Two exclusive and very expensive bikes launched

[SoCal250]

A couple incredible (and very expensive) new bikes were announced at the GP in Austin this year:

The $165,000 Ducati Superleggera V4 Centenario, a 1100cc, 247 HP, 368 lbs (with the included race kit installed), road-legal ultra superbike. It's got carbon everywhere, including the chassis, wheels, body, and even ceramic carbon brake discs. To mark the 100th anniversary of Ducati 500 units will be sold in Rosso Centenario red and 100 in Tricolore livery.


And the newest Aprilia model in the X series, the $150,000 Aprilia X 250th, which celebrates the 250th anniversary of United States independence. The bike is a 240 HP, track-only RSV4 1099cc built by the racing department and includes an SBK-spec engine and ECU, carbon-carbon brakes, full carbon fairing with MotoGP aero, magnesium wheels, and titanium paddock stands. Only 30 units will be sold, 25 of them in the US. I spoke with an Aprilia rep at dinner on Sunday night in Austin and he said they had already pre-sold 20 of them.

[RDryan]

Wow, very impressive. Talking strictly in terms of HP figures that's quite a markup for an extra 40hp ish compared to a current new 2026 liter bike XYZ brand offerings. Of course there is so much more going on with those two GP spec. racebikes.

Me?...I'd probably take an H2R over those.

[m in sc]

ill take the 300hp h2r for 50k. that's ridiculous

[sav0r (CL MotoTech)]

I bet replacing the brakes is a couple of grand. On some of the Ferrari's I have worked on, a brake job is $40k in parts.

I imagine the majority of those will never turn a wheel, but it will take some talent to ride them if they do. Carbon brakes are tricky to get fired up and working.

[Dvsrd]

ill take the 300hp h2r for 50k. that's ridiculous

However,  the H2R is a porker compared to the Ducati....

[m in sc]

im sure the extra 50+ hp and 115k lower price tag will make it easier to deal with.

come on  lol.

have have ridden a regular 'lowly' h2 i can say, i cant imagine that bike with another 100 HP. I mean you can flash a regular z h2 and get the same HP out of it as that ducati, with -no- hardware changes.. for under 20k.

Boutique, exclusive, bikes likes those are absolutely fkn useless. as said, no ones actually going to ride them. The reason i bring it up is, if ducati made on of those available at 20-30k, they'd be relevant IMHO. Other than that, its just garage wall poster material.

[sav0r (CL MotoTech)]

I know a collector that only collects crated bikes.

When you have FU money it doesn't need to make sense.

Most of us here want to ride or tinker, or some combination of that.

Those bikes aren't for us.

[RDryan]

I know,it makes sense. Definitely not the bike for me. However if the timing were right and I have absolutely no common sense and just had to have it and said to heck with my life savings. I imagine the Ducati at least could very well be a solid investment. Of course it would be living in a crate and totally useless.

[busa1300]

I know the Aprilia has a dry clutch installed. So I dug around and found the company that makes the set up to convert over. Eventually it will be in the Aprilia parts books, but it can be bought in Italy right now.
Seriously considering the conversion .....    ....unnecessary, but so is my 217hp rated RSV4 1100 to start with


Dry clutch fetish

https://youtube.com/shorts/DLehEUXdnJg?si=rf-CHLF2BIB6qcZU

[m in sc]

its cool they exist but meh.

my philosophy on life is:

living is about fulfilling wants.

needs are there for survival.

I def dont want or need either of those. but id def ride them if given the opportunity.

[SoCal250]

All 30 of the Aprilias sold out in 14 days.