Intermot show: 2017 Aprilia additions and updates

Aprilia unveiled both a naked and fully-faired version of a four-stroke 125cc roadbike at Intermot overnight, alongside updated versions of its RSV4-powered big-bore counterparts.

Both the Tuono 125 nakedbike and the RS125 sportsbike are powered by a fuel-injected liquid-cooled     250cc four-valve single-cylinder engine and, like their flagship counterparts, are mounted in an aluminium twin-spar frame.

More than just a fairing separates the pair, too, with ergonomics the most notable difference. While many faired and naked versions are merely that, the sportsbike’s handlebars are lower, the rearsets mounted further back and the seat more aggressively shaped for what Aprilia is calling a “true super sportriding position without compromise”.

Meanwhile, both the Tuono V4 1100 and the firm’s RSV4 Superbike gain the latest-generation electronics package for the 2017 model year. The new ride-by-wire system accounts for a weight reduction of up to 500g and the IMU is repositioned to ensure a more accurate reading and therefore actuation of the bike’s sophisticated suite of electronics.

Both engines now pass Euro 4 emission tests without sacrificing any of their power or torque claims, too. The quickshifter on both the faired and asked bikes are now bi-directional, the new for-2017 cornering ABS can be deactivated while both a pit-lane speed limiter and cruise control (what’s the difference?) have been added to the already extensive list of equipment.

In other news from the Piaggio-owned group, Moto Guzzi used the Intermot show to announce a Carbon edition of its now-Euro 4 compliant 1400cc Audace, while Piaggio’s new and efficient i-get engine will power both Vespa’s GTS 125 and GTS 150 for the 2017 model year.