Base RSV4 and tuono caught testing

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by fnfalman

Dude, the Super Duke is barely two years old. Yeah, there are naked bikes since Day One. They used to be known as Standards. But Aprilia was the first that turned a sport bike into a killer naked bike. Granted that nobody else done that until now with Ducati and the Street Fighter, and of course Buell with the 1125CR. The Super Duke and the Speed Triples were designed to be hooligan bikes from the beginning. The Ducati Monster S4/S4R/S4RS used the testastretta engine from the 998/999 but didn't have the stiff chassis to handle all that power.

the tuono was kind of its own class for a while. Got rave reviews when it first came out. A few friends have them and they love them. Dont see it as a track bike much in thes eparts but people say its a great street bike.

Tom