First rides

Aprilia reviews

2002 Aprilia RSV-R Mille

The main point is that this is a serious superbike with a massive range of adjustment on offer. There's no right or wrong set up, but if you know what you want you can reap substantial rewards from a spot of tinkering.
Aprilia RSV-R Mille first ride review

2002 Aprilia Tuono

Aprilia's Tuono is one of the more curious of machines to come from Italy. This is the Noale firm's belated entry in the big-bore naked roadster class, designed to take on bikes like the big Hornet and Fazer, as well as the daddy of them all, Ducati's Monster.
Aprilia Tuono first ride review

2002 Aprilia Tuono Fighter

You can go sling your identikit four-cylinder supa-dupa racers down the bog. You show me the road and I'll show you the way home on the Tuono, and I'll be having far more of a laugh the whole time.
Aprilia Tuono Fighter first ride review

2003 Aprilia Pegaso Tuscany-Tibet

If singles are your bag, then the Pegaso Wales-Liechtenstein, or whatever, is the one to go for. Unless you're a novice, then it's the gentler BMW F650CS. Mind you, it helps to be blind to own that. Except then you couldn't ride it...
Aprilia Pegaso Tibet first ride review

2005 Aprilia Tuono-R

The Tuono is a serious entertainer, and a bit of a wild and unforgettable one at that.
Aprilia Tuono-R first ride review

2005 Aprilia Pegaso 650 Strada

Good looking, well put together and goes well for a single. Supermoto kicks with real usability, but price may be an issue.
Aprilia Pegaso 650 Strada first ride review

2006 Aprilia Tuono-R

This is the only naked 'fighter that is truly a superbike in disguise .The sit-up-and-beg riding position means you can cruise the high street in comfort, but get your head down behind the clocks and you can stay with any of the competition - at least up to 100mph.
Apriia Tuono-R first ride review

2006 Aprilia RS125

Just the tool for teens to mis-spend their youth on and learn how to be a GP star - as long as they can afford it.
Aprilia RS125 first ride review

2007 Aprilia Shiver SL750

The Shiver is designed to work best for inexperienced riders while still offering some riding satisfaction for older hands (ie, something for everyone), packaged in a modern, techno style.
Aprilia Shiver SL750 first ride review

2007 Aprilia Mana

It’s not a machine for every motorcyclist, this Mana. If you rarely ride in town you’d arguably gain little advantage from the power-sapping complexity of the CVT. Or the expense: at about six grand it will cost slightly more than the Shiver. But in traffic the automatic transmission is handy, and the Mana combines its superbike and scooter features cleverly.
Aprilia Mana first ride review

2007 Aprilia Tuono Factory

Gentle practicality? Go Japanese. High speed thrills? Go Aprilia. Not the easiest bike to ride, but delivers real punch and has a high specification for the price.
Aprilia Tuono Factory first ride review

2008 Aprilia Dorsoduro

Aprilia’s message is to have fun with the Dorsoduro pushing it right to the limit whenever you can, without having to scare yourself witless in the process. I dare you not to.
Aprilia Dorsoduro first ride review

2009 Aprilia RSV4 Factory

Impossibly exotic yet utterly usable, stuffed with accessible power yet 125-small and beautiful in a way too many current sportsbikes just aren’t, the RSV4 has huge appeal.
Aprilia RSV4 Factory first ride review

2010 Aprilia RSV4R

For me, the V-four configuration is the ultimate and the Aprilia RSV4 is a beautiful way of expressing it. Sublime handling with sharp, precise steering to match a sensational motor, all beautifully wrapped in this, it’s simplest and best value form.
Aprilia RSV4R first ride review