I life in a small town in the neighborhood of Rotterdam.
My age is 44. I am an active member from the Aprilia Riders Association, the official Aprilia Riders Club in the Netherlands and a part of Belgium. Motor2000 is my dealer in Heinkenszand near by Vlissingen in the Netherlands.

-Which Aprilia model do you own?
I have a Tuono model 2006, Nero mat black, and a RS250 for using on the racetrack.

-Did you add any mods to your bike?
I change a lot on the RS250, because the use on the racetrack, Exhaust, original race exchaust from Italy, bodywork, colors, wilbers suspension on the back and WP suspension on the front.

I only change the exhaust for Akrapovics on the Tuono and a black front body screen.

-If you could ask Aprilia to design a new model what would it be?
I am very curious about the V4 model and the result in 2008 in the Superbike.

-And finally do you have any motorcycling tips for the readers of Aprilia News?
If you like the race in january 2007 "le Dakar" look at the Dutch RXV 450 who is entering the contest, the driver is Patrick van Lee. Look at www.aprilia-dakar.com

Best wishes for 2007!

Do you want your bike to be Aprilia of the week? Check out the details here

Update on the RSVR 550 project

The guys from Rsvr.net are have build a SXV 550 engine into a RS250 frame. And they have a very professional approach I must say. In only a couple of months they've already have a rolling chassis with the engine in it. Great project I must say and I hope there's more like these coming.
Check out all the pics and details here

First Aprilia of the week

Please introduce yourself first. Who are you and where are you from?
I’m Verswyvel Benjamin, 43 years young and I live in Belgium, in a town called Ranst. My motorcycle career started in 1996 and I do about 14 000 km per year, mostly in free time and holidays.

Which Aprilia model do you own?
I own a very beautiful mat black Tuono 1000R 2006 model

Did you add any mods to your bike?
I have the Akrapovic slip-ons from the house, installed Map2 and the 15” sprocket,

I also have crash protectors for front axel, engine and rear axel and a Secdem screen on it.

Why did you buy an Aprilia and what do you like so much about it?
Since the beginning I always owned a 2 cil. motorbike and from the moment I had a ride with the Futura I knew this was it. My former bike gave me the feeling that everything was attached at the steering wheel when I was riding and this Aprilia gives me the feeling that everything is moving. And then the sound that comes right out of the exhaust pipes….it really gives me the feeling I always wanted to have…

And what don’t you like about your bike?
I prefered the golden wheels instead of the bleu ones.

If you could ask Aprilia to design a new model what would it be?
A new Futura and I will own two Aprilia’s, that’s for sure.

And finally do you have any motorcycling tips for the readers of Aprilia News?
Just take care of the bike and enjoy riding in a safe way.

Do you want your bike to be Aprilia of the week? Check out the details here

New! Aprilia of the Week

I am very interested to know who the visitors of Aprilia news are and which model Aprilia they ride. So it’s time to introduce the Aprilia of the week. Every week an Aprilia owner will be featured on the front page of Aprilia News with a picture of his/her Aprilia and a small interview. How does your Aprilia get Aprilia of the Week? It’s quite simple.

Please complete this small interview and attach a jpg (filesize less than 1mb) of your Aprilia(no cellphone or webcam pics please). Send the interview and the favorite picture of your bike to Aprilia News.

Interview

• Please introduce yourself first. Who are you and where are you from?
• Which Aprilia model do you own?
• Did you add any mods to your bike?
• Why did you buy an Aprilia and what do you like so much about it?
• And what don’t you like about your bike?
• If you could ask Aprilia to design a new model what would it be?
• And finally do you have any motorcycling tips for the readers of Aprilia News?

V4 engine promo video

Not much interesting Aprilia news around lately...but I found this nice video from Aprilia promoting the new V4 engine. Its in Italian but that doesn't really matter. It's still interesting to look at.

Go check it out here

Aprilia Rally Dakar team presentation

The dutch Aprilia Dakar Rally Team will be racing a RXV 450 in the Le Dakar 2007 rally. The rally starts on January 6th. This sunday the Aprilia Dakar Rally Team had their team presentation showing their heavily modified red RXV 450. Dutch driver Patrick van Lee will be driving the bike to Dakar. Aprilia News will follow the news on Patrick and his RXV closely and will keep you updated as much as possible. Also expect detailed reports during the race itself.

