If you’re a motorcycle racing fan, you’ve probably noticed the shifting landscape in the road racing ranks by now. Large-capacity twins can now line up on supersport grids worldwide and twin-powered sportbikes have also gained popularity in the lower classes. With young American riders climbing through MotoAmerica’s Junior Cup and Twins Cup series, the market continues to adapt to the new norms.
When Aprilia released the RS 660 in October, 2020, the twin-powered supersport quickly rose to the top of the MotoAmerica Twins Cup crop. In 2021, Aprilia rider Kaleb De Keyrel clinched the Twin Cup championship by a landslide, racking up 234 points over the course of the 14-race season. Yamaha rider Hayden Schultz may have finished second in the rider standings, but his 166 points left him 68 points behind the Aprilia man.
