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FEATURE I EICMA 2024
twin-spar aluminum chassis (the
only one in its class), and the
same parallel-twin motor that
pumps out a claimed 48 hp at
9400 rpm and 32 lb-ft of torque
at 6200 rpm.
The Tuono 457 gets a ride-
by-wire throttle and three riding
modes in Eco, Rain and Sport, ABS
and traction control (not Corner-
ing ABS/TC as there's no six-axis
IMU), and a five-inch TFT dash.
The suspension is the same
as the RS 457 in the 41mm in-
verted fork and rear monoshock,
both preload adjustable. Braking
comes in the form of the ByBre
four-piston front caliper grip-
ping a 320mm disc and Bosch
two-channel ABS system with
dual-mapping, available either
on both wheels or only on the
front. Aprilia claims a dry weight
350 pounds, before you add the
3.4 gallon of go juice.
The Tuono 457 enters the
market against bikes like the
Yamaha MT-03, Kawasaki's re-
cently revamped Ninja 500, and
the KTM 390 Duke.
Aprilia has not released price
or availability for the 2025
Tuono 457.
APRILIA
TUONO 457
As expected, Aprilia has unveiled
the naked version of its excellent
RS 457 sportbike to create the
Tuono 457, thus making a per-
fect family of high performance
nakeds and their sportbike broth-
ers in the RSV4/Tuono 1100, and
RS 660/Tuono 660.
Available in Puma Grey of the
Piranha Red colorways, priced at
$6599 MSRP and scheduled to
arrive in dealers by April of 2025,
the Tuono is very similar to the
RS 457 in that it runs the same