First Aprilia V4 spypic

Aprilia is testing the new v4 in a bike that looks a lot like the 06 RSV Factory. But the frame is definately different on this bike.

New mana & shiver pages on the Aprilia website

Aprilia updated their website with new pages for the Shiver 750 and Mana 850. Lots of nice pics and information on the pages. Go check them out at the Aprilia website

Tuono wins Motorcycleusa's Euro streetfighter test

Motorcycleusa had a test with today's best European streetfighters. And guess who won the shootout? Yes its the Tuono. With a score of 89.5% the Tuono beats the Triumph Speed Triple, MV Agusta Brutale 910S and the Ducati Monster S4R Testastretta. Go check out the 6 page article here (there also is a nice tuono video on the page btw)

Aprilia SXV van den Bosch Replica

Aprilia celebrates their 1st place in the Supermoto S2 Championship by releasing a special version of the SXV. The van den Bosch replica features several trick goodies like: red/black Alpina wheels,carbon tank,less wide seat and loads of other goodies. The guys from Noale also didn't leave the engine untouched. A tuned cylinder head,faster cams and an exhaust made from titanium makes it smoking fast. The special SXV will be available in a limited edition of 50 in the end of January. (info and pic from Speedy)

Aprilia SXV Day in Germany

www.supermo.to is organizing a Aprilia SXV day on Februari 10th. The day will be held in Marktl Germany. The day features:

-Indoor supermoto training
-RS Racing Supermoto suspension workshop
-cold/warm buffet.

Costs are €95. Go here for more info

Aprilia RXV Dakar

Jessy's Custom Shop in switzerland has build an Aprilia RXV Dakar version. The Aprilia Rally Team Netherlands are going to race it in the 2007 Dakar race. All the parts on this dakar version are for sale too. I can't wait to see how this bike will perform in the races. More pics and info here
(thanks Speedy)

New RSV1000R colors

3 new colors for the RSV1000R. Black,silver and the Bol D'Or replica. Also new is the redesigned exhaust wich is now euro 3 homologated.

New Pegaso Colors

The release of the new blinged out Pegaso Factory was not the only Pegaso news on the EICMA. The standard pegaso 650 also got an update. 2 new colors (yellow and silver) replace the old red and black colors. The new silver pegaso looks esspecially good.

The pegaso trail is also available in red now.

Aprilia updated their website with new pages for the Pegaso ,Pegaso Factory
and Pegaso Trail

Aprilia Stand video & pics

Infomotori has a nice picture gallery and a cool video from the aprilia stand on their site.

The video is pretty nice it shows some interesting things:

-the Mana & Shiver
-MXV
-07 RXV
-A yellow pegaso
-A blue tuono R
-lots of other stuff

check out the pics and video

Aprilia MX450 first info and pics

Here's a quick list of the features

-the oil tank is integrated inside the crankcase
-no more startermotor just a kickstarter
-single radiator unit
-fully adjustable 50mm Marzocchi front fork
-Magura calipers and super-lightweight wavy discs

More details and pics about the MXV here

Thanks to Daniel aka Speedy from www.aprilia-sxv.de

More eicma pics

07 RSVR Factory
The new factory...you either love it or hate it. I think I like it. Aprilia seems to be continuing the new factory style they started on the rsvr's naked brother the tuono factory.

07 Limited Edition Bol D'Or ReplicaLimited edition of 200 pieces. The design that won the aprilia bol d'or design competition. This design was used in the 2006 Bol D'Or race by the official aprilia team. I don't like the purple to be honest.

07 Pegaso Factory
The Pegaso debuts in the “Factory” version and promises the maximum amount of sport and fun. New technological contents (calipers and anterior, radial brake pump, carbon bodywork, wheels, and spokes with alloy rims) and graphics bring it even closer to the world of specialized motard bikes with the same versatility as ever.

Scarabeo 125/200 The Scarabeo 125/200 Street again takes command of the philosophy that brought it success: a lighter design and form make for perfect access to the Scarabeo range. A luxurious entry level bike with an exceptional quality/price ratio, it is now available in the Blue Couture, Shot Grey, and Shine Red color schemes. The 250 engine is the new element of the 2007 Scarabeo injection range. It is the best propulsor for scooters in its category. Capable of over 21 CVs and consistent torque in all regimes, the Scarabeo 250 confronts urban and suburban traffic with no problems whatsoever.

