For a relatively small Italian brand, Aprilia punches way above its weight. It doesn’t have the scale of Ducati or the nostalgia of MV Agusta, but what it does have is serious racing pedigree, and a long-standing reputation for building some of the sharpest-handling bikes in the world. From the RS 125s that launched countless racing careers to the V4-powered monsters that sit at the spotlight of today’s superbike conversation, Aprilia’s always been more about results than noise.
That’s what makes this new trademark filing from Piaggio so exciting. Just filed with IP offices in both the EU and UK, the trademark hints at something called the Aprilia X GP. And for fans of the brand’s ultra-limited “X” series, that little name drop could mean we’re about to see Aprilia’s most race-focused machine yet.
