FIRST RIDE: 2013 APRILIA DORSODURO 1200
2013 Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 Powerpacked SuperMoto! The idea of a street bike with dirt bike ergonomics has always been appealing to me, the 2013 Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 takes the idea of a supermoto bike and cranks it up to a “maximoto” level. Featuring a ride-by-wire 1197cc V-twin motor with a short-stroke configuration (each piston is […]
FIRST RIDE: APRILIA CAPONORD 1200 ABS
Aprilia Caponord 1200 ABS Test Aprilia has re-entered the adventure touring market with a bike named the Caponord 1200 ABS Travel Pack. Designed by the irrepressible Miguel Galluzzi of Ducati Monster fame, the Caponord 1200 shows itself as a world-class sport bike set up for touring, along with the flexibility to wander down some easy […]
FIRST RIDE: THE SUPER-NAKED STORY: APRILIA TUONO V4R ABS
THE SUPER-NAKED STORY APRILIA TUONO V4R ABS Super-Naked class was unofficially found back in 2002 when Aprilia RSV Mille was stripped of its faring and added a one-piece and leaving its V-twin engine’s thunderous 130bhp output untouched. Three years ago a similarly uncompromising approach resulted in the Tuono V4R, which was based on the super-sports […]
APRILIA’S CRUSHING SUPERIORITY IN RACE 2 THWARTED BY SYLVAIN AND MARCO’S CRASH
WSBK – APRILIA RACING TEAM PORTIMÃO: GUINTOLI SECOND AND MELANDRI FOURTH IN RACE 1 APRILIA’S CRUSHING SUPERIORITY IN RACE 2 THWARTED BY SYLVAIN AND MARCO’S CRASH Portimão – A Sunday with plenty of upsets and surprises closed out the World Superbike Portuguese weekend. Race 1, which started under threatening clouds, had Marco Melandri starting off well […]
SECOND ROW FOR THE APRILIA RSV4s AT PORTIMÃO AFTER AN INCREDIBLY CLOSE SUPERPOLE.
MARCO MELANDRI, FOURTH, AND SYLVAIN GUINTOLI, SIXTH, ARE READY FOR TWO RACES WHICH PROMISE TO BE EXTREMELY EVENLY MATCHED. Portimão – The practice sessions and foretold what was to come: Superbike at Portimão will be come down to hundredths of seconds. With minimal gaps between the top 10 finishers, the battle for Superpole was extremely […]
