Aprilia

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This article is about the motorcycle manufacturer. For the city in Latina, Italy, see Aprilia, Lazio. For other uses including people with the name, see Aprilia (disambiguation).

Aprilia
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryMotorcycle
Founded1945 (1945)
FounderAlberto Beggio
Headquarters
Noale
,
Italy
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Rocco Sabelli (CEO)
ProductsMotorcycles & Scooters
ParentPiaggio & Co. SpA
Websiteaprilia.com

Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded immediately after World War II in Noale, Italy, by Alberto Beggio. The company started as a manufacturer of bicycles and moved on to manufacture scooters and small-capacity motorcycles. In more recent times Aprilia has produced large sportbikes such as the 1,000 cc V-twin RSV Mille and the V4 RSV4.

Aprilia has supported a strong motorsport competition program, beginning with motocross racing and then a world championship-winning road racing program. The company was acquired by Piaggio in 2004.

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