Aprilia’s RS 457 is the newest entry into its sportbike lineup. It features a 457cc parallel twin with a 270-degree crank, makes a claimed 48 hp and 32 lb.-ft. of torque, and weighs 386 pounds. Building completely new from the ground up, Aprilia followed the same design philosophy as the RS 660 for this lightweight sportbike: utilizing the engine as the main structure component of the motorcycle, but developing the RS 457 into a smaller, more accessible package that meets European A2 license requirements.
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00:00This is Aprilia's RS457, their newest entry into their sport bike lineup.
00:05Features a 457cc parallel twin with a 270 degree crank.
00:09Makes the claim 49 horsepower, 32 pound-feet of torque.
00:13Weighs right around 386 pounds.
00:15It's got three ride modes, sport, eco, rain, three levels of traction control, as well as you can disable traction control.
00:22You got two levels of ABS.
00:23You can disable ABS at the rear wheel.
00:25You can switch modes on the fly, switch traction control on the fly.
00:28Super sport bike DNA in this bike.
00:31You got a 320 millimeter single rotor up front with a four-piston bi-breed caliper, dual-piston bi-breed caliper at the rear,
00:39aluminum frame with a steel swingarm, all mounting to the engine, as well as exhaust and the foot pegs.
00:46This is all an effort to keep the bike light and nimble.
00:48All right, here we are at Autodroma Modena in Italy.
00:56This thing has a really agile chassis.
00:58Gives you a lot of good front-end feel.
01:01This is a really good track bike.
01:06And they really worked hard on making sure they achieved that.
01:09But, as much as they did make sure it's good as a street bike.
01:17But, riding on the roads and stuff, it's really important to them to make sure this bike performs well on the racetrack or the Pista, as they say.
01:35This engine, you can really ride a gear high, third gear right through there.
01:41Makes it really nice.
01:43You got this good torque curve right off the bottom.
01:46There's a really planted chassis.
01:48You look like no fork dive, just razor-sharp handling.
01:54See?
01:55I tried second gear right there earlier, but found that you got to really grab that shift early.
02:02And prefer just staying in a gear high on this tighter track at my speed, I'm fine.
02:10And I'm mostly using third through almost the whole course, and then get up into fourth and fifth on the straights.
02:22See, fourth gear, fifth gear, got rear ABS deactivated, the accessories quick shifter coming in, good feel on the front, kind of missed my apex.
02:42This is a really agile bike, which for me, with not a whole lot of track experience, really good and confidence-inspiring.
02:51I like it on the brakes pretty hard into this corner.
02:55Really good feel from the front brake.
03:00And that fork, they talked about it.
03:02They really wanted a stiff fork and just a stiff chassis in general for that track performance.
03:10They realized to a certain extent you're going to have to compromise road performance.
03:17See, like, just flicking it from one corner to the next.
03:20It's really nice, kind of ran that thing wide.
03:26Got off the brake, kind of ruining my lines here, but nonetheless, really good feel.
03:33I feel like I can push this bike, and for me, this is a bike that would be really good to get into track days.
03:41I'm just getting eager here, cutting in a little too early, but nonetheless, this bike is really a lot of fun.
03:51Super confidence-inspiring.
03:53Just a lot of good front-end feel.
03:55Like, I just, even though I'm not hitting my, oh, I've got missed the shift.
04:01Got that quick shifter.
04:03Even though I'm missing my lines and kind of struggling as far as where to be on the racetrack a little bit.
04:08As much as it is a stiff chassis, it's so planted that it's actually pretty forgiving because you just have really good feel, really good grip levels.
04:23And you've got this nice, torquey engine.
04:27That has a really strong mid-range.
04:30Got to wait on that corner a bit more.
04:33Same with this one.
04:35I just love that torque feel.
04:37You just crack the throttle, and you have so much response, and you have the classic parallel twin engine pulses.
04:47And, man, I'm already getting more and more, even though I'm, I've limited track experience, with each lap, each corner, each section, it's gaining so much confidence.
05:02Price point, under $7,000.
05:05Pretty good, man.
05:09And the, the ride-by-wire system, which Aprilia was a pioneer in, really good on this bike.
05:17I've spent a little bit of time on a Tuono, the Touareg, some of their other models, the RS660, and I remember, it wasn't terrible, but I remember having a little bit of sort of a big feel right at the crack of the throttle.
05:35This one does not have that same sensation.
