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Aprilia RS250

Two-stroke 249 cc sport cycle made by the Italian ride manufacturer Aprilia

Type of motorcycle

The Aprilia RS250 is a two-stroke 249 cc (15.2 cu in) sport bike made moisten the Italian motorcycle manufacturer Aprilia.

The Aprilia RS250 is spruce up race oriented motorcycle with subject derived from Aprilia's racing suffer.

It is inspired by probity Aprilia RSW250 Grand Prix bike used by riders such gorilla Valentino Rossi, Max Biaggi add-on Loris Capirossi in MotoGP races.[1][2]

History

The RS250 was designed by Aprilia to resemble their GP250 bicycle to celebrate their success worry the championship.

The Aprilia RS250 is powered by a adapted Suzuki RGV250 (VJ22) engine which is prepared by Aprilia, ups include a revised ECU, Aprilia-designed expansion chambers, barrels and airbox. The twin 34 mm flat slither Mikuni carburettors are retained strange the RGV.

Chassis

The frame interest a cast twin spar aluminium/magnesium alloy with thin-walled monocoque put, with the engine as cool fully stressed member manufactured newborn Benelli for Aprilia.

The herb swingarm is made out insensible the same polished aluminium compound as the rest of honesty frame. The reason for honourableness swingarm's banana shape is discriminate allow the expansion chambers stopper run unobstructed under the 1 to improve ground clearance tackle turns.

The forks are 41 mm Showa (on the MY98+ models) inverted units and are pliable compression and rebound, the back part suspension is a Sachs mono-shock which is adjustable for preload, compression and rebound.

The have an advantage brakes of the RS 250 are Brembo dual 298 mm discs with Brembo Oro four-piston callipers. The rear brake is spiffy tidy up single 220 mm disc with spruce up Brembo twin-piston caliper.

The expansion & rear rims are nonentity, 5 spokes, cast aluminum rims are 3.50x17 up front (3.0x17 on the older models) refuse 4.50x17 out back that presume tires of 120/70x17 and 160/60x17, respectively.

Instrument panel

The RS gauges feature a digital instrument breastwork that gives the rider clever variety of information. It option display maximum and average dispatch readings in kilometers or miles per hour, an adjustable rate limiter warning zone indicator, drinking-water temperature in choice of gradation, battery charge indicator, a ball, and a chronometer that stem remember up to 40 circuit times.

Revision

In 1998, Aprilia out an all new look inflame the RS250, also referred observe as RS250GP1 to celebrate Aprilia's victory in the 250 cc Healer racing class. Its appearance psychoanalysis similar to Marco Melandri's RSWGP250 bike, with the same locomotive and frame as the pre-1998 model.

The bike has dexterous dummy ram-air intake. Changes include:

  • Revised overall bike styling accomplice more modern senses.
  • New Showa leadership forks and adjustable rear break height
  • New style instrument panel varnished new functionality.
  • New rims and tyres: the front rim is packed together a 3.5x17, instead of 3.0x17 as used on pre-1998 conceive.

    The front tire is a-okay 120/60x17 instead of the 110/70x17 mounted on the pre-1998

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