2006 was a great year for Aprilia in off-road racing, with the rider’s and manufacturer’s titles in the S2 class of the Supermotard World Championship as well as excellent results in the Enduro World Championship. From computer terminals to dirt tracks, from the drawing board to the supermotard circuit, Aprilia’s off-road teams and their development staff have not only won races in the field, but have invented, developed and tested new solutions to further improve on a machine that was already acknowledged as the perfect ‘rider’s bike’.
Aprilia has again shown its dedication to transferring competition technology directly to production motorcycles. The RXV and SXV are true competition bikes. Totally uncompromising, these machines are designed with just one thing in mind. Winning.


STYLE: IT’S THE DETAILS THAT COUNT.
As with all Aprilia motorcycles, the RXV and SXV have been designed with an almost obsessive attention to detail. Their unique design distinguishes them from the competition, and also makes them fantastically functional when pushed to the limit, like winning off-road racers should be.
The 2007 RXV also features new graphics for a more exclusive, racing look.
Clinical, decisive lines transmit a sensation of lightness and unbeatable build quality. The design team has worked hard to create a distinctive Aprilia look and feel, and has launched a whole new look in enduro and supermotard motorcycles. Your gaze is inevitably attracted to the superb technology of these bikes in the form of their V twin engines, mixed trellis and aluminum frames, and mighty swingarms. The design of the tail and rear side panels abandons traditional off-road styling and is totally innovative, just like the centrally mounted exhaust system with twin tail pipes under the rear mudguard. In fact, innovative design solutions catch your eye whichever way you look at the RXV and SXV. And Aprilia Racing colours confirm that these bikes are born to compete.
As always with Aprilia, goods looks are just the outward shell of ingenious design solutions. The fixed air guides for example, allow the fuel tank to pivot upwards, giving easy access to the filter box.
Everything about the RXV is designed for victory in off-road racing. The quest for perfection has driven the design team to pay close attention to even the smallest details, following input from the champions who have ridden the bike in top level racing. The seat is now lower and more rounded at the edges to enable riders of all statures to get a better grip on the ground. The same modification has been applied to the SXV too. The brake pedal has been reinforced to resist damage in the event of a fall or a collision with stones or branches. These are just some examples of how race development can cover all possible aspects of a motorcycle.