Rotax is making the Shiver and Mano engines? Really? That's news to me. I could have sworn Aprilia had taken those in house.....but really it makes more sense that they have Rotax do it. Any links to verify this?
I'd also heard the SVX's were made in house....but they really LOOK like something Rotax had done.
So which is it? Our local mags here in the US are saying Rotax are OUT at
Aprilia.
The big news here ATM is the 1000cc Aprilia (made in house?) V-4 motor. This motor will power their world superbike as well as a streetbike version sport bike and who knows what else.
Reports claim it's all in house made at Aprilia and spy pic is from the Noale design center.
Sorry, brain fade...Aprilia are now building the motors for the latest bikes right enough! There's a new engineer who's responsible for the 450/550's apparently.
