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APRILIA RS660

100hp from a usable, twin-cylinder motor that has character and punch on the road, inserted into an easy-going chassis, then covered in sexy bodywork and given a just-about-affordable price – what is not to like? I wish I had come up with this idea.

Despite its supersport styling, Aprilia’s RS660 wasn’t designed for the track; this is a comfortable and unintimating road bike with a typically Aprilia sporting edge. The RS660 is powered by a parallel twin with a 260-degree crank, which

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