05:40It's really good.
05:42We're in the lowest traction control setting right now.
05:47With rear ABS-C activated, sport mode, most aggressive engine mapping and throttle response.
06:01We also have,
06:01we also have,
06:05you also have a,
06:06rain mode,
06:08and eco,
06:09with dedicated TC,
06:12and ABS settings.
06:14There's only, there's two ABS settings, one and two.
06:17One is going to be a street,
06:21and there's going to be a track ABS.
06:23Good brake feel out of these Vibri,
06:26Vibri.
06:27It's got us out of the Vibri caliper,
06:30four piston caliper up front,
06:32two in the rear.
06:33You got a single,
06:35320 millimeter disc,
06:37up front.
06:38It's getting right up to the rev limiter right there in third.
06:43Wow, it's really good on the front end.
06:48It's amazing.
06:49On the brake,
06:50trail braking into the corner.
06:52It's such a good feel.
06:54I mean, man,
06:55it seems like a little race bike.
06:57I like,
07:03how you can turn off rear ABS.
07:06I don't know,
07:07that's the fastest way for me around the track,
07:09but,
07:10I can feel the rear kind of,
07:11sliding and skidding,
07:13on the rear brake,
07:14and,
07:15definitely not the fastest guy out here,
07:18so,
07:19I'm worried about my lap times,
07:21but,
07:22it makes it a lot of fun.
07:24It's so playful,
07:25but still,
07:26so capable.
07:31You know,
07:32it's,
07:33they,
07:34they're really targeting a younger,
07:35demographic,
07:36with a little bit less experience,
07:38kind of someone like me,
07:40but,
07:41there's a lot of good,
07:42fast experienced guys out here,
07:44and,
07:45I think they're having just as much fun.
07:49For experienced guys,
07:50that are looking for maybe,
07:51a little lightweight,
07:53track bike,
07:54I think they'll really appreciate this bike.
07:58Alright,
07:59we're all done here,
08:00riding the RS 457,
08:01at the circuit,
08:02in Modena,
08:03Italy.
08:04Amazing motorcycle,
08:05super,
08:06racy,
08:07super agile chassis,
08:08lot of great front end feel,
08:10really stiff suspension,
08:11you got adjustable preload,
08:12on the fork,
08:13as well as,
08:14on the shock,
08:1541 millimeter fork,
08:16and man,
08:17this thing,
08:18just,
08:19clearly is an RS,
08:20it's got that,
08:21RS Aprilia,
08:22racy DNA.
08:23This thing was amazing,
08:24on the racetrack,
08:25super agile,
08:26you can really push the bike hard,
08:28great front end feel,
08:30switchable ride modes,
08:32switchable traction control,
08:33you can turn traction control off,
08:34turn off rear ABS,
08:36really,
08:37back the thing into a corner,
08:38and man,
08:39dude,
08:40I have no complaints,
08:42about this bike,
08:43this is just an amazing,
08:44lightweight street bike,
08:45maybe the best in class,
08:47we can't say that yet,
08:48until we get them all together,
08:49on the same day,
08:50and ride them,
08:51but for sure,
08:52this is a contender,
08:53this bike retails for,
08:54right around,
08:55$6,700,
08:56in this colorway right here,
08:58$200 more,
08:59for the sort of racy inspired,
09:01livery,
09:02the GP inspired livery,
09:04but,
09:05I mean,
09:06there's no complaints,
09:07lightweight, agile,
09:08great front end feel,
09:09super torquey motor,
09:11you get roughly around,
09:1280% of the torque,
09:13at 3000 RPM,
09:15and man,
09:16coming off corners,
09:17in third gear,
09:18even tight,
09:19slow speed corners,
09:20the thing just hooks up,
09:21pulls away,
09:22you got,
09:23we had the optional,
09:24quick shifter today,
09:25I mean,
09:26man,
09:27this was just an amazing experience,
09:28on a racetrack,
09:29with this super,
09:30racy,
09:31lightweight sport bike,
09:32so,
09:33that's gonna wrap up,
09:34this onboard review,
09:35of course,
09:36check out the link,
09:37in the description,
09:38really break down,
09:39the technical details,
09:40of this bike,
09:41as well as the riding impressions,
09:42and of course,
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09:48what sport bike,
09:49in the lightweight category,
09:50are you looking at?
09:51good night,
09:52good night,
09:53good night,