2003 APRILIA RSV-R TUONO Limited

You learn something new everyday.  While working feverishly researching the Tuono Carbon here at the plush RSBFS offices I learned that “Tuono” means “thunder” in Italian.  Thunder and V-twins go hand and hand no doubt.  This is one of the those bikes that really goes under the radar.  I had really forgotten about these bikes until I started reading up on it.  Aprilia definitely did not skimp on it component wise.  For the visually challenged, the Tuono is basically a naked Mille R.  The limited was an initial run of just 200 bikes.  The gold frame being the key identifier.

Here she is:

The details:

APRILIA TUONO RSV-R CARBON LIMITED N° 190 of a 200 production

Only 50 pcs in the States

Very rare and lightweight superbike

Carbon, Carbon/Kevlar, Titanium, Magnesium and Ergal parts.

Lots of options (original Aprilia) and all original parts come with the bike

Newprice with options was over 21,000 $

Magnesium racing Exhaust with Touno RSV-R Chip

Original exhaust & manual come in the original box

Ergal Aprilia Racing footpegs (original come with it)

Carbon Kevlar screen (original come with it)

Carbon Kevlar woven seats   “                 “

Titanium Oil tank

Ohlins fork and shocks

OZ Racing lightweight wheels

Lots of Carbon and Carbon Kevlar parts

New battery, good tires,

comes with manuals and magazines

If you are into naked sport bikes and want something Italian but not red, this seems like it could be a nice find.  I don’t think you’ll have to worry about the guy next door having one with only 50 brought in for sale.  The bike is being offered for $10,000 and the seller is open to offers. 

IK

2009 Aprilia RS125 Titled and ready to go!

Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Mileage: 175
Price: $6,500.00

So, I’ve become a slacker as of late and to make matters worse I’ve been hoarding a few bikes for myself along the way. Some I hoard in hopes of winning the lottery and others I hoard… well in case a windfall comes my way via a distant relative. NOT!

Anyways, enough of my day dreaming. This RS125 brings the goods and the first thing is it has a title , but perhaps the best thing is this RS125 has set many speed records. I know what you’re thinking in that a 125 can’t be that fast, but when you consider it has a whopping 34hp and has pulled to 100mph I’d say that is pretty impressive. Doug (not me) tells us that he has invested countless hours and an additional $2,500 dollars in his RS125. As everyone knows speed doesn’t come cheap. Cheap speed comes from losing weight, but when you start off with a 280# bike it’s hard… okay, almost impossible to shed any considerable weight. I’d say your losing ounces instead of pounds.

Have a look at a this little bike that “can and has” with 11 speed records to it’s credit.

From the seller:

2009 Aprilia rs125
Street titled in PA
Arrow exhaust
34mm Carb
V Force reeds

Bike will be available at the end of October.

Bike has had proper break in on road and Dyno

Bike presently holds 11 land speed records

Delivery may be an option

Now over 8000.00 invested in the bike and parts. Excluding labor, title headaches and dyno time.

This bike has every upgrade you would want, without going overboard and affecting reliability

With a base price of $5,500, $2,500 in parts and a major headache at the BMV out of the way; $6,500 sounds like a super sweet deal.

If you’re a fan of small displacement bikes and looking for a well sorted, low mileage Ape hit up Doug at

tekebird@yahoo.com

Good luck with the sale!

Cheers!

dd

2006 Aprilia RS125

Location: Pensacola, FL
Miles: 1,450
Price: $6,500

Stumbled across this little diva while trolling CL for RSBFS. I’d say it fills our needs pretty well and the ad says its ‘street legal’ so I assume it has a title of some sort. It’s a little on the pricey side, but for the most part a title is worth 1,500 to 2,000 clams on any given day which would put this one right in the mix.

Aprox 1,450 miles – Street legal
Showroom Kept
Many extra’s added

I definitely prefer this scheme over the orange Spanish one..

The ad is a little scarce on info, but you can contact the seller via the CL ad here.

Cheers!

dd

Well I gotta tell you, I know these bikes real well and this my friends is the “dogs bollocks”. I’d bet my Max Biaggi blow up doll that this bike is as the owner claims. I’ve scanned the pictures pretty good and this bike looks perfect and correct, right down to the owner’s manual, pillion seat, tool kit, passenger pegs, etc. I haven’t seen one this clean since they were new and this one even sports a title. Built to commemorate Max Biaggi’s World 250 Championship with major cigarette sponsor “Chesterfield”, the “Roman Emperor” cleaned up the 250 class in style. The 90′s were the best Aprilia days ever and Ivano Beggio (president/owner) was the driving force behind all this. I was part of Aprilia back then and now all I have is a bunch pictures with some great memories to remind me how good it was to be involved. Anyway, this mofo is coming at you on EBay out of New York State with a B.I.N. of $12,000 (cheap!). Jump into 1995 .

