The highly-awaited Aprilia RS 660 has been
spotted entirely naked. The upcoming middleweight supersport motorcycle looks
ready to take on the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R. The spy shot of the RS 660 was taken
before the COVID-19 pandemic engulfed the entire world. It can be seen in the
picture that the motorcycle has a very peculiar colour. There is no
testing equipment mounted on the bike which hints that it is a production-ready
model. Perhaps, Aprilia was doing some final testing before the RS 660 reaches
showrooms.
The first test rides of the Aprilia RS 660
were going to be offered in Mugello on 9 May 2020 during the Aprilia Festival.
Fans would have been able to watch the new Italian middleweight supersport
motorcycle in action at the Mugello track for the very first time.
Unfortunately, however, the COVID-19 pandemic flushed Aprilia’s plans down the
drain and forced the company to postpone the event until further notice.
The Aprilia RS 660 is a fantastic
motorcycle to look at. It is undoubtedly the work of the Italians. Even though
it packs its all-new dynamic design in a compact package, it does remind us of
the mighty Aprilia RSV4. Powering the RS 660 is a twin-cylinder engine. It is a
660 cc forward-facing, liquid-cooled mill which makes 100 HP of power. Aprilia
says that the forward-facing configuration helped to make the engine as compact
as possible. It also allowed the engineers to exploit the spaces and create a
slim, lightweight chassis. No wonder why the RS 660 weighs 169 kg only.
The Aprilia RS 660 will give head-on
competition to the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R. The Japanese motorcycle is indeed one
of the best sportbikes in its segment. It uses a 636 cc in-line 4-cylinder
engine which puts out 130 PS of power. Of course, this is more than what the RS
660 has but the Ninja ZX-6R weighs at 196 kg. That’s a big difference which
will certainly reflect in the bike’s performance when it is put against the RS
660. Also, the RS 660 has a refreshing design while the Ninja ZX-6R appears to
be a beefed-up version of the Kawasaki Ninja 400.
