The Aprilia X-Factor – 2.0
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 street-legal counterpart and now weighs a measly 166 kg. If that doesn’t make you jump from your seats, the power output definitely will. This carbon-fibre clad piece of art puts out 221 horsepower at the 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.
The standard switchgear has made way for a pod of racing buttons on each handlebar. The controls too are billet aluminium pieces. Other performance bits include the Öhlins semi-active electronic suspension and an up/down quickshifter.
“The Aprilia Tuono V4 X has to be one of the coolest naked bikes we have ever seen, and it’s such a pity that the world will only be graced with 10 of these Italian masterpieces.“
Aprilia has also introduced a track configuration of the Tuono V4’s electronics (including a new dash layout). How have we not talked about that gorgeous paint job yet? Aprilia has gone retro with the colour scheme, using the famous “Bol d’Or” livery that was used in the 2006 endurance race on the Aprilia RSV1000R Factory. The Tuono V4 X is priced at 41,500 dollars, roughly translating to R800k – yes that is a ridiculous amount of money, but if we had it, Aprilia could gladly take it!
