Just picked up today's MCN, comparing the Tuono against the new super duke and the triumph speed triple....guess which bike won?! You guessed the Tuono. Feeling rather smug as I picked up my new bike 2 months ago. Happy days. MCN worth a read this week....
The Aprilia Tuono Factory, as in BIKE's April 2010 issue.
'...holds lap records at every circuit its visited'.
'...a stunning slice of naked aggression'.
'...the most hardcore supernaked of its generation'.
We want to be careful. Any more articles like this and everyone will want one.
Hi everyone,
As some of you may know, I was an active member on here until swopping my Tuono Factory for a full-on tourer that was the ZZR1400, on the basis that I felt the need for more wind protection and greater long distance touring ability for my annual jaunts to Europe.
Well, I have...
After looking at few posts this morning its given me an idea
maybe a good idea maybe not :laugh im sure we will find out anyway lets see your rides NAKED :devious
mines a bit shy so she kept her butt covered up and her chest:dunno
My ride. Aprilia RSV -05 project. The bike is going to change its looks during next months. End result will is still a bit unclear. I'd like to turn this thing into something that is more lika a modern cafe racer instead a fighter.Everything depends tough of how much freetime & money I can spend...
Bike magazine's September issue pits the Yamaha FZ1, Honda's CB1000R, Triumph Speed Triple and the Tuono R against one another.
Verdict.
Tuono - 3rd year in a row.
I'm going to school in Mass, but have a summer gig in Denver. I wasn't able to get my bike out of storage and preped for the trip, but my dad let me snag his 919 for the summer. I flew from Boston to south FL, hopped on the 919, punched my route into the Zumo and was off. I was on a kinda tight...