Carbonated – 2003 Aprilia Tuono 1000R Racing

Aprilia’s “Thunder” bike, the Tuono is based on the RSV Mille Superbike, with a bikini fairing and adapted for tubular handlebars.  Introduced in 2002, the model was made in modest quantities until it was succeeded by the V4 1100 in 2011.  The “Racing” special edition offered here has several mechanical upgrades from the base model…

2003 Aprilia Tuono Racing

Here’s another limited edition you don’t see very often, the Tuono Racing. It features “a Ti Race Exhaust System and EPROM Chip, tons of Carbon Fiber Body Work and an Enclosed Belly Pan, a Reverse Pattern Gear Shift Linkage, Carbon Fiber Seat Cover, Carbon Fiber Head Light Cover, Ohlins Suspension Front and Rear including the…