…test - the Aprilia Tuono, Ducati S4R Monster and Triumph Speed Triple.The Italian Twins return to defend their top two positions from '06, with the Aprilia Tuono our reigning Streetfighter champion. The Ducati is unchanged from '06, but Aprilia saw fit to equip us this year with its 2007 Tuono Factory…

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…happed with the Tuono.?One of my very first assignments on the job some two summers ago was participating as one of the test riders in Managing Editor Bart Madson?s 2007 Streetfighter II Comparo. On that sweltering 118-degree afternoon, I distinctively remember not only how well the Aprilia performed but…

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…the 2007 Ducati S4R, at 428 lbs. Coming in just 5 lbs heavier is the sultry MV Agusta Brutale 910S, itself 8 lbs lighter than the new-for-2006 Aprilia Tuono R. Triumph's iconic Speed Triple was the heaviest of the lot at 462 lbs. It's slightly ironic that the two bikes with steel in their frames were…

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…contestant. Picking a twin-cylinder machine to fit our requirements proved to be more problematic. Sure, given our druthers we would've picked an Aprilia Tuono or a Ducati Monster S4S, but that would've blown our budget. We had originally planned to include the standard SV1000, but Suzuki discontinued that…

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…with the favorable reception of its V7 Cafe and Cafe Classic.In a similar vein,?Aprilia?is rumored to be working on a naked version of the RSV4 in Tuono style. This one seems to make more sense given?its now public announcement that they are soon to offer 12 new bikes to the market in the near future…

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…long peg feelers remained unscathed.Aprilia wanted to get us up to speed slowly before unleashing us on the new bikes, so they first sent the assembled journos around the twisting desert circuit on Tuonos, the streetfighter version of last year's Mille. The Tuono has proved to be one of the most desirable…

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The 2007 Aprilia Tuono Factory came in as the favorite for the win in this year's comparo, the non-Factory version of the Tuono streetfighter having taken top honors in our '06 comparo.Aprilia Tuono Factory The Aprilia Tuono Factory emerging as the victor of this year's Streetfighter Comparo is not really…

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…be said for the purity of the air-cooled Monsters, it's hard not to think the S4R series is the best yet.Aprilia Tuono First Place (89.5%)Duke lifts the front wheel on the victorious Aprilia Tuono. The versatile Italian Twin provided an excellent ride in all conditions, making it one of the best do-it…

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…will signal the return of models like the Street Scrambler!Ducati is considering producing a Streetfighter version of the 1098 similar to the Aprilia Tuono. At the moment it is just a thought, but given the public reaction to the question posed by the factory, it seems the idea could gather momentum…

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…that later), sounds great and packs a mean punch, too. But for the first time this really is an Aprilia for the masses, it's devilishly simple and un-intimidating to ride (so it's definitely not a Tuono, then) and it's cheap, too. When it hits the showrooms in June it's going to cost less than six-grand…

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