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!

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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.

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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