Mega Milles

MEGA MILLES

PRILIA HAS NO iMMEDI ate plans to flood show ooms with a streetgoing spin-off of its threecylinder, pneumatic-valved Cube MotoGP racer, but that shouldn’t stop you from owning a Colin Edwards Replica. In fact, the Italian bike-maker is producing 461 RSV Mille Rbased CERs, 50 of which are slated for the U.S. Retailing for $19,399, the Edwards Replica RSV Mille R features the MotoGP racer’s Alice (pronounced Ah-li-che) graphics and an Akrapovic (pronounced Acrop-o-vich) exhaust. A carbon-fiber airbox and larger 57mm throttle-body kit (stock is 51mm) are also supplied.

but not installed. Together, the parts are said to boost the VTwin’s output from 130 to 147 horsepower. As an added bonus, anyone who purchases a CER before July 31, 2003, will be invited to participate in a track day with none other than “The Texas Tornado” himself. Unlike the Edwards Replica and sold-out Tuono R, the $16,699 Tuono Racing is not a limited-edition model. That said, the first 75 units will come with a “performance upgrade package, costs an additional and includes a headlightbikini fairing, boxed-in bellypan, taillight screen, titanium muffler and an ECU chip. Öhlins suspension, O.Z. wheels, radial-mount Brembo front brake calipers and close-ratio six-speed transmission are standard equipment. “Consumers were fast to catch on to the idea of a comfortable Superbike,” said Aprilia's Robert Pandya. “The great thing about the Tuono Racing-especially the first 75 cxamplcs-is that the owner can go from the street version to a track-day machine by swapping a few parts.” Once the first 75 units are sold, the hop-up bits will be available individually through Aprilia’s accessory catalog. -Matthew Miles