VOLUME 59 ISSUE 47 NOVEMBER 22, 2022 P59
T
he RS660 has been
nothing but a roaring
success for Aprilia in
2021-'22, so for next year,
the company is celebrating
by launching the 2023 Aprilia
RS660 Extrema.
What makes it so Extrema?
Well, it's not like you've got
electronic Ohlins suspen-
sion or carbon fiber wheels
thrown in, but you will get a
new SC Project titanium race
exhaust system that exits on
the right side of the bike next
to the swingarm, doing away
with the hidden muffler that
sits under the suspension on
the standard model.
There're no passenger pegs
and thus no passenger seat
on the Extrema, and there's
more weight saving going on
in the carbon fender and belly
pan with Aprilia claiming a curb
weight of 366 pounds.
The RS 660 already has
multi-level traction control,
cornering ABS and wheelie
control, but the Extrema will
get a quickshifter that allows
the rider to change gear
direction from one-down/
five-up road shift pattern to a
one-up/five-down race pat-
tern without having to mess
with lever lengths and pivots,
which will be a handy feature
for budding track riders.
Topping the list is the
tricolor paint job that looks
a little like some of the bikes
that were running in the Mo-
toAmerica Twins Cup series
this year.
Power is quoted at 100
horsepower, which is the top
of the twins class.
MSRP and just when the
2023 Aprilia RS660 Extrema
will hit dealer floors in Ameri-
ca remains to be seen.
CN
2023
APRILIA RS660
EXTREMA
