Ever since Aprilia entered the Sport Bike market with the RSV Mille, it has to unfairly live in the shadow of an Italian giant, Ducati. Reviews have always raved about the wonderful handling of the Aprilia. The specification sheets rival and sometimes even exceed that of the Ducati. Loyal owners shout from the mountain tops…
2011 Bimota Oro Nero with 5 miles on ebay Back in the early days on RSBFS there was an ongoing debate about what made a bike a true rare sportbike and was mostly centered around Bimota models such as the SB6 which seemed to be available on eBay pretty much constantly. Some claimed that any…
Here is a bit of carbon fibre dreamery from Italy, an engineering flight of fancy if you will…a 2004 Aprila RSV 1000 Nera. Listed for sale on gumtree but apparently located in Ireland near Belfast, only 200 of these beauties were built back in 2004 during a time when Aprilia dreamed of launching an ultra-exclusive “dream…
Update: 15 minutes after I posted this Nera, RSBFS readers have noted that this auction is a scam and that the motorcycle is actually available at Turn 2 Motorcycles (MotoCorsa) in Portland, Oregon. Thank you for the heads up guys! Links updated. -dc Based on the RSV 1000 R Factory, the Nera was limited to…
Update 4.18.2012: Originally posted by Andrew in September of last year, our friends at MotoCorsa/Portland Used Bikes have relisted this special limited edition on eBay. Links updated. -dc Only 100 miles since 2004 and loads of carbon fibre as well as other premium parts from Ohlins and Brembo. The RSV 1000 R Nera goes even…
The top of the line RSV1000, the Nera was a very limited edition with only 200 units produced worldwide. This one belongs to one of our readers in Frankfurt, Germany. I’m very flattered that our readership extends this far and hope we can help our friend find a new home for his special machine! quote…
Here is another RSV Nera in Southern California! Located in Los Angeles, California is a 2004 Aprilia RSV 1000 Mille R Nera Edition #21 of 200. No real information about the bike or it’s condition is given other than the production number. A month ago, we actually saw Nera #22 on eBay which had a…