Aprilia Tuono Factory

[rhys1005]

Anyone owned one (2008-2011)?

I've fell in love with the look of them and the RSV Mille factory after looking around a few dealerships. It's the sort of hooligan, wheelie, fast, sports bike, sharp handling bike that I want next.

How do they compare to say the ktm 990 and other naked rivals in the same price range?

Also the Mille factory.. How does that compare to other sports bikes? (specifically the 04 r1 and gsxr thou k6 I've had my eyes on for a while).

A mini review would be very appreciated

[P.]

Less scary, gsxr1000 k6.

Tuono are nice but problematic..

[andys675]

clocks are bad for getting condensation inside then completely fugging up, cam sensors suspect, disc buttons wear, water gets in the tank, batteries die early, besides that and more they are fantastic to ride, quick and handle well, definatley a bike you buy new and get rid of before the warranty runs out
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[J biker]

Second generation Tuono twin a lovely bike. Most problems fairly easy to sort, check out the Aprillia forum. Frequent valve checks though.
If you want hooligan without the problems, buy the gsxr and fit an LSL flat bar conversion. Drop the front 5mm to compensate for not being over the bars when riding (or it will run wide on corners).
04 R1 good but not as easy to ride hard as the gsxr IMO.

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

[rhys1005]

So in all good bikes, not as quick as new inline 4's but geared better for the tighter roads, have a few niggles but nothing serious (mainly electrical - typical aprilia/Italian bike), handle good.

Sounds about right for me apart from the power. I'll have to ride a gsxr thou and a few other inline four 1000's first.

Was thinking btw of having this as a second bike for the summer/weekends instead of a supermoto (decided massively underpowered for the kind of roads I ride and bikes I ride with e.g r1 04, cbr 600rr.) then having a hack (maybe keep the thundercat for this only cost £1000, very reliable) or maybe the gsxr thou would be a mix of the both so no need for both?

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

[P.]

If you gave me the option of a Tuono or a GSXR1000 K6... I'd go for the latter, ridden both, the GSXR trumps it in almost every way.