Progenitor of motorcycle racing champions
till 2010, the Aprilia RS250 with its two-stroke engine was dominant on track
and road for more than a decade. Now, Aprilia has released the 2020 Aprilia
RS250SP in four-stroke guise at a price of 9,700 euro.
The catch is this, the RS250SP is for
racing purposes only and is designed to compete in a national series called the
Italian Sports Production Championship, designed to provide riders with an
entry path into top flight motorcycle racing somewhat like the Spanish CEV race
series. However, with much of the world either recovering or still in lockdown
from Covid-19, it is likely the championship will be pushed forward to next
year.
Launched online, the RS250SP is developed
by mini moto manufacturer Ohvale and only takes the engine from Aprilia. In
this case, the liquid-cooled, four-stroke 250 cc power plant is a
single-cylinder, producing some 28 hp.
As is expected for a racing only
motorcycle, the RS250SP makes no accommodation for road-going sensibilities
like mountings for lights, turn signals, registration plate or mirrors. In
terms of size, the RS250SP is much like a road-going 250 except it only weighs
105 kg.
The price of the RS250SP might shock
some. These include Andreani racing forks, Ohlins monoshock,
Brembo brakes, SC exhaust, Marchesini wheels along with racing slicks and
aluminium frame.
