Rennie Scaysbrook | November 5, 2024
As expected, Aprilia has unveiled the naked version of its excellent RS 457 sportbike to create the Tuono 457, thus making a perfect family of high performance nakeds and their sportbike brothers in the RSV4/Tuono 1100, and RS 660/Tuono 660.
Available in Puma Grey of the Piranha Red colorways, priced at $6599 MSRP and scheduled to arrive in dealers by April of 2025, the Tuono is very similar to the RS 457 in that it runs the same twin-spar aluminum chassis (the only one in its class), and the same parallel-twin motor that pumps out a claimed 48 hp at 9400 rpm and 32 lb-ft of torque at 6200 rpm.
The Aprilia Tuono 457 in Piranha Red.
The Tuono 457 gets a ride-by-wire throttle and three riding modes in Eco, Rain and Sport, ABS and traction control (not Cornering ABS/TC as there’s no six-axis IMU), and a five-inch TFT dash.
The suspension is the same as the RS 457 in the 41mm inverted fork and rear monoshock, both preload adjustable. Braking comes in the form of the ByBre four-piston front caliper gripping a 320mm disc and Bosch two-channel ABS system with dual-mapping, available either on both wheels or only on the front. Aprilia claims a dry weight 350 lb, before you add the 3.4 gallon of go juice.
The Aprilia Tuono 457 in the Puma Grey colorway.
The Tuono 457 enters the market against bikes like the Yamaha MT-03, Kawasaki’s recently revamped Ninja 500, and the KTM 390 Duke. There’s also a massive line of accessories developed by Aprilia for the Tuono 457, including a single-seat cover, different footpegs, brake and clutch levers, a quickshifter, USB port, tire pressure monitor, comfort seat, anti-theft alarm, and different race-spec brake pads. Aprilia has also teamed with Alpinestars to create a full line of Tuono 457 accessory clothing.
Aprilia has not released final specs for the 2025 Tuono 457 but we’ll update this article with them when they become available.
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