Piaggio Group Americas Introduces Three New Models, Four New Prototypes to North American Market
Press Release
March 20, 2012
Italian manufacturer Piaggio Group, represented in the U.S. by its subsidiary Piaggio Group Americas, gave North American dealers a clear vision of plans for global and market growth during the company’s 2012 dealer meeting in Hollywood, Florida. Led by Piaggio Group Chairman and CEO Roberto Colaninno... Read more »
2012 Aprilias & Moto Guzzis – First Look
Greg Drevenstedt
December 8, 2011
Piaggio Group’s two street motorcycle brands, Aprilia and Moto Guzzi, are each rolling out a half-dozen models for 2012. 2012 Aprilia Tuono V4 R 2012 Moto Guzzi California 90 Making a comeback, the legendary bad-boy Tuono adds V4 R to its name, thanks to two additional cylinders, 41 more horsepower... Read more »
First Look: 2011-2012 Aprilias
Rider Contributor
November 30, 2010
2011 aprilia rsv4 factory APRC Special Edition In addition to an updated Shiver 750, Italian maker Aprilia, part of the Piaggio Group along with Moto Guzzi, has three new liter-class models for 2011, starting with a RSV4 Factory APRC Special Edition of its championship- and comparison-winning racebike-with-lights.... Read more »
2011 Aprilia 750 Shiver [News Intro]
Rider Contributor
October 5, 2010
Aprilia Shiver 750 ABS A few years after joining the Piaggio Group, Aprilia began building its own motors, including the 750cc 90-degree V-twin in the Shiver, which debuted in 2008. During our road test (Rider, December 2008), the 486 pounds-wet machine put 76 horsepower to the rear wheel on Jett Tuning’s... Read more »
Italian Bikes in a German Town: Aprilias in East Texas
Steve Natt
May 5, 2010
by Steve Natt; photography by the author and Ted Phillips It was with more than a modicum of skepticism that I fielded the invitation to attend a weekend riding “some of the most beautiful roads in America,” in Texas, on exotic, high-performance Italian motorcycles. Reading the fine print had me... Read more »
2009 Aprilia SMV750 Dorsoduro Road Test
Rider Magazine
October 9, 2009
photography by Kevin Wing [This 2009 Aprilia SMV750 Dorsoduro Road Test was originally published in the November 2009 issue of Rider] 2009 Aprilia SMV750 Dorsoduro When running late or feeling lazy, instead of my Wheaties I grab a chorizo- and-egg breakfast burrito from a popular Ventura eatery on my... Read more »
2009 Aprilia Mana 850 Road Test
Greg Drevenstedt
January 12, 2009
[This 2009 Aprilia Mana 850 Road Test was originally published in the February 2009 issue of Rider magazine] If you judge this book by its cover, it is clearly a winner. Red, Italian and stylish, with a rumbling V-twin engine. Factor in the comfortable, upright riding position, optional side cases and... Read more »
2008 Aprilia SL 750 Shiver Twin Road Test
Bill Stermer
November 5, 2008
The Aprilia Shiver is Aprilia’s first middleweight sportbike, a product of its plant in Noale, Italy. This factory has already served as the birthplace of the Tuono and RSV models, and many scooters, but in the past Aprilia had been buying its motors from Rotax. Now that it has become part of the... Read more »
