The "born bad" bike that was ahead of its time
Aprilia's current MotoGP challenger is the strongest it has ever produced and will undoubtedly bring it credible success this year. But its roots lie with a radically innovative bike "born bad" in the early 2000s
In 2002, the upper echelon of grand prix motorcycling experienced a sudden and seismic shift in its technical regulations.
Having raced with 500cc engines since the inception of the category in 1949, the top class moved to 990cc powerplants, opening up the engine capacity to something almost twice as large.
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