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|competition = [[Kawasaki ZXR400]] <br /> [[Honda VFR400]] <br /> [[Suzuki RGV250]] | |competition = [[Kawasaki ZXR400]] <br /> [[Honda VFR400]] <br /> [[Suzuki RGV250]] | ||
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The '''[[Aprilia]] RS 250''' was a liquid-cooled, two-stroke, V-Twin Sport Bike [[motorcycle]] produced by [[Aprilia]] between 1995 and 2004. It could reach a top speed of 123 mph (198 km/h). Max [[torque]] was 30.24 ft/lbs (41.0 Nm) @ 10750 RPM. Claimed [[horsepower]] was 72.01 HP (53.7 KW) @ 11900 RPM. | |||
==Overview== | |||
The '''RS250''' is that increasingly rare item: a current [[two-stroke]] production roadbike. Emissions legislation worldwide has made the large-capacity two-stroke engine a thing of the past, with its poor fuel consumption and excessively dirty exhaust emissions. | The '''RS250''' is that increasingly rare item: a current [[two-stroke]] production roadbike. Emissions legislation worldwide has made the large-capacity two-stroke engine a thing of the past, with its poor fuel consumption and excessively dirty exhaust emissions. | ||
But [[Aprilia]]'s RS250 continues to provide some of the purest motorcycling performance available. The heart of the bike is a rather outdated engine, [[Suzuki RGV250|Suzuki's RGV250]] motor, first seen in 1989. It's a [[V-twin]] two-stroke, with several advanced power-boosting features, including guillotine-type power valves, electronically-controlled 34mm [[Mikuni]] flat-slide [[carburetors]] and ceramic-coated cylinders. | But [[Aprilia]]'s RS250 continues to provide some of the purest motorcycling performance available. The heart of the bike is a rather outdated engine, [[Suzuki RGV250|Suzuki's RGV250]] motor, first seen in 1989. It's a [[V-twin]] two-stroke, with several advanced power-boosting features, including guillotine-type power valves, electronically-controlled 34mm [[Mikuni]] flat-slide [[carburetors]] and ceramic-coated cylinders. | ||
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Since [[Suzuki]] discontinued its [[Suzuki RGV250|RGV250]], the RS250 has been unique in its class. The closest rivals to this mini-racebike are the four-cylinder 400cc four stroke machines like [[Honda VFR400|Honda's VFR400]] and [[Kawasaki ZXR400|Kawasaki's ZXR400]]. But these heavier machines can't provide the ultimate cornering experience of the RS250, nor the exhilaration of the 250's screaming two-stroke acceleration. | Since [[Suzuki]] discontinued its [[Suzuki RGV250|RGV250]], the RS250 has been unique in its class. The closest rivals to this mini-racebike are the four-cylinder 400cc four stroke machines like [[Honda VFR400|Honda's VFR400]] and [[Kawasaki ZXR400|Kawasaki's ZXR400]]. But these heavier machines can't provide the ultimate cornering experience of the RS250, nor the exhilaration of the 250's screaming two-stroke acceleration. | ||
==Engine== | ==Engine== | ||