The ad reads: 

Up for auction is my 1995 Aprilia RS250 Max Biaggi Race Replica.  I have owned this bike from brand new. I bought it at a Ducati dealer in Florida in 1997 from their showroom floor (I have the original bill of sale).  I was able (no small feat) to eventually title and register this bike in New York. The bike only has 1996  km (1250 miles) on it.  I put all these miles on the bike.  The bike has never been raced, dropped or abused (I am 53 yrs old).  I stopped riding the bike in 2004 and put it on display in my home (all the gas was drained).  I have the original tools, owner’s manual (in Italian), both keys and the passenger pegs with passenger seat (which I removed when I bought the bike).  The bike is entirely stock with the exception of carbon fiber front and rear fenders.  I have the original fenders that will go with the bike.  The bike is in pristine immaculate condition.  There is only one small mark on the “e” in the Chesterfield sticker on the right side (can see in photo).  Otherwise the bike is perfect.  This is not a refitted Challenge bike but an original factory Max Biaggi replica.  It has full lighting and can easily be registered (not sure about California…please check if you live there). The tires are original and should be changed if the buyer is going to ride it.   I hate to part with the bike but it is time. Other interests call.  Anyone looking at this auction knows what this bike is all about.  It is an incredible machine with close to 70 hp and razor sharp handling.  This bike is on display at the Barber Motorcycle Museum. It is truly a legend and very collectable.  Two strokes of this type are no longer produced by any manufacturer.  This bike is expensive and well worth it for someone looking for one.  You will find none better.  It has low mileage and has never been abused.

So, this bike is a real piece of history and the motors are exactly the same as a 2004 RS250 so you’ve got a good 60+ rwhp. Known as one of the best street 250′s you can get, get out the Visa card and start bidding, you won’t be sorry!

Ciao for now….Jay

Ahh, probably my favorite bike of all time. Bought my first one in 1995 and never looked back, just something about these things. Like the first “hot” girlfriend you had, the memories never go away nor do the stories. Anyway, enough of that, I know this bike as it came from here in Oregon as a very good friend of mine owned it before selling it to this guy in Seattle. This bike was pretty nice and original when my friend owned it which was about a year ago, the new owner added the Rossi “46″ decals and RS Taichi stickers. Otherwise the bike is pretty much like when he bought it about a year ago. These things just keep climbing in price as the years go on and there are less and less nice low miles ones available. Located in Seatlle on Craig’s List  for $9000,click ”Rossi’s-out -for-the-season” to jump on to it!

The ad reads:

2000 WA street titled RS250 with 68xx miles is for sale. The bike is in excellent condition mechanically and cosmetically. I bought this bike from an Aprilia privateer race team (Veloce) in Oregon as a collector item. This RS250 is not a converted cup bike. It is imported by the previous owner with 17 digit VIN. It has not been raced or tracked – a true collector’s dream especially for Valentino Rossi’s fans. If you are not familiar with the history of Aprilia RS250, this may not be your bike. The bike has the orginal street fairing (Rossi replica) with the Woodcraft rearset and Jollymoto pipes. All original parts are available including rear passenger seat and footpegs with the exception of the original exhaust.  My asking price is $9000. Reason for selling is due to having other toys (09 C63 AMG & 07 GT3) and too little time with my work schedule. I am not planning to get back to motorcycling anytime soon so trade is not an option

I believe the tail section has some scrapes from perhaps transport/etc but all in all the bike was nice and I assume it is in the same condition. $9000 is a pretty fair price for a decent mile “nice and clean” RS250 even if the paint scheme isn’t the coolest.

Ciao for now….Jay

Yes it’s been two weeks since the Miller SBK weekend, but we’ve got most of our media together now and will be begin publishing the details and stories. First up is the press release from Team Veloce Aprilia:

World Superbike Event, Miller Motorsports 2010

Miller GTU Class May 30th 2010

Out of forty-three 600cc entries in the GTU Class, the Moto-Forza / Team Veloce Aprilia 250 GP bike set the pace in the first practice session at 15th fastest. That’s right: we beat twenty-eight 600’s! When all was said and done we qualified 22nd out of the 40 bikes that made the grid using the 110% rule. Starting on the 5th row was a struggle even for the two-time USGPRU Champ, Nobi Iso who fell back to 33rd by the first lap. As the pace picked up so did Nobi and he continued on an amazing stretch to pass 11 other bikes to finish an honest 22nd in a flawless performance.

