MAD AS A BOX OF FROGS
Mar 03, 2019
4 minutes
WORDS> JON URRY
IMAGES> FB ARCHIVE
“RIP A FAIRING OFF A SUPERBIKE AND STICK ON SOME FLAT BARS”
When it comes to naked bikes, Aprilia don’t do things by halves. The Italian firm was the first to unleash a full-on super naked back in 2003 when the original Tuono appeared, setting the formula of ‘rip a fairing off a superbike and stick on some flat bars’, which still exists to this day. So when the V-twin had finally run its course and the RSV came to be replaced by the RSV4 with its V4 motor, fans of the firm’s naked were waiting for Aprilia to follow the superbike up with a Tuono variation.
They didn’t have to wait long, as the Tuono V4 arrived in late 2011. Predictably, it
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