A first-hand Aprilia Caponord 1200 walkaround
We can’t tell you much about the Aprilia Caponord 1200 until tomorrow, but the sneaky Dutchmen at Oliepeil captured it exposed on the EICMA stage with their video camera.
Aprilia Caponord 1200: a Dorsoduro with a fairing that kinda looks like an RSV4
When the first shots of a prototype Aprilia Caponord 1200 emerged from the company’s dealer meeting back in February, we were greated with a fairly hideous mashup of a Dorsoduro 1200 and an RSV4. The production version you see here … Continued
RideApart 17: Jamie the manchild
The problem with motorcycle racers is that they grow up in a vacuum. It’s all motorcycles, motorcycles, motorcycles and more motorcycles. You can never really rely on them to act their age. Which is why, when one calls and asks … Continued
Whither Aprilia?
Aprilia turned up at Intermot with little beyond this ’13 model year RSV4. Looks the same, right? It mostly is, but it adds three-mode, switchable ABS and a couple of other useful features that’ll keep it sharp.
Italy vs England at Cafe Desmo 2012
Like exotic and vintage Italian motorcycles? Then get yourself to Glendale this weekend for Pro Italia’s annual festival of all things fast and fragile, Cafe Desmo. The annual event brings together hundreds of rare motorcycles with thousands of enthusiasts and … Continued
A carbon fiber RSV4 Factory
Aprilia already offers a fully-carbon fairing kit for the RSV4, but this bike, built by Australian Aprilia importer John Sample Automotive, adds a whole host of performance upgrades too. Readers in Oz can benefit from $17,000 in upgrades packaged together … Continued
Traction Control, ABS and a 75bhp v-twin — they call this a scooter?
The Aprilia SRV850 isn’t new. In fact, it’s just a re-skinned Gilera GP800, which debuted in 2008. But, it is now getting both ABS and switchable traction control. Those, plus the 90º, liquid-cooled v-twin with twin-spark plug ignition, counter-rotating crankshaft … Continued