King_of_lion Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 Aprilia have teased a silhouette image of the incoming RS660 middleweight sportsbike, set to be revealed at Eicma next week. First shown at last year’s Milan show as a concept and powered by a parallel-twin engine, this latest image appears to reveal at least some of the finished production machine, complete with RSV4-inspired styling, LED headlights and a single seat unit. Although details are scarce, by tweaking the image's exposure, it is also possible to see the bike’s jagged swingarm, and racey set-back footpegs, suggesting the new machine will be more of a focussed sportsbike than mini-twin commuter. This is further compounded by the clip-on handlebars, which appear to be swept downwards like a traditional sportsbike, rather than upright like other machines in the class including Kawasaki’s recently-revised Ninja 650. Also visible is a set of upside down forks, alongside what appears to be a set of radially-mounted brake calipers. What's more, it's possible the parallel-twin platform could span an entire new range of middleweight Aprilia's, with the teaser caption reading: 'RS 660: a new era begins.'
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