I’m a little late on this news so I apologize for the short notice, but Aprilia’s got a new program called Aprilia Racers Days where they’ll let you try out their newest hardware on a track. They’re going to Chuckwalla this Friday, so you better hurry up!
Roland Sands Custom – 2007 Aprilia SVX 550 Road Racer
Remember the Super Single race series I’ve mentioned before when featuring bikes like this Yamaha or this Kawasaki? You may remember that Roland Sands Design built those prototypes. Aprilia apparently thought they could do it better with their supermoto, so they commissioned RSD to build a similar prototype with their SVX 450. According to the seller of this bike, RSD …
No Reserve – 2008 Aprilia Shiver 750
Post Sale Update: This Shiver sold for $3,351 after 28 bids on eBay. In 2007, Aprilia introduced the Shiver, a competent naked bike that stood out thanks to vibrant paint jobs and the relative rarity of the Aprilia name on the tank.
1999 Aprilia Moto 6.5
9-9-15 Update: Reader John K. notes that this bike is back up for sale, this time with an asking price. Only problem is, the asking price is staggering. Find it for sale here on Craigslist in Cocoa, Florida for $14,995. Phillipe Starck is a well-known French product designer and motorcycle enthusiast. In the mid 90’s, he combined those two facets …
Rare in the US – 1991 Aprilia Tuareg 600 Wind
Post Sale Update: This Wind sold for the opening bid of $3,800. If you ask the average American about an Aprilia dual-sport, they’d either struggle to come up with anything (or they’d impress you by remembering the Caponord, though even Aprilia themselves only shows photos of the bike on pavement on that site). But years ago, they offered other countries …
Custom Paint – 2009 Aprilia Tuono Factory
View PostRare Maxi Motard – 2012 Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200
To me, the best thing about supermotards is how light they are, which is why Aprilia tries to distance the 490-pound Dorsoduro from this category by calling the bike a ‘maxi motard’. Either way, it’s a hefty naked bike that’s fast, fun, and very, very rare.
Video Intermission – Aprilia vs. BMW
View Post3 Years Brand New – 2012 Aprilia Mana 850 GT
One of Aprilia’s least-known bikes, the Mana featured a 839cc that produced 54 horsepower and…a 7-speed automatic transmission. Unlike the auto found in Honda’s current offerings, though, the Mana features button shifters for your left hand AND the usual foot shifter. For more on the Mana, check out this review from Motorcycle.com, which ponders if this bike is some sort …
1989 Aprilia Project 108 Replica AF1
In the 1985, Aprilia started outsourcing some of their engine production to Rotax – the AF1 was one of the earlier results of this partnership. After Loris Reggiani won the first World Speed Championship with an AF1, Aprilia released the Project 108 Replica.
2013 Aprilia RSV4 Factory APX
Post Listing Update: This APX did not meet reserve despite 18 bids up to $43,100. Want a factory Superbike racer? Got a gigantic wallet? Come on down!
Plated 50cc – 2003 Aprilia RS50
The Aprilia RS50 is pretty much as good as it gets with 50cc “supersports”. The styling has always aped the styling of its liter-bike bigger brother, but the proportions can look a bit off because of that: Still, the 49cc two-stroke engine is powerful enough to get the bike up to about 65 mph once it’s been derestricted, and today …
800 Miles – 2004 Aprilia RSV 1000 R
Here’s a first year example of the base-model RSV 1000 R sportbike in the less common silver/red paint scheme. It has just 800 miles and looks great. Find this RSV for sale here at Windy City Triumph in Saint Charles, Illinois for $7,810 – though it should be noted it’s also featured on their facebook page for a much more …
2001 Aprilia Falco SL1000
Take a Rotax V-Twin and envelope it in beautiful Italian bodywork…and say hi to the Aprilia Falco, a 996cc road bike that was split between the sport touring Futura and the supersport Mille. Think of it as a sexier Superhawk. Unfortunately for Aprilia, buyers didn’t seem to care as much for this tweener model, and it only lasted between ’99 …
1 of 200 – 2003 Aprilia Tuono Racing
The Aprilia Tuono Racing (before the Italian company started applying the ‘Factory’ moniker on their high-performance bikes) was a limited edition, highest-spec version of the naked Tuono. Think of it as the RSV-R without a fairing and with wider, flatter bars.