Did we win the race? Well no, but that wasn’t our goal. Rather, we wanted to enjoy a good time at the best road racing course in America and to show what a 2-stroke can do. Thanks to our Veloce crew (Nobi Iso, Mike Ost, Jerry Clark, Jay Bernard, Kaleb Ground, Marc Morris and Spiros “Big Boss” Gabrilis) and Moto Forza’s own Balz Renggli, we got to hang with the our old friends with the Aprilia factory WSBK team, race, eat and add more adventures to the story book.

Grazie mille tutti (thanks alot everyone)

Team Veloce Aprilia

And here are some pictures of the team at work:

Stay tuned for additional coverage — better late than never!

dc

1999 Aprilia RS250 Clean!!!!!!!!!!!!

Location: Denver, CO
Mileage: 1710 (!)
Price: $6,000.00

If you’ve been waiting for a clean and super duper low mileage RS your bike has come in. Only 155 miles per year have preserved this RS very nicely- wouldn’t you agree? There’s just something about the ‘hunt’ and when I find something like this it gets me all amp’d up for the next one.

The listing:

Just a quick announcement before we hit the road for WSBK at Miller Motorsport Park: RSBFS is now a proud supporter of the Moto Forza Veloce Racing Aprilia Race Team! Jay is not only an author on our site, but is also a member of the team and was able to arrange for our partnership. The team is going to be competing this weekend at the Lucas Oil Superbike Challenge At Miller and we can’t wait to join them. Thank you Jay!

Here is the press release on RoadRacingWorld about the team at Miller:

Moto Forza, Southern California’s premier Italian motorcycle dealership, and renowned Aprilia racing outfit Veloce Racing of Portland, Oregon are joining forces to field 2007 and 2008 USGPRU champion Nobi Iso in the GTU class of the Superbike Challenge during the WSBK weekend at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah, May 28 – 31.

Nobi Iso will compete on an Aprilia RSV250, owned by Moto Forza and race prepped by Veloce Racing. Continuing Aprilia’s strong tradition of 2-stroke racing, this effort will most likely be the only 2-stroke entry in the entire field. While the altitude of Miller Motorsports Park may affect the power output of the small displacement engine, the lightness and superior handling of this Aprilia GP 250 machine should make up for the loss of power over the bigger 4-stroke machines.

Here is a quick overview of the USGPRU team and their recent 1-2 finish in the 125 races:

As I mentioned we are headed out bright and early this morning and will be there for all the qualifying and race action Sunday and Monday. The main event for the team will be the Supersport event where they’ll be fielding their 250 with the 600′s.

Image gallery of the bike being prepped for Miller:

Stop by if you’re at Miller or drop us a note on the RSBFS Facebook page, where we’ll be doing some live blogging. Have a great weekend everyone and cheer on the team!

dc

1996 Aprilia RS250 street version with only 5246 miles on the clock

Found this super sweet RS250 while trolling CL tonight and thought I’d throw it up. I know we have a lot of RS fans that follow RSBFS and this one looks like a good one. Apparently, it is licensed and registered and the seller is looking for offers. This could be the opportunity that you’ve been waiting for if you’re in the market for a low mileage Ape RS250

Make the jump here

Super rare, silver on silver, 1996 Aprilia RS250 with current CA tags (I had no problem re-registering it in my name). This bike is awesome! I bought this bike with the intention of never selling it, however, things have changed and I am heartbroken to have to put it back on the market. 5246 miles. Gianelli pipes with recently repacked silencers. Brand new tires. Please email me if you are serious. Make me an offer that will keep me from putting it on eBay next week.

If you pick this one up please let us know

Cheers!

dd

2009 Aprilia rs125 with the wiring harness installed, registered and plated!!!

Location: Visalia, CA
Price: $1.00 with reserve still on — duh!
Mileage: 110 miles

I’m 99.9% sure this is another RSBFS listed by Larry a rare sport bike fanatic! I believe we recently posted his RS250 Loris Reggianni Replica on May 15th of this month. Hopefully, he is unloading only to re-load the collection. I recall SicDuc telling us that he purchased bike #11 for himself, which was a NSR 250 from Larry. SicDuc went on to tell us that-

Like larry said to me when i was there “everythings for sale!!” Give him a call..

Like I said in the title- this RS125 is ready to rock-n-roll and appears to have all of the hard work completed. It has the Euro wiring harness installed with all of the D.O.T. necessary evils and it has a sweet Arrow exhaust to really annoy the neighbors with. I really like these and think it would look super sitting in my shop. Hmmm, I wonder if Larry has any interest in a 1990 FZR 400 with only 8,000 miles on it. While I’m looking for Larry’s number to horse trade you can take a look at this sweet lil’ skeeter killer.

Okay, found Larry’s # and just in case he won’t trade me I did the honor of putting the first bid on it. Who cares if it was only a $1.00 bid… You never know when a second chance offer might come your way.

You can out bid me by jumping to .

Cheers!

dd