We’re putting a feature together on these used Aprilias: • RSV Mille ’98-‘03 • RSV 1000R ’04-‘09• Tuono ’02-‘05• Tuono R ’06-‘09 We’d love to hear from you if you’ve owned any of these bikes. We’d like to know what you like and don’t like about them and what they’ve been like to live with. They can be the bikes described, or the special ...
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- First rides & tests
- 22 October 2012
Traction control and ABS makes Aprilia's new Dorsoduro 1200 the most sensible and safe of the big supermotos – bikes that are traditionally utterly mental. Read the Aprilia Dorsoduro review MCN sneaked a ride on Aprilia’s new Dorsoduro in October but, though finished, the bike didn't have the UK-spec three-stage traction control (ATC) system or ABS that’ll be standard on ...
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- First rides & tests
- 07 December 2010
The £6999 Mana 850 GT ABS is much more than its specs suggest. On paper it’s a bike with a 839.3cc V-twin scooter engine (the same lump, incidentally, you’ll find in the GP800 made by Aprilia’s sister company Gilera). Thinking of trading in? Sell your bike with MCN for just £9.99 Like the scooter it has a CVT (continuously variable ...
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- First rides & tests
- 23 June 2009
MCN’s world first road ride on Aprilia's new RSV4 has proved what an exceptional bike it is. But it has also highlighted problems that did not show up on the racetrack launch. New V4 Aprilia ridden on road for first time 415 miles of motorway, A-roads and cities It’s brilliant, but flawed The surprises came to light after MCN picked ...
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- First rides & tests
- 30 April 2009
The Aprilia RSV4 launch took place at Misano in Italy. MCN's Michael Neeves was out there riding the RSV4 and reporting back with his impressions of Aprilia's new flagship supersports bike. Weather bad, bike good - 11:15am Unfortunately it hasn’t stopped raining, and the track is still very slippery. Even with the bad weather I’m having the time of my life and I’m disappointed ...
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- New bikes
- 02 April 2009
It’s the night before the big day! Tomorrow I finally get to ride Aprilia's brand new RSV4 around Misano circuit in northern Italy. I still haven't actually seen one in the flesh yet, but they’ve got Max Biaggi's World Superbike here at the hotel this evening and it looks incredible, as trick as a MotoGP bike. In the flesh the ...
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- New bikes
- 01 April 2009
