Ok, I can't wait any longer...I gotta share this!
Back in 1999 my uncle and a family friend bought brand new Series 2 Aprilia RS250 Cup Challenge bikes. My uncle went on to get Rookie of the Year and the #1 novice plate in the AFM the following year with his. My other friend crashed on the track right in front of me at Buttonwillow Raceway and then rebuilt his for the street.
Fast forward almost 20 years and the friend that crashed in front of me wants to get rid of all his Aprilia stuff. I made a deal and I'm picking everything up this Wednesday.
I've ridden this bike on the track back in '99 and I also took a spin on it in the mountains behind my house last summer. I grew up in the world of 2-stroke GP racing and this bike just scratches an itch that I've had for a long time. The Arrow pipes, banana swingarm...I love it all! Oh and the street legal one is a biposto
My buddy amassed 3 bikes in the past couple of decades. Parts are hard to come by so hisstash has grown over the years. One bike is running perfect and has a license plate...ready to rock! The second bike is track only and will need to be gone through before it will run nice (carb cleaning, new tires, etc...). The third bike is in pieces on his shelf. The basket case bike has a 17 digit VIN so that one could potentially be made street legal too.
Here are the only crappy pics I have right now. Better ones to follow when I pick everything up on Wednesday.
Some more info on these bikes if you're not familiar. The engine is based on the RGV250 from Suzuki massaged by Aprilia:
http://newatlas.com/go/2542/
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