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4 unusual facts about Aprilia


F.C. Aprilia

Football Club Aprilia (formerly A.C. Aprilia) is an Italian association football club based in Aprilia, Lazio.

Martin Dear

In his spare time, Martin likes to ride his scooter, an Aprilia Habana 125.

Rotax

Rotax also designed, and currently produces, engines for BMW, Aprilia, and Husqvarna motorcycles.

The Type 122 & 123 engines were single cylinder 125 cc engines as used in Aprilia AF1 / RS125 models.


2009 North West 200 Races

The only Aprilia in the field topped the Tuesday timesheets, with Ballywalter's David Lemon riding it to a lap of 5:20.756 and the only 100 mph lap of the session.

Aprilia SL1000 Falco

The Aprilia SL1000 Falco (also known as "Aprilia SL Mille"), is a sports motorcycle powered by a liquid-cooled 996 cc 60° V-twin engine, manufactured from 1999 to 2003 by Aprilia in Noale, Italy.

Aprilia Tuono

Specs included Öhlins Racing suspension, OZ forged alloy wheels, Brembo 4-pad brake calipers and an Aprilia Racing titanium exhaust system with matching EEPROM.

The Tuono 1000 R Factory comes with fully adjustable Öhlins Racing rear mono-shock and front forks, blue- or gold-anodized (depending on model year) forged aluminum wheels, a frame finished in gold, a paint job sporting the signature Aprilia Lion's head on the fuel tank and the extensive use of carbon fiber parts.

Cimatti

The company is survived by a struggling small group of Italian motorcycle companies, including Moto Guzzi, Aprilia, Piaggio, Laverda and Ducati.

Josh Coppins

Joshua "Josh" Coppins (born 11 March 1977 in Motueka, New Zealand) is a professional motocross racer who rides for the Aprilia factory racing team.

Lancia Aprilia

Lancia had opened their first plant outside Italy at Bonneuil on the south side of Paris in 1931, and the Aprilia was assembled here between 1937 and 1939.

Paul Bird Motorsport

They competed in the 2012 MotoGP season with an ART-Aprilia bike entered to CRT regulations.

Vincenzo Lancia

His first car was built in 1907 - the 12 hp Alfa, which included a lot of the technology now taken for granted, and he produced groundbreaking models such as the Lambda and the Aprilia.


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