2004 Aprilia RSV 1000 Tuono Racing

Two bikes for the price of one. Double the visual impact too. The naked with the highest performance on the market cannot fail to attract attention and admiration. Provided you can keep up of course! And not even the best sports roadsters can. A few seconds at the traffic lights perhaps, to appreciate the true Racing lines then it's time to say goodbye! Dark, mean looking, with "Aprilia" emblazoned on the rear mudguard and belly pan, just like Aprilia's factory racers. And with yellow number holders on the rear and front fairing, in compliance with the latest speed championship regulations. The Tuono Racing leaves you breathless even in its road-going clothing. With its competition kit fitted, the Racing becomes the dream you thought you could never achieve. There is no fairing to hide the muscle of the 60° V twin, and the triple front headlight cluster has become just a factory mark. Aprilia's obsessive attention to detail and finish makes the Tuono Racing a totally unique machine. The Tuono Racing is aggressive, modern, sporting, and exclusive, with extremely effective sports and track ergonomics too. The bike's inimitable design starts right from the front, with a carbon headlight cover and a cockpit fairing that gives the bike better aerodynamics than any other sports naked. So many details set the Tuono Racing aside from the rest, like the nylon slide buffers, white wheels, drilled bolts, reverse gearshift, and carbon passenger seat cover; components that most track and road riders can only dream of.

What more needs be said about this engine? Its uniqueness, reliability and performance have made it a reference for every other motorcycle in the class. We are talking of course, about the same one thousand cc 60 degree V twin that powers all Aprilia's 1000 cc machines.

The injection mapping is basically the same as on the RSV 1000 R 2003, with a couple of modifications to make it even more suitable for the Tuono Racing. But then, 130 horsepower at 9,500 RPM and a maximum torque of 101 Nm at 7,250 RPM speak clearly enough. These figures translate into tremendous flexibility, instant response, and incredible riding sensations. On the track you really can see 245 kilometres an hour appearing on the speedometer; a result achievable only with an impeccable engine and chassis. The total absence of irritating vibrations is another point to remember.

The Tuono Racing incorporates the same technical features that have won the RSV Mille such fame and acclaim:

The Tuono Racing also incorporates the following exclusive Aprilia patents:

The Tuono Racing's prize chassis embodies all the experience and talent of the Noale design team. The frame is as rigid as granite, as you will see if you push the motorcycle to its limits, and allows you to make 100% full use of the bike's incredible power. The Tuono Racing shows its mettle at the highest speeds on straights and bends, leaving you feeling that your wheels are really stuck to the road. Merit for all this goes to the pressed aluminium twin spar frame with silicon-aluminium alloy castings. This rational, super-lightweight structure is recognised to give the greatest torsional rigidity of any production motorcycle frame. And the wide, raised handlebars make handling even easier than on the already excellent RSV Mille. The Tuono's riding position allows you to recover from even the most critical situations. And in its Racing configuration the bike also lets you push your riding limits forward in total safety. Because the handling of the Tuono Racing really is natural, and lets you enter bends faster than ever before and maintain your line with total precision. And the Tuono Racing will never let you down; handling remains constant and responses remain instant in deceleration, acceleration out of bends, and specially on high speed mixed road sections.

Though a production machine, the Tuono Racing has the best suspensions available today. The name itself says it all: Öhlins Racing, the same suspensions used on Aprilia's competition machines. Because we know that Tuono Racing riders expect only the best.

The 43 mm upside down TIN coated front fork has been improved structurally and hydraulically. Naturally, the fork is fully adjustable (spring pre-load, hydraulic rebound and compression damping). The precision adjustment system allows even the most experienced riders to find their ideal set-up. The outer legs have been lengthened by 15 mm and the stanchions shortened accordingly, with the bottom bushings moved down 15 mm to reduce friction. This has reduced load at the two most critical points of the fork, the sliding bushing and the stanchion/outer fixing. Wheel travel is 120 mm.

The calliper mounting block is in monolithic forged aluminium for greater rigidity and braking stability, in line with the latest GP and SBK technology. In fact the entire front end has been thoroughly revisited using Aprilia's recent GP racing experience to optimise relative flexibility and ensure perfect damping of suspension movements even with the bike at an acute angle. The result is the best suspension you can find today in terms of exclusivity, technology and efficiency. The rear suspension is a professional Öhlins Racing unit too. The monoshock unit with piggy back nitrogen cylinder provides adjustments for rebound, compression, preload and even length, so that the rear end of the bike can be raised or lowered to match road or track type, rider preferences and the overall suspension set-up. Because the Tuono Racing is a serious racer in every way. Only the fairing has been left off.

The Tuono Racing uses the same close ratio gearbox as the RSV 1000 2003. This gives it unbeatable acceleration on the road and track (especially at high revs and powering out of bends) and more effective power in all gears. With the Tuono Racing, racing satisfaction is guaranteed. Then there is Aprilia's patented PPC clutch to eliminate rear wheel lock and bounce during fierce deceleration (a phenomenon typical of large, powerful twins) and make the Tuono Racing safer, easier, and even more satisfying to ride.

The Tuono brakes were already the best. But on the Racing, Aprilia has gone even further and fitted a new, improved braking system that places the RSV 1000 Tuono Racing way out in front of the competition. Because the Tuono Racing is the first production street fighter with radial calliper brakes.

The benefits of radial calliper brakes: