to match its racing heritage . And then , damn their eyes , they killed them for the L-platers . But I was not an L-plater . And it did not stop me from howling around on Brother Silverback ’ s RS250 at every opportunity . He howled around on it less so – being very large and somewhat nonplussed by the two-stroke paradigm of narrow powerbands – and ultimately sold it for those reasons . I wanted to buy it , but the money was not there . But one day I will buy one because they ’ re such insane propositions , I would be mad not to .
Then some strange things started to happen for Aprilia . It kept producing weaponised , high-end bikes , which easily contended for supremacy with the likes of Ducati and the Japanese – the V4 Tuono is nothing short of brilliant , and the RSV4RR and its Factory option are true masterclass monsters – but it just wasn ’ t selling them by the bucketload . People cited the ageing aesthetics , the confusing menus , the lack of rider comfort , and a whole host of mewling bull-porridge , none of which I agreed with ... well , maybe the menus , and Aprilia went kinda dark .
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