At EICMA 2023, Aprilia unveiled its smallest performance-oriented model to date, the RS 457. Following in the footsteps of its bigger sibling, the RS 660, the RS 457 caters to sporty riders looking to enter the grassroots of motorcycle racing, or simply looking for a practical and tractable sportbike for both the street and the track.
That being said, we’re already starting to see the small-displacement sportbike roll into multiple markets. Interestingly, pricing info in the US was one of the first to be announced, with the RS 457 starting at a rather attractive $6,799 for the Prismatic Dark and Opalescent Light colorways, and $6,899 fo the more premium, racing-inspired Racing Stripes livery. Now, the sportbike has just been launched in India at the recently concluded India Bike Week, and its super affordable price tag could make folks from other markets a bit jealous.
