V4 testing at Jerez

Alex Hoffman has been testing the V4 on the Spanish Track of Jerez this week. Finally some good shots of the bike in action at the track. Still has the rsv style fairings tough.

RXV Merriman replica

Just like the van den Bosch replica for the SXV Aprilia also showed its Stefan Merriman replica of the RXV at the EICMA in Milan. No details available yet.

Aprilia MXV450 news

The november issue of the free Motocrossdigital magazine ( download it at http://www.motocrossdigital.com ) has a feature about this seasons factory mx bikes including the Aprilia MXV. Very interesting read and I advise you to download the magazine and read it for yourself. Some interesting news. The bike has 10% more power than its japanese counterparts,it currently has a honda swingwarm,it weighs 108kg's. The new big bang configuration seems to be very succesful. The reporter found Chiodi's bike the most powerful bike he has ever ridden but it's too heavy in the front. The report says that the production bike will be there at the end 2008/beginning 2009. For 2008 their will be a lot of changes including changes to the engine block,frame and reducing of overall weight. Also the old style swingarm is coming back. In short a complete overhaul of the MXV.

Also Aprilia has been working on a 250 MX bike for a year now. No details about that one yet. But it's real.

Carlson wins AMA Supermoto Unlimited championship

Morongo casino (California, USA) was the venue for the final 2 rounds of the AMA Supermoto Championship. Benny Carlson rode to a conservative 5th place in Saturdays final, clinching his 2nd AMA Supermoto Unlimited Championship and his 1st for the team.
Due to Atkins’ broken left arm, flat track expert Henry Wiles and French Supermoto pro Kevin Bethome were brought as replacement riders to earn points for the teams’ championship. Henry Wiles rode to an amazing 6th place in Saturdays final, and Kevin Bethome did the same putting the team on the box in 4th place beside Ben Carlson in 2nd during Sunday’s final event. This gave the team enough points to win the team championship over factory KTM by 1 point.

2007 AMA Supermoto Unlimited Champion – Ben Carlson

2007 AMA Supermoto Unlimited Team Champion – Factory Aprilia Rip It Energy Fuel

2007 AMA Supermoto Unlimited – 6th place Darryl Atkins (had runner up position prior to injury and not competing in final 3 rounds)

“It was an almost perfect season for the team, apart from my little mishap. We are really happy that Benny won the riders championship, and that we were able to choose the right guys (Kevin Bethome and Henry Wiles) to capture the points needed to win the teams championship along side Benny.
All this would not have been possible without everyone’s support, and we are really grateful for their efforts. I have to especially thank Aprilia USA, Rip It Energy Fuel, Parts Unlimited, and Bel Ray Oils. Amauri Nunes, Todd and Georgiann Carlson, John Weiss and Robert Pandya all played a key part in the teams success this season.”

All the results and pictures of this AMA supermoto season can be found here

Leovince's for the Shiver

EVO II homologated cans now available in Factory and GP-style for the new Noale naked version. A winning Italian duo LeoVince and Aprilia, characterized by high-tech features and a winning personality: the protagonists being the homologated SBK Factory and GP-style cans named EVO II and the new Aprilia SL Shiver 750.

The LeoVince SBK Factory cans, EVO II type-approved, feature a winning blend of impeccable cost-effective performance levels, and high-tech content. They can be fitted to the original system by means of special stainless steel manifolds. The silencer is completely constructed of titanium with a choice of either titanium or carbon fibre outer skin. The rear sump and the frame fixture strips are also made of carbon fibre.

The GP-style Evo II type-approved cans offer the same performance levels but they are characterized by launcher-shaped (“a tromboncino”) styling, directly inspired by the current MotoGP style (in which LeoVince has always been present in the capacity of technical sponsor) giving a modern racing look. The silencer and the manifold connection pipe are made of TIG-welded stainless steel with a sandblasted finish. Frame fixture is by means of a carbon fibre bracket.

