The 2018 Aprilia RSV4 RF
Limited, launched in conjunction with the previous weekend’s Grand Prix of the
Americas in Texas, US. This limited edition RSV4 RF will be produced in a run
of only 125 units and sold only in the US and Canada at a price of US$ 24,499.
Setting the RSV4 RF Limited apart from the
run-of-the-mill RSV4 RF is the inclusion of carbon-fibre winglets, a special
“Factory Works” paint scheme and a series production number on the upper triple
clamp. While winglets are now cropping up all over the grid in MotoGP, Aprilia
pointed out the winglets on this particular machine are not functional.
However, it should be noted the World Superbike
Championship (WSBK) has made winglets legal on the WSBK grid, provided the race
bike is homologated for public sale with the winglets included. The RSV4 RF
Limited carries Aprilia’s 999 cc, 65-degree V-four mill, which it says is
capable of 201 hp.
The graphics on the RSV4 RF Limited are inspired by
the colour of the Italian Tri-Colore and the livery of the 1987 Aprilia AF1 250
ridden by Loris Reggiani which claimed the first of Aprilia’s 294 Grand Prix
wins. This paint scheme has become something of a trademark for “works
replicas” from Aprilia’s Noale facility, where its Factory Works programme is
based.
