Aprilia Tuono V4 R: the Spirit of RSV4 in a Feline Body

From the creators of the bike which dominated the World Superbike Championship, the most intense naked machine has arrived. Italian manufacturer Aprilia has just released the official video showing the newly developed Tuono V4 R as the most powerful (with 167.3 hp) and the most effective bike of its kind, with a completely revised chassis architecture.

“For riders like these and for those with power in their veins, Aprilia has created a motorcycle with the indomitable spirit of the RSV4 in a feline body that is in its element when accelerating and braking with unimaginable violence, that eats up curves of any radius and swallows straights whole,” the company brags.

The bike comes equipped with some of the best components on the market: Brembo brakes with radial calipers and 320mm floating discs at the front (220mm at the rear), aluminum wheels with an all-new three spoke design (2kg less than the five spoke version), fully- adjustable Sachs USD 43mm front forks and a Sachs shock absorber with a separate piggy back nitrogen canister (adjustable for spring preload, compression, rebound damping and length).

“Like the original Tuono, the new V4 R is also immediately recognisable with its triple headlight fixed top fairing, the distinguishing trait of a bike which, like its twin cylinder predecessor, has the body and soul of its WSBK homologated sibling, but now - as well as having two world championships (the 2010 constructors' and riders' titles) under its belt - features two more cylinders and 41 horsepower more than before, while weighing over ten kilos less,” Aprilia further adds.

The Tuono V4 R features latest generation Ride by Wire throttle control with three rider-selectable maps (Track, Sport and Road). The new bike is available in two different configurations - Tuono V4 R and Tuono V4 R APRC - and in a choice of three colors: competition black, sunlit yellow and wing grey.