When word dropped that Aprilia was going to celebrate America's 250th anniversary of becoming a thing, my first thought was, "What, why?" I mean, Aprilia is famously an Italian company, and while the States are an important market for the company, it ain't the end-all, be-all for the company, you know?
Then there's the motorcycle in question, the X 250th, which is ostensibly just another MotoGP-bred RSV4. It's a cool superbike, don't get me wrong. But I don't truly understand why Aprilia, of all companies, would be celebrating America's 250th birthday. Well, I must be in the minority, as while Aprilia said it'd only make 30 examples of the special edition motorcycle, and tacked on a truly eye-watering $150,000 price tag, all 30 have been sold.
And Aprilia did so in just 14 days. Clearly, I'm the weirdo in the equation.
