Motorcycle specifications ApriliaTUONO V4 1100 Factory 2020 Striking threat

What would make the Tuono Factory happy for 2020? A bit of carbon, she says. Carbon is used for the front fender, the airbox cowling and the side panels under the seat. This raises the bar in terms of quality, in keeping with the bike's insanity.

There are the roadsters, the super-roadsters, and above all the totally azimuth models. The Aprilia Tuono V4 is one of these. The Factory version has always made a point of enhancing the already convincing dynamic qualities of the standard version. The Noale hyper-roadster offers an exciting package. The Öhlins suspensions are semi-active, to match the rider's temperament as closely as possible to the vagaries of the road.

This has been an area of strategic development for some time now: suspensions that think. Öhlins has developed its own Smart EC 2.0 solution, now grafted onto the Tuono's NIX 30 fork and TTX 36 shock absorber. You can choose between manual and semi-active adjustment. In this case, the control unit calibrates the suspensions according to the chosen riding mode (Road, Sport or Track), the information transmitted by the sensors and the rider's behavior. The efficiency of the Swedish elements is thus adjusted in real time, for the pleasure of the applied sportsman. The steering damper is also influenced by the electronic brain.
For those with a preference for their own settings, the manual mode lets you fine-tune the suspension without the intervention of the AI. Customize according to your riding style, validate, and you're off to get a taste of classic Öhlins. Two ways to appreciate the precision road layout, interchangeable at any time.

Above all, this machine is nothing less than a hypersport, freshly reworked in the Naked sauce. Rarely has a roadster been more vindictive. Closely derived from the RSV4, but with a bigger engine, the Tuono V4 is a monster of the road. A hypersport with high handlebars and lava in the pistons. In 2017, it received a minor update to comply with Euro4 and boost its level of efficiency.

The Factory version logically benefits from the same improvements. However, it stands out for its richer equipment, mainly in terms of suspension. The gold color is unmistakable. The Aprilia Tuono 1100 V4 Factory is fitted with a fully adjustable Öhlins NIX inverted fork, 400 grams lighter than the previous version. The rear axle is also controlled by an Öhlins shock absorber. The steering is also equipped with a Swedish element to calm unpleasant belching. This Factory version can be spotted from afar with its typical RS-GP graphics, incisive and brightly colored. It also features a more menacing tire: a 200 mm wide Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa, whereas the Tuono RR is fitted with a 190 mm Rosso III.

Common features with the RR version - You'll have to put up with the 175 horsepower delivered by the big V4. The latter has also gained a symbolic Nm in this evolution, bringing the total to 12.3. Still on the subject of common improvements with the RR, the Tuono Factory gains larger brake discs (330 mm), Brembo M50 clamps, a multi-axis inertial unit, a more powerful engine ECU and an improved APRC package. The contents are just like a hypersport bike:

- New ATC: traction control, adjustable over 8 positions, refined and more powerful.
- New AWC: in-house anti-wheeling, adjustable on 3 levels, now much more precise thanks to the IMU.
- New ALC: Aprilia Launch Control, the stop-start assistant. Adjustable on 3 levels and even more effective.
- New AQS: the shifter, named Aprilia Quick Shift, which now allows both upshifting and downshifting without touching the clutch.
- New APL: the Aprilia Pit Limiter, for selecting and limiting the maximum speed allowed in the pit lane.
- New ACC: cruise control. The new electronic management system makes it possible to maintain a set speed without having to use the throttle.
- Cornering ABS technology. It works in conjunction with rear wheel lift mitigation (RLM) to guarantee stability and efficiency during deceleration. Adjustable to 3 levels and disconnectable.
Last but not least, the Tuono comes with a TFT color display as standard, and the V4-MP platform as an option. This allows you to retrieve telemetric data via your smartphone and configure the bike's settings.

Aprilia has appropriately renewed its attack roadster, making it a formidably sharp weapon. But although the machine is seriously held together by an excellent chassis and multiple assistances, let's not forget that it's a real bomb on the open road, capable of setting a whole bunch of benchmarks. Be demanding! The Tuono 1100 V4 Factory will ask the same of you.

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