Aprilia MX bike

[JMM]

Here is a link to photo of a prototype Aprillia mx bike.
http://www.mxlarge.com/picoftheday/details.php?image_id=249 It has 450cc v-twin engine!

 

[yota]

thats butt ugly. Imagine what it would cost to fix if it blew up. Some of the single cylinder 4 strokes cost 1200 to 1800 bucks to fix if you do real damage. Just the 5 Ti valves in the yamahas are like 600 bucks.

 

[2smoke]

Where's TM Frank or one of the other Euro boys who can confirm whether multi cylinder MX bikes are allowed by the FIM??? It was always my belief that only single cylinder bikes were allowed after they banned the twin cylinder Gilera 125 around 1980 or so.

It dont look that ugly. Looks better than I imagined a vee twin MX bike could look like. I wonder what it revs out to being a twin and all.....

 

[JMM]

It is FIM legal. Javier Garcia Vico will race it in MX1 class (250).

 

[XRpredator]

from what I've read/heard, the V-twin will be legal for a year or so, then not, because they don't want the Japanese coming out with something better.

 

[BEEF706]

I think the body work is kinda cool, but the motor is an answer to a question that no-one asked. what advantage would a twin have, are GP courses THAT different from US tracks?

 

[Green Horn]

Looks wise the bike is cool. In addition to the other questions I am wondering if the bike is your typical light weight MXer or is it gonna feel like riding a dual sport on the track. :)

 

[sweetjeep]

There were a bunch of pictures on the Aprilia web site.. but you have to know the address.. which I forgot. The bike is really nice looking. (I think! :) )

But.. umm.. where are the side # plates?!

 

[HobRoff]

Site is www.aprilia.com Lots of info on the bike, been getting lots of testing, supposed to handle very well.

 

[sweetjeep]

You don't have a more direct link?

 

[HobRoff]

Try this one and then the links to the right:
http://www.racingaprilia.com/eng/news.phtml?lingua=eng&c=8&id=558

 

[HobRoff]

Check out the rear linkage - looks like a Uni-track modification!

 

[HobRoff]

The bike is supposed to be racing in the first event on the 21st http://www.supercross.com/news.php?id=186

 

[aus426]

Its already been raced in the world supermoto championship, where it finished 21st... still, it gives you an indication of where Aprilias ambitions lie...