2004 Aprilia Tuono
1000
R
$5,999.00,
15,000
miles,
You
are
looking
at
the
king
of
the
hill.
The
Tuono
has
taken
the
“Naked”
class
by
storm,
and
has
proven
to
be
the
most
capable
motorcycle
ever
made
in
the
category.
The
Tuono
is
fun
to
the
highest
degree.
Built
to
be
a
comfortable
Superbike,
the
Tuono
retains
the
stunning
chassis
and
motor
package
of
the
RSV
Mille
and
adds
tapered
upright
handlebars
and
a
reduced
fairing
package
to
create
the
slimmest,
and
the
highest
performance
machine
available.
But
don’t
be
put
off
by
the
awesome
126
horsepower
motor
or
the
Superbike
quality
brakes,
the
Tuono
can
be
as
docile
as
the
rider
wishes,
and
features
many
advances
to
reduce
maintenance.
When
you
consider
the
fully
adjustable
suspension,
sophisticated
fuel
injection,
curved
swingarm,
Brembo
wheel
and
brake
combination
and
the
unique
and
aggressive
styling,
then
look
at
the
price,
you
will
not
believe
the
combination
of
value
and
class-leading
performance
offered
only
by
Aprilia. |
2006 Suzuki GSX-R600™
$5,299.00,
13,000
miles,
It
started
at
racetracks
far
from
Suzuki's
Hamamatsu,
Japan
headquarters.
A
group
of
dedicated
Suzuki
engineers
on
an
overseas
fact-finding
mission
wandered
through
paddocks
and
spectator
parking
lots,
looking
at
motorcycles
and
watching
races.
The
racers
at
these
events
didn't
have
factory
contracts,
and
were
not
paid
to
race.
They
came
because
they
loved
the
competition,
the
sport,
and
they
rode
motorcycles
they
bought
themselves.
The
race
classes
were
defined
by
engine
size,
rider
skill
level
and
allowable
modifications.
The
grids
for
1,000
cc
machines
were
packed
with
GSX-R1000s.
The
grids
for
750
cc
machines
featured
row
after
row
of
GSX-R750s.
But
the
600
cc
grids
were
no
longer
completely
filled
with
GSX-R600s.
After
years
of
trying,
the
middleweight
competition
had
finally
caught
up,
again.
The
engineers
worked
stopwatches,
talked
to
riders
and
mechanics,
filled
notebooks
with
observations
and
comments.
They
compared
what
they
had
seen
at
these
regional
races
to
what
was
happening
in
the
World
Superbike
and
AMA
and
other
national
Superbike
series,
and
with
the
results
from
endurance
series
in
Europe
and
the
U.S.
By
the
time
they
returned
to
Japan,
the
engineers
had
a
clear
plan:
Take
everything
Suzuki
has
learned
from
building
and
racing
the
dominating
GSX-R1000
and
use
it
to
again
leapfrog
the
would-be
600
cc
competition.
Apply
the
cutting-edge
technology
inherent
in
Genuine
Suzuki
Engineering,
and
build
a
new
middleweight
machine
that
defines
the
concept,
The
Top
Performer.
In
other
words,
produce
a
racer
replica
that
delivers
''the
outstanding
power-to-weight
ratio,
powerband
and
throttle
response''.
A
sportbike
that
also
establishes
the
600
cc
state-of-the-art
in
terms
of
throttle
response,
suspension
performance,
braking
power.
A
motorcycle
with
the
type
of
overall
handling
that
inspires
rider
confidence
and
leads
to
quicker
lap
times.
A
machine
infused
with
lessons
from
the
racetrack.
Build
the
2006
Suzuki
GSX-R600.
And
Own
The
Racetrack.
Again. |
