Can the ‘Blade still hack it in the face of newer, more aggressive competition…?
When it comes to litre-class superbikes, the BMW S1000RR, Aprilia RSV4 and the Yamaha R1 are just about the hottest machines right now. And, of course, there’s the Ducati 1198R for those who’d rather have an Italian V-twin rather than a four-cylinder engine.
So where does that leave older bikes like the Honda
More »At the recent Masterbike 2010 test, Jeremy McWilliams takes MCN for a lap and explains how to get round the the fabulous, brand new, Motorland 5.2km race track, located in Aragon, Spain. Onboard an Aprilia RSV4 at Motorland Masterbike 2010…
More »At the recent Masterbike 2010 test, Jeremy McWilliams takes MCN for a lap and explains how to get round the the fabulous, brand new, Motorland 5.2km race track, located in Aragon, Spain. Onboard an Aprilia RSV4 at Motorland Masterbike 2010…
More »Aprilia SBK Superpole
The first Superpole of the 2010 SBK season held many surprises. Without a real favorite to win, it was Leon Haslam who turned in the best time at this very difficult Australian track at Philip Island.
And it was eleventh place for Max Biaggi with a time of 1:32:850, which he obtained in Superpole2. The Roman driver passed the first stage in seventh place, using his first available racing tire. During the second, he used the first qualifying tyre, but he was left out of the final eight by a tenth of a second.
More »Aprilia Test Report
A violent downpour of rain at dawn and the grey skies predict yet another day of tests to be discarded, but then the asphalt dries just a few minutes after the beginning of the turn, aided also by the mild temperatures, enough to allow the riders to run immediately and with excellent times.
More »Grand Prix veteran Josh Coppins of the Aprilia team made his long awaited return to racing last weekend in the Italian Championship held at the Montevachi circuit. It was a solid weekend for the New Zealander and one he enjoyed.
More »Alitalia returns to motorsport sponsorship after two decades, this time on two wheels rather than four. But while the Aprilia RSV4 is a great bike, the legendary Lancia Stratos remains incomparable…
Italy’s national airline, Alitalia will be sponsoring Aprilia’s world superbikes team this year – the RSV4 bikes ridden by Max Biaggi and Leon Camier will carry the Alitalia livery. Alitalia used
More »Biaggi Aprilia SBK
Max Biaggi’s return to Aprilia SBK in 2009, the marque with which he had won three consecutive world championships in the MotoGP 250 cc class from 1994 to 1996, carried many high expectations. Now the 2010 Aprilia WSBK Team is looking forward to seeing the results Biaggi can bring home, in light of a debut season that demonstrated both the potential of the motorcycle and the ability of the Roman rider to steer its development and take it to the top of the leader board, right up to the team’s fist World Superbike win at Brno.
More »The Aprilia SXV 5.5 – the right tool for those who want to go out and play hard…
We have, in the past, admitted that we don’t really ‘get’ supermotards. A bike with motocross-worthy suspension and riding position, combined with sticky, street-spec rubber sounds suspiciously like the two-wheeled equivalent of an SUV – neither a sports car, nor a utility vehicle and a compromise at everything
More »2010 SBK Season Preview
Click video to watch the 2010 WSBK season preview. There are currently 25 full-time World Superbike riders scheduled to join what looks set to be the most exciting and evenly matched two-wheeled contest of all in 2010. From Aprilia to Yamaha and all points in between, the seven competing manufacturers will field riders who are not only proven winners, but capable of taking more silverware at some stage this season. A look at the competing riders’ past records is proof enough of the high-class field.
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