Roundup

Aprilia Goes Big

November 1 2000 Matthew Miles
Roundup
Aprilia Goes Big
November 1 2000 Matthew Miles

APRILIA GOES BIG

FIRST CAME THE RSV Mille, followed shortly thereafter by the slightly softer-edged SL 1000. Now, as this factory artwork and computer-doctored spy photo reveal, Aprilia is prepping a pair of V-Twins for two-up travel. Billed as a high-performance sport-tourer, the RST 1000 is aimed at riders who yearn for a multipurpose mount. It will come standard with a full-coverage fairing and removable hard luggage. Also unique to the RST are its sidecaseaccommo-

R1150GS in adventure-bi category. Bo Aprilias get their muscle from the san fuel-injecte in bike-maker’s e-capacity linePrices? No word yet.

Matthew Miles