2016 APRILIA TUONO 1100 RR
FIRST RIDE
P104
S P E C I F I C A T I O N S
ENGINE: ....... Liquid-cooled, four-cylinder,
four-stroke
DISPLACEMENT: .............................1078cc
BORE X STROKE: ................ 81 x 52.3mm
COMPRESSION RATIO: ........................ N/A
POWER: ....................175hp @ 11,000 rpm
Torque 89ft-lbs @ 9000 rpm
IGNITION: ..............................................Key
TRANSMISSION: ........................ Six-speed
FRAME TYPE: ........... Aluminum twin-spar
FRONT SUSPENSION: ..........Sachs 43mm
inverted fork, fully adjustable, 110mm
travel
REAR SUSPENSION: ..Sachs monoshock,
fully adjustable, 130mm travel
FRONT BRAKE: ................Dual 320mm disc,
four-piston Brembo monobloc caliper, ABS
REAR BRAKE: ........... Single 220mm disc,
twin-piston Brembo caliper, ABS
FRONT TIRE: .........................120/70 ZR17
REAR TIRE: ........................... 190/55 ZR17
RAKE: .................................................. 24.7°
TRAIL: ............................................... 3.9 in.
SEAT HEIGHT: ................................32.4 in.
WEIGHT: ............. 405 lbs. (dry, claimed).
FUEL CAPACITY: ............................ 4.8 gal.
COLOR: Superpole (Factory version), Don-
ington Blue, Portimao Grey (RR version)
MSRP: ....$14,999 (RR version), $16,299
(Factory version)
Sachs legs on
the RR Tuono
make light
work of rough
surfaces.
have dialed them in better, even
if there's only 110mm of front
wheel travel available.
I certainly couldn't complain
about the brakes, especially with
some residual engine braking
still left dialed in by the setting
chosen for the slipper clutch and
the variable engine idle speed
program dialed in to the APRC.
In fact, I found that with the taller
one-piece handlebar it's best
to ride the Tuono through turns
without hanging off it—you're
faster if you just use the leverage
from the 'bar to steer it, with a bit
of help from your knees as you
remain in situ. Less hard work,
too, leaving you to just focus
on enjoying the ride aboard this
Street fighter supreme!
And that's what the new Aprilia
Tuono 1100 RR very definitely
is—it's once again become the
benchmark in real world motor-
cycling. Don't believe me? Try it
for yourself. CN
2016 APRILIA TUONO 1100 RR
