New baby Aprilia 457
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Aprilia RS457
Looks quite promising for its class.
Lovely low weight of 159kg dry and 175 wet.
https://www.aprilia.com/en_EN/landing-page/new-rs/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_0x__m2Lhc
https://youtube.com/shorts/W0kF7SQWCI8?feature=sha...
Looks quite promising for its class.
Lovely low weight of 159kg dry and 175 wet.
https://www.aprilia.com/en_EN/landing-page/new-rs/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_0x__m2Lhc
https://youtube.com/shorts/W0kF7SQWCI8?feature=sha...
moanthebairns said:
Any news on the release date and price? My next purchase will be in this category, I was holding out for the new RC390 or till the speed 400 came out, but I've been seeing leaks of this recently and its rather lovely.
Was it your wife's 390 that had condensation in the TFT dash? If so has it been resolved? The current KTM RC125/390 with the white fairing look fantastic to my eyes. moanthebairns said:
Any news on the release date and price? My next purchase will be in this category, I was holding out for the new RC390 or till the speed 400 came out, but I've been seeing leaks of this recently and its rather lovely.
I have not seen anything yet on a release date but a price target of around 6k GBP it seemsKrikkit said:
Not to suggest that a new Aprilia is a bad thing, but what's the point of this when you can have an A2-compliant RS660 which is only 8kg heavier? Price?
Global motorcycle market? It's a niche that if filled will result in sales and possibly people upgrading to other Aprilias? It's no different from fastback styled SUVs and things like the convertible Evoque.
Triumph had the A2 compliant Trident 660 but they're still releasing a 400cc single with Triumph styling cues that mimic larger Triumphs and help identify it's a Triumph.
Chamon_Lee said:
Krikkit said:
Not to suggest that a new Aprilia is a bad thing, but what's the point of this when you can have an A2-compliant RS660 which is only 8kg heavier? Price?
bloody very fair point!My son has an A2 restricted Tuono 660 (95 bhp before restriction); brilliant bike.
RS660 (standard, not Factory) has 100bhp out of the box. I do not think it is eligible for restriction as it is more than double the restricted limit.
Krikkit said:
Not to suggest that a new Aprilia is a bad thing, but what's the point of this when you can have an A2-compliant RS660 which is only 8kg heavier? Price?
depends on the price I suppose.If they can knock this out for £7.5k or under, that's 25%/30% cheaper than opting for the 660. Anything above that then you are correct, you are in 1-2 year old 660 territory
STe_rsv4 said:
Krikkit said:
Not to suggest that a new Aprilia is a bad thing, but what's the point of this when you can have an A2-compliant RS660 which is only 8kg heavier? Price?
depends on the price I suppose.If they can knock this out for £7.5k or under, that's 25%/30% cheaper than opting for the 660. Anything above that then you are correct, you are in 1-2 year old 660 territory
Personally I’m looking forward to seeing how it stacks up against the competition as a new rider.
carinaman said:
moanthebairns said:
Any news on the release date and price? My next purchase will be in this category, I was holding out for the new RC390 or till the speed 400 came out, but I've been seeing leaks of this recently and its rather lovely.
Was it your wife's 390 that had condensation in the TFT dash? If so has it been resolved? The current KTM RC125/390 with the white fairing look fantastic to my eyes. 
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