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35-566: Jincheng is among the top 500 Chinese large enterprise companies with net assets of US$ 200 million and fixed assets of US$ 450 million. Motorcycles are a large part of their business, exporting 80 models to almost 40 countries and are ranked top in the Chinese Motorcycle sector. In 2006 Devon Motorcycles, who distribute Jincheng motorcycles in the United States, teamed up with them to make Aprilia motorcycles and engines. It

70-467: A Rotax 1000cc engine. In 1999, Aprilia entered World Superbike Championship racing with its RSV Mille, and during 2000, Aprilia acquired Moto-Guzzi and Laverda, both historic heritage Italian marques. In 2000, Aprilia launched the 50 cc DiTech (Direct Injection Technology) two stroke engine for scooters which provides high mileage and low emissions, and also the RST Futura , a sport tourer, and

105-511: A fully-independent team using Ducati bikes. Aprilia's factory team is named Aprilia Racing. In 2025 , Jorge Martín signed for the factory team from Pramac Racing after Marc Márquez moved to the factory Ducati Team , replacing the retiring Aleix Espargaró . Aprilia entered the Superbike World Championship in 1999 using a homologation special version of their V-twin road bike RSV Mille . They were third in

140-516: A strong motorsport competition program, beginning with motocross racing and later a achieving sucesso in road racing championships program. The company was acquired by Piaggio Group in 2004. Aprilia, named after the pre-war Lancia Aprilia , was founded after the Second World War by Cavaliere Alberto Beggio as a bicycle production factory at Noale , Italy , in the province of Venice . Alberto's son, Ivano Beggio , took over

175-732: Is also a partner of numerous European breakers. It produces components and engines for Italjet used in the new Dragster model, supplies its Jincheng Grasshopper 125/200 scooter to the Austrian KSR Group which resells it in Europe and Asia under the Malaguti brand rebadged Malaguti Mission. Also supplies its Tiramisù 125 scooter to Spanish MH Motorcycle (Motorhispania) which sell as a MH Fasty 125. Aprilia 45°32′45″N 12°04′15″E  /  45.5458747°N 12.0709374°E  / 45.5458747; 12.0709374 Aprilia

210-450: Is also notable for choosing atypical engine configurations. For example, they progressed with development of a V-2 500 cc Grand Prix bike when other teams were moving to V-4 configurations for what some believed was better and more usable power outputs. Aprilia continued this trend, taking advantage of lighter minimum weights with the introduction of their RS Cube MotoGP bike – featuring three cylinders in an inline triple layout,

245-561: Is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded immediately after World War II in Noale , Italy, by Alberto Beggio. The company started as a manufacturer of bicycles and moved on to manufacture scooters and small-capacity motorcycles. Since in the 1980's, Aprilia has also produced large sportbikes such as the 1,000 cc V-twin RSV Mille and the V4 RSV4 . Aprilia has supported

280-1022: Is one of the top three leading motorcycle manufacturers in China. They have a joint venture with Suzuki , Nanjing Jincheng Suzuki Motorcycle Co., Ltd, it is a partner with Aprilia. In 2006, it exported more than half a million motorcycles to 50 countries around the world. It has subsidiaries in Argentina, Columbia, and Nigeria. Jincheng Group Imp & Exp Co. Ltd. offers international trading and international cooperation services. It imports and exports motorcycles, machinery, special-purpose vehicles, vehicle accessories, equipment, and other products. The brand name includes manufacture and distribution of at least 77 vehicles, 59 models, types and all kinds of two and three-wheeled motorized vehicles: cargo trikes, cub bikes, motomotorcycles, scooters, underbone motorcycles, moto three-wheelers tricycle trucks, mopeds, 50cc scooters, and 50cc underbone motorcycles, etc. Notwithstanding

315-441: The 1991 Czechoslovak motorcycle Grand Prix with rider Alessandro Gramigni winning the 125cc race. In 1992 , they won their first road racing world championship with Gramigni winning the 125cc class. They continued to be successful in the smaller displacement categories, winning numerous races and championships in the 125 cc and 250 cc Grand Prix classes. However, their 500 cc Grand Prix bikes failed to attain

350-520: The 2012 and 2013 seasons Aprilia's ART machinery stood out as the best CRT bikes. In 2015 , Aprilia partnered with Gresini Racing as a factory-supported independent team. The team competed as the Aprilia Racing Team Gresini with an all-new 1000cc V4 -engined RS-GP . In 2022 , Aprilia entered the series as an official factory team for the first time since 2004. Their previously supported Gresini Racing team returned to

385-723: The FIM World Championship. They have also been in and out of the FIM MotoGP World Championship and FIM Superbike World Championship . Aprilia also feature in the off-road racing world, with their 450 cc V-2 motocrosser producing respectable results, including race wins, in both Motocross and Supermoto categories. Aprilia entered the Grand Prix road racing world championships in 1985 and since then it has seen varying successes. Aprilia won their first world championship race at

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420-865: The Nanjing Jincheng Suzuki Motorcycle joint venture was born, based in Nanjing, which