06 Tuono: official picture

Aprilia has released the first official picture of the 2006 Tuono 1000 R

The updates for 2006 include:

Brand new styling

New 133bhp V 60 Magnesium engine

‘Dynamic air intake’

New electronic fuel injection system with 57 mm throttle bodies

New 16 bit engine management unit

New exhaust system with twin silencers and three way catalytic converter with Lambda oxygen sensor

New aluminium alloy perimeter frame

New double banana aluminium swingarm

New rear suspension linkages

Lighter steering yoke

Download the pdf below to read Aprilia’s own official press release on the new bike. See link right for how we reported on spy pictures of the bike as it broke cover last week.

See MCN – out on Wednesday September 14 (05) – for our less partisan report.

See links, right, for all the new bikes of 2006.

Download the Aprilia press release HERE

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