Maxmoto News. 15/11/06.
(Update 14/11/06. Spain's No.1 colours for 2007)

With it's sporting heritage and class leading performance on the road, the Aprilia RS125 has always had the respect of true motorcycle enthusiasts.

Whilst it's classic curvaceous lines originate from GP racing, Aprilia have recognised that the market has moved on and have produced some very stylish new clothes modeled on it's big brother the RSV1000R. Like all recent Aprilia models, the fairing has been extensively tested in their new wind tunnel to produce a design that is very aerodynamically efficient and not just very attractive.

Twin halogen lights on the front and the mimicking of the very latest 2006 RSVR rear complete the aesthetic package.

New lighter forged aluminium type wheels also follow the RSVR giving lower unsprung weight and even better handling.

The front forks have also been reworked, and the bike now has four pot caliper radial brakes with a 320mm disc, together with a radial master cylinder and steel braided hoses. Just the sort of equipment you'd find on the RSVR.

Also new is the dash with a multifunctional computer controlled from the handle bar switches giving a whole host of information to the rider, such as lap times. Very handy for the new Aprilia RS125 racing series using exactly these bikes to bring youngsters through to the GP circus.

This bike has serious sporting credentials, and now has a new oval section, racing silencer with riveted end plates.

The 2006 RS125 comes in two colours; classic Aprilia black and GP Aprilia Racing white, and will come in two forms; the 11kW leaner restricted form and the full power unrestricted version. Kits will be available to unrestrict the learner versions to full power ones once the rider has passed their test.

Honda's commercially successful, but bland and underpowered, CBR125R is clearly going to lose many additional sales to Aprilia buyers who understand that the RS125 is a real motorcycle and not just a mass market commuter bike with a nice fairing.

Availability is expected in March 2006 and the price will be £3,869 for the full power model and £3,699 for the 11kW restricted learner model.

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Aprilia RS125 2007 (HiRes)