MRW Issue 1

NEWS
DESK
shaft—up from the 217 horsepower of
the standard unit. The weight saving can
be attributed to the full-titanium exhaust
from Akrapovic, tipped with a carbon
fibre muffler and carbon-fibre front fairing
with its large biplane winglet design.
It looks even meaner than the standard
Tuono, all thanks to the MotoGP inspired
winglets - and we personally think the
Aprilia MotoGP bike is a stunner!!!
The parts used to develop this machine
are obviously, top-of-the-line and also
MotoGP inspired. Anchoring this beast
comes from the combined braking force
of a set of Brembo GP4-MS calipers,
mated to Brembo T-Drive discs and a
19x16mm Brembo master cylinder. The
Noale team also fitted Marchesini forged
magnesium rims to the Tuono V4 X, clad
in track-ready slick tyres, of course.
APRILIA TUONO V4 X
A 221hp track only weapon that even has wings... yes please!
Oh how we love it when manufatirers
go crazy and release
machine like this, and the Italians
are the best at doing it!
The Aprilia Tuono is and has
been at the forefront of the
beauty that is naked sportbikes,
and after the release of
the superbike Aprilia RSV4 X
lst year, Aprilia have decided
to add some extra spice to
their already very spicy Tuono
V4 100 model.
The beauty that you see before
you is a limited-edition,
track-only version of the
standard Tuono. The only
thing which puts us off is that
it is going to be limited to only
10 units. Only 10 units of this
Italian awesomeness? It’s a
shame!
Aprilia is renowned for blessing
the Tuono series of motorcycles
from the same ingredients
which make the RSV4 a
formidable player in its segment.
And they have done it
again by wedging the 1,077cc
version of its V4 engine found
on the RSV4 1100 Factory into
the frame of the Tuono.
This limited edition sheds
around 18 kg from its streetlegal
counterpart and now
weighs a measly 166 kg. If that
doesn’t make you jump from
your seats, the power output
definitely will. This carbonfibre
clad piece of art puts
out 221 horsepower at the