More pics here

Pictures from the show floor

The Italian website Motoblog visited the EICMA and shot some pics of the bikes at the Aprilia stand. Go check them out here

08 SXV van den Bosch Replica

The new 08 van den Bosch replica. Not many changes except for the new colors and the lightened frame (check the holes under the numberboard). Details when available

08 Tuono's

Minor changes for the 08 Tuono models. The factory now has gold wheels and red decals on the front fairing instead of a white decal.



And also all the 2008 Tuono R's have black wheels now. Guess Aprilia has stepped of the blue wheels for 2008.

08 RSV Colors

I present the new colors of the RSVR base model for 2008. 2 completely new colors white and blue. Looks amazing I must say! All the new 08 RSVR's have black wheels now. The factory models are distinguised by the gold frames and golden wheels. Sadly the 08 Factory's look exactly the same as the 07's no changes there. To bad since I think Aprilia should stop their golden frame frenzy.

White RSVR 2008

SMV 750 Dorsoduro video from the EICMA floor

Check it a video of the new SMV 750 Dorsoduro here

FV2 1200 concept

2007 was the twentieth anniversary of Aprilia’s first GP win and a year in which another four world championships were won. This extraordinary achievement is a repeat of Aprilia’s 2006 success story and takes the total of Aprilia’s world championship titles to an amazing 31. What better technical and sporting heritage could there be behind the Aprilia FV2 1200 concept bike? The FV2 1200 embodies the latest Aprilia technology and reveals the direction likely to be taken by technical and stylistic development at Aprilia in the near future.

The heart of the FV2 1200 is Aprilia’s mighty, 1200 cc, 90° V twin, a power plant that confirms Aprilia’s determination to develop high capacity, high technology engines using in-house skills and competence.

The minimalist bodywork of the FV2 1200 creates a stunning preponderance of volume towards the front of the bike. The result is a revolutionary, courageous and futuristic look that is destined to form the solid basis for the evolution of Aprilia motorcycle styling.

The engine also fulfils a structural role, and acts as the starting point for the backbone of the motorcycle, a carbon fibre, load bearing frame with integrated filter box. The seat is supported by an aluminium beam and by two carbon fibre struts that extend into the tail and around the rear light cluster. The parallelogram front suspension is based on the system already tried and tested on Aprilia’s 250 cc GP racers.

These futuristic solutions have led to an amazing weight reduction (the FV2 1200 weighs under 160 kg) and an extremely compact size. The extraordinary agility that has always typified Aprilia motorcycles therefore finds its utmost expression in the FV2 1200.

The 1200 cc V twin engine is liquid cooled and boast a ride-by-wire control system. Traction control, a latest generation ABS system and electronic suspension management are also provided to let you ride at your performance peak while maintaining complete control over the bike.

The Aprilia FV2 1200’s dashboard incorporates a multi-functional instrument cluster that can be interfaced not only with the bike’s own CAN line but with a PC too, making it possible to download telemetric data for personal performance evaluations, reconfigure the information shown on the matrix display, load new mappings from the internet, display itineraries, and integrate GPRS and GSM modules for mobile phone connectivity.

New RX and SX125

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More info about Aprilia's new two stroke 125cc bikes go here

First SMV 750 Dorsoduro pics!!!!

Let’s look at the features of the Aprilia SMV 750 DORSODURO in greater detail:

• 90° V twin engine with four-valve heads, double overhead cam and liquid cooling
• Ride-by-wire controls
• Electronic fuel injection with the latest generation of injectors
• Mixed gear and chain timing drive
• Three way catalytic converter with Lambda probe
• Compound steel trellis and aluminium alloy frame for extremely light weight and high torsional rigidity
• Aluminium alloy swingarm with offset monoshock
• Fully adjustable 43 mm upside down fork
• Racing brakes with radial front calipers

EICMA has started!

The EICMA convention at Milan has opened its doors and Aprilia News will be your #1 source for news about the latest models. Keep checking Aprilia News daily for the latest scoops!