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2006 Aprilia SXV & RXV Photo Gallery

2006 Aprilia SXV & RXV

2006 Aprilia SXV

For the people who prefer the taste of asphalt over dirt, there is the supermoto version, the SXV, though it won't be street-legal in America.

While the motors and chassis are basically the same on all four versions of these bikes, each one is tuned specifically for its intended purpose.

Nice tail! Yeah, the SXV rear-end is pretty sweet with the slash cut exhaust and high luminuosity LED tailight hanging out there.

Digital instruments, variable section aluminum bars with no cross bar and a bright-ass headlight helps the SXV & RXV look and feel...the same...

The SXV uses a more beefy 48mm fully adjustable inverted fork working with a similarly adjustable monoshock on the back.

The SXV uses the same electric-start V-Twin powerplant with the exact same specs as the RXV.

The big difference in the SXV can be found in the 5-speed transmission with supermoto-specific gear ratios.

The SXV Supermoto bike suspension features a fully adjustable mono-shock and rising-rate linkage.

You are looking at a massive 320mm wave rotor and a radial-mount caliper.

Slick styling points like the underseat exhaust might just set a trend in the off-road community if it works as well as it looks.

The tail end of the SXV has DOT written all over it. Although not the best looking lighting set-up, it is exactly fugly.

The 'variable section aluminum' swingarm is both stylish and functional. It supposed to be the most rigid ever found on an off-road bike.

The perimeter frame is one of the most noticably different components on the RXV and SXV machines.

The report is from Aprilia that despite the fact that the V2 motor is well, a Twin... It vibrates far less than any of the single-cylinder motors that the competition offers.

The V2 is very compact, yet the design allows for ease of access to the important parts like the spark plugs.

According to Aprilia, 'Every component of the RXV & SXV has been selected for both functionality and prestige.

The compact digital instrument cluster, LED taillight, sick bodywork maeks the RXV one gnarly dirt bike that will stand out in a crowd.

The Aprilia RXV is available in both 450 and 550 versions.

With a V-Twin in the cradle the RXV looks like plenty of fun in the woods.

Apparently it's difficult to keep the front end on the ground?

It looks like the test riders had a helluva lotta fun riding the RXV.

A digital instrument cluster takes care of all the necessary evils including trip meters, temperature, speed, etc, etc...

The swingarm on the SXV is wider than the RXV to accomodate the 6.5 in. rear wheel.

The RXV chassis is the same as the SXV. A tubular steel trellis frame is fitted to pressed aluminum side plates that are uniquely Aprilia.

Americans will get an opportunity to blaze through the woods on the 450 RXV and its Twin powerplant in 2006.

The Aprilia RXV is available in both 450 and 550 versions. America gets only the only the 450 RXV for '06, priced at $8,199.

Riders can back it in on the asphalt with the 120/70-17 up front and a wide 180/55-17 in the rear which give the SXV the requisite Supermoto look and performance.