KEEP CHECKING BACK FOR MORE APRILIA NEWS & PICS THIS EVENING

First eicma pics!

850 ManaThe first important innovation is the NA 850 Mana. Never has there been such an innovative and technologically revolutionary Aprilia. An advanced system for electronic transmission control allows for a relaxed ride with the utmost amount of fun and efficiency. The Aprilia 850 Mana is a motorcycle without competitors in the international market, capable of delivering results under any types of use. A simple touch of the button on the handlebar of the Aprilia 850 Mana and you'll enter into a completely different world. Three separate mappings for the totally automatic transmission and a sequential shift with 7 gears make it easy to find the best-adapted configuration for the traffic and riding conditions of the Aprilia 850 Mana.

750 Shiver

The naked segment meets the Aprilia SL 750 Shiver. Intuitive, powerful, easy to manage, and highly technological. Once again an Aprilia twin is creating new performance standards in its category, being the first to introduce electronic management of the accelerator, “Ride by Wire”.
Light, agile, and powerful, it has a new generation engine and the most advanced technical solutions in the sector. The new 90° V2 was developed completely within Aprilia and is extremely compact and capable of offering levels of power (95 CVs) that are comparable to the category’s 4-cyclinder bikes. The chassis, in accordance with Aprilia tradition, is without rival, and the innovative frame (composed of a mix of pylon and aluminum) offers superior rigidity and lightness.

(big thanks to TuonoBlack for hosting the old photos and replacing them with monkeys :D :p)

First pic of the new Superbike V4

First pic of the new v4 superbike engine. Here's a small piece of info about it:

Piston displacement: 999 cc
Architecture: V4 of 65°
Power: beyond 210 CV (154 kW)
max RPM: 13.500
Compression ratio: 12.5:1
Clutch: wet slipper-clutch

Aprilia Pre show EICMA News

Some very interesting new facts about what is to expect on next weeks EICMA show in Milan :

Aprilia 850 Mana
-Three mappings for the electronic automatic transmission
-7 speed Sequential shifting

Aprilia 750 Shiver
-fly by wire throttle control
-95hp 90° v2

Pegaso Factory
-gold alloy wheels
-carbon goodies
-new graphics(in the colors of the tuono factory red/white)

New MXV450
-new mx bike with the famous v2 450 motor
-new design????(not clear/unconfirmed)

RXV(unclear if these are just accesoires or a new model)
-12 liter tank
-modified seat
-road book support
-extended motor protection

SXV van den Bosch Replica?(unconfirmed)

New Colors for the RSV1000
- Nero Aprilia
- Silver Crowde Replica a limited edition of 200 pieces

New V4 Superbike engine
-seems to making a whopping 210 hp

Atkins withdrawls from unlucky last Race

The last round of the Ama Supermoto Championship, held Sunday November 5 in Long Beach, was a bitter ending for Darryl Atkins (Aprilia SXV 5.5), who finished up the Supermoto Unlimited season with a withdrawal.

He qualified in eleventh place in the first battles of the race, but during the second lap, he fell, causing him to lose a lot of time in the box. A big disappointment for the rider from Pacific Racing, who started the season off great, debuting the twso-cylinder from Noale in the highest stars and stripes series with a fourth place finish at Fontana, just one step away from the podium. His potential was proven again at Elkhart Lake 1 (6th), Clarkston and Denver 1 (twice 5th) and at Nashville (7th). Then, however, the last four races (Tooele, Denver 2, Elkhart Lake 2, and Long Beach) put him out of the top five in the series, causing him to fall back to eleventh place in the championship.

Van den Bosch wins Supermoto S2 Championship

The 2006 FIM Supermoto World Championship finished today at the Port of Piraeus, in front of 8000 spectators. On a cold and sunny Sunday, KTM in S1 and Thierry Van Den Bosch in S2 won the remaining Titles in front of a spectacular Mediterranean Sea, by which the track was placed.

Frenchman VDB won the Championship in the first Race, at the end of which his Team showed him an unusual board: 101% World Champion. 2005 S2 World Champion Boris Chambon was VDB’s main rival in both races; Chambon finished second in the first race, and so he did in the second one, following VDB and almost catching him at the end of the second race.

Aprilia rider Giraudo took 2nd place in the championship.

Luthi's first ride on the 250cc Aprilia

Thomas Luthi is going to ride a 250cc Aprilia next year with the new Cafe Latte team. Luthi lapped 80 laps on the Aprilia during today's Valencia tests. His times where good enough for a top 10 spot in last weekend's qualifying. Pretty good for someone who never rode a 250 bike in his life. Can't wait till next season!

Lorenzo World Champion

Gorge Lorenzo has won the the 2006 World Championship on a Aprilia 250. After a lonely race in 4th place Lorenzo secured the title with a 17 point lead on Honda rider Dovizioso.

It was a succesful weekend in the 250cc class. The top 5 was all Aprilia. Alex de Angelis scored his first victory after battling with Aoyama(he chrashed) and Locatelli.



In the 125cc class Aprilia rider Faubel won the race with ktm rider Kallio 2nd and Aprilia rider Gaudea 3rd.

2007 RXV Details

Changes:

- New accelerator handle that enables better gas control
- 2kg (4lbs) weight reduction, 500gr (1lbs) comes off the frame
- Better suspension settings
- more agressive colors (red mudgard, white decals)
- seat with pocket for maps
- The racing kit is included (side number plates)
- New piston
- New mapping
- Improved startermotor
- less frequent Intervals of maintenance

The new mapping supposed to improve the on/off feeling and the progressiveness of the throttle response. In other words they made the throttle response less "brute". They also changed the cam for the same reason. Better throttle response.

New Accessoires:



-Akrapovic exhaust with special mapping

More pics here

Samuela diNardi 3rd in European Women's Championship

Samuela deNardi finished 3rd in the over class on the spanish Cartenega track. After a succesful season with a 1st place on the Rijeka track deNardi ends the season with a 3rd place in the rankings.

More info

No more 750 naked pics

I had to remove the pics on request of the Aprilia press office. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Even more V4 Rumors!

Maxmoto (a UK Aprilia Dealer) has released some new info about the new V4. Some rumors I posted about yesterday seem to be true.

The v4 will be a 77 degrees dry sump DOHC engine. Its related to the succesful RXV/SXV engine. Maxmoto says it was making 188hp at last years tests. With a year of development since it must be 200+ now. The new V4 engined Aprilia will indeed be available in 2008 and will cost more than the RSV Factory but less than a Duc 999r.

Sounds very good...I hope we can see it at the Milan show in november.

Aprilia V4 Rumors

There are some rumors around for the new Aprilia 1000 v4 that will hopefully race in the 2008 superbike season. It will probably be available at the European dealers in 2008. The time of release on the American market is unclear. It will probably be a homologation model ala the mille SP. So it isn't going to be cheap. More than the RSVR Factory for sure. These are all rumors...nothing official. We will keep you updated.

Aprilia wins S2 Supermoto Constructor Title

At the Latina Supermoto track in Italy Aprilia has won S2 supermoto title. With one race to go the team has enough points to be crowned constructors champion. It has been a succesful season for the team. In 7 grand prix raced, the two-cylinder from Noale won 5 Superpoles (3 with Van Den Bosch and 2 with Bolley), and won 10 of 14 heats (7 with Van Den Bosch, 2 with Bolley, 1 with Giraudo). The battle about the riders title is still going between Aprilia riders van den Bosch and Giraudo. van den Bosch won both races in Latina. Race 2 even had a nice Aprilia 1-2-3 with van den Bosch,Giraudo and Bolley.

Aprilia riders at Estoril

The Aprilia news is kinda slow in anticipation of the EICMA in milan next month. So forgive me for the lack of news.

Its a pretty busy weekend for the Aprilia Racing department. The supermoto's S1 & S2 are racing at the Latina track in Italy. And the 250&125cc teams are racing at the Estoril Grand Prix in Portugal.

Team toth Aprilia rider Locatelli took the pole position in the 250cc class. With Lorenzo 4th and Barbera 5th the factory Aprilia team is doing pretty good.


World Champion Bautista riding on the brand new Aprilia RSA 125cc bike took the pole in the 125cc class. Faubel classified 2nd and Pasini 4th.

Parts petition

Apparently some french Aprilia riders got totally fed up with the slow parts supply from Aprilia. So they took action and decided to create a petition to shake things up a bit at Aprilia. Don't know if that will ever happen but it never hurts to try.

Sign the petition here

New 750 spy pic!

Hot of the press. A new spypic of the upcoming Aprilia 750 naked that will be shown to the public during the Milan show in november.

The naked frame look a lot like the sxv/rxv frame and the front fork configuration looks a lot like the tuono 1000. The angular underseat pipes also remind me of the SXV/RXV. The front seems to look like the tuono.

The engine is rumoured to be piaggio's new 750 v-twin engine. The specs of this engine are: 90hp at 9500rpm and 75nm at 6500rpm. For more info about the engine download this pdf

Aprilia dominates s2 supermoto with 2 wins

It was a very succesful weekend for aprilia at the the Grand Prix Le Alpi del Mare.
Aprilia man Thierry Van Den Bosch imitated Lazzarini and conquered 2 back to back Moto wins.
Giraudo “holeshotting” the first turn.
The first Moto saw Bolley and Beltrami leading the group into the first right hander but VDB snatched the lead before the end of the opening lap. He knew Bolley’s speed in the off-road section was high and managed to open up a small gap to control the Team mate.
Giraudo did not have a good pace at the off-road section but managed to hold third place for the entire race.

Result race 1:
1. Thierry Van den Bosch (Aprilia SXV 4.5);
2. Frederic Bolley (Aprilia SXV 4.5);
3. Jerome Giraudo (Aprilia SXV 4.5).

In the second race Giraudo had a storming start with Bolley crashing out. VDB was second followed by Bidart.
At the fourth lap Van Den Bosch moved past Giraudo; Giraudo kept close to his Team mate and behind him there was Bidart closing all doors to Balducci and Beltrami.
Giraudo crashed as well but he quickly restarted and finish second behind Team mate VDB; Adrien Chareyre was third: he found his way through and made to pass Balducci, who “survived” the chase for Bidart and finished fourth.
Result race 2:
1. Thierry Van den Bosch (Aprilia SXV 4.5);
2. Jerome Giraudo (Aprilia SXV 4.5);
3. Adrien Chareyre (Husqvarna)

In the Championship Van Den Bosch firmly holds the red plate with 31 points more than Giraudo, second. Adrien Chareyre is now third, 17 points behind Giraudo; Bolley is fourth and Balducci is fifth.
Supermoto s1 was a bit less succesful with a 4th and 7th place for Iddon and an 11th and 8th place for british supermoto champion Sam Warren.

Aprilia 550 powered superkart

Okay its not a motorcycle but its still partly an Aprilia. The guys at BRC racing have build a superkart with an Aprilia 550 motor. They published the first movie of their first testing day at a small sprint track. I really recommend watching the movie esspecially for the sound of the 550 engine.

Click here for the movie of the test

Luthi signs with Aprilia for the 2007 250cc season

Its official. The swiss driver and 125cc champion of last year has signed with Aprilia. Luthi will be riding for a new factory Aprilia team next year. This new factory team has been financed by sponsor Emmi (swiss milk & coffee products manufacturer). They also sponsored Luthi's during his last 2 seasons in the 125cc class. The first test for the team will be 2 days after the close of the current season. Well over ten Aprilia 250 cc bikes are expected to be competing in the field. The Emmi Caffè Latte Aprilia team is looking to position itself in the front ranks (top 10) by the end of the first four months of the season. For news about this new team keep checking aprilianews.

Kickass tuono video

This is a movie done a while ago for the launch of the new model tuono. But the movie is hidden somewhere in the dark caves of the aprilia site and I thought lets bring it to a brighter light.

Enjoy!

Italian press rides the new Tuono Factory

The Italian press had their first ride on the brand new Tuono Factory and it seems they like it a lot...how unexpected.

For you Italians here are some articles(for the non-italians they also feature nice photos):

Motorbox

Infomotori

Topmoto

I'd like to recommend the Motorbox gallery full of beautiful pics of the new Tuono Factory

Aprilia Pacifico team struggles at Road America round

The Aprilia Pacifico team wich races in the AMA supermoto series had a hard and diffucult day on the Road America track in Lake Elkhart WI. During the practice the chain was caught breaking a tooth on the second gear of the 550. The team had to change to a backup motor and the team qualified 7th of 22 riders. Struggling with a underpowered motor and the rain Atkins retired the race from the 22th place.

Quote Darryl Atkins:
“I’m encouraged by the package we started with and the crew will be busy building two machines of equal capability for the upcoming round in Nashville, TN on October 14th. Despite poor results on the track this weekend, we’re happy to report that the public enthusiasm and support for the project continues, and fans still seek us out to take photographs and see the machine in person.”

Check out the full report and several pictures here