Aprilia LE RSV4 X-GP Celebrates RS-GP’s Debut in MotoGP

A special-edition Aprilia RSV4 X-GP was unveiled at the Catalunya Grand Prix in celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the RS-GP’s début in the premier category of World Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing.

The Aprilia RSV4 X-GP is part of the Factory Works program launched by Aprilia Racing and was conceived and created internally within the Noale Racing Department. The bike is available for the European market at a cost of €90,000 + VAT. (Parties interested in purchase in the Americas should contact customercare@us.piaggio.com to confirm pricing with specific market shipping and import costs.)

The RSV4 X-GP is the fifth generation of exclusive models, which began in 2019 with the RSV4 X, then with the Tuono X in 2020, followed in 2022 by the RSV4 X Trenta and in 2024 with the RSV4 X ex3ma.

“Ten years after their return to MotoGP, Aprilia Racing wanted to celebrate the occasion with a truly special X, drawing as much as possible from MotoGP and transferring many concepts of the RS-GP25 to a factory derivative bike,” said Massimo Rivola, CEO of Aprilia Racing. “This is certainly a unique, beautiful and extremely intriguing product capable of providing special sensations —– those that only racing riders know how to take full advantage of, but which even an amateur enthusiast can clearly perceive. It is a product for a select few which houses all of Aprilia Racing’s passion, technology and artisanal love for racing.”

 

Distinguished by “X” in its name in reference to the Roman numeral 10, the LE model’s design and livery are derived from the RS-GP25 racebike and features the aerodynamics package of the MotoGP racer, including the tail and leg wings.

The fairing shape on the sides that decrease air pressure between the ground and the fairing when the bike is leaned into a corner, so much that it creates a downforce that pushes the bike toward the ground.

All the fairings are made in carbon by PAN Compositi using the same procedures followed for the MotoGP bikes to keep it as faithful as possible to the Aprilia Racing prototype.

It has a carbon seat support, also made by PAN Compositi, with built-in structural and aerodynamic features that Aprilia says provides a more direct feeling to the rear tire’s performance.

“With the RSV4 X-GP, we wanted to take another step forward in our project of placing the most advanced technology in the hands of our customers,” said Fabiano Sterlacchini, technical director for Aprilia Racing. “Our engineers created something that is much more than an evolution of the extraordinary X project. It is a bike truly born out of MotoGP DNA. Several features demonstrate this: the aerodynamics with leg and tail wings derived directly from the RS-GP25, the structural carbon seat support, with technology like that used on the MotoGP bikes and an exceptional weight/power ratio. Numerous components—both visible and not—are new or have been optimized with the goal of ensuring performance and a riding experience in line with the highest standards of motorsport.”

A SC Project MotoGP-style double-pipe exhaust is said to maximize performance and provide a racing sound.

The 1099cc 65° V4 with racing SBK-specs has been prepared by the Aprilia Racing department and has a claimed maximum horsepower of 238 at 13,750 rpm (with max engine rpm at 14,100) and maximum torque at the crankshaft of 131 Nm at 11,750 rpm.

These numbers are achieved by specific tuning of the V4 that also includes an increased compression ratio, as well as the use of the high-permeability Sprint Filter racing air filter, airbox-intake trumpets with racing specs, the MotoGP-replica titanium double-pipe exhaust system made by SC Project with compensator, and the STM dry clutch.

The ECU that manages all the active electronic controls is the Aprilia Racing APX, the latest evolution of the one which was used in the WorldSBK Championships won by Biaggi and RSV4.

The APX system allows for calibration of front-wheel-lift mitigation and power, traction control, and engine braking for each individual gear. The APX system includes a built-in GPS system.

The double cradle aluminum frame holds mechanically controlled Öhlins suspension with dedicated setup, and the Brembo braking system includes a 19×16 front master cylinder combined with billet GP4 MS calipers fitted with Z04 pads that grip 5.5” DP 330 “T Drive” brake disks, and the rear brake is gripped by a nickel-plated caliper.

The Aprilia RSV4 X-GP rides on a set of Marchesini rims forged in magnesium, shod with the same slicks Pirelli uses in the World Superbike Championship (125/70 CS-1 at the front and 200/65 SC-X at the rear).

Both mudguards are carbon, and the button cluster on the right handlebar are done by Racing by Jetprime. The adjustable footpegs, the clutch lever, the fuel cap, and the engine crankcase and front-brake lever guards are made by Spider, as well as the steering plate, which bears the production number of the unit, are all billet aluminum.

The oversized water and oil radiators have WorldSBK technology, whereas the transmission includes a titanium rear sprocket and lighter front sprocket by PBR, as well as an RK 520 chain.

Each of the 30 Aprilia RSV4 X-GP units, available on the European market at a cost of €90,000 + VAT, can be booked exclusively online from September online at https://factoryworks.aprilia.com/en

A Yashi laptop preloaded with software to manage the ECU parameters and electronics is included with the purchase of the bike, and so is a visit to the Racing Department and a dedicated NFT for the digital copy of the certificate of authenticity.

Other included add-ons include tire warmers, titanium front and rear wheel stands, a floor mat and a bike cover.

Aprilia LE RSV4 X-GP Specifications

Built by Aprilia Racing, non-street legal

 

For more information, visit https://factoryworks.aprilia.com/en

 

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