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APRILIA TUONO V4 1100 FACTORY 4TH

The undisputed king of the supernakeds only in fourth place? As if things couldn’t get any stranger in these strange times we’re living in, the Aprilia Tuono V4 Factory doesn’t win a naked bike test! What’s going on?

Well, the evergreen Tuono is a victim of nothing more than being on the wrong end of tiny differences and personal preferences. Agreeing on our top four favourite bikes really did come down to a few very small details. The MV, Triumph and BMW were easy to agree on regarding their place in the table, but the Aprilia, KTM, Kawasaki and Ducati were much less so.

Part of the problem whyitwas so difficult to split the top four bikes is that they all deliver the same fundamental experience as each other but via completely different means. They are stupidly fast, absolutely rammed with tech and have insane levels of performance, and all leave you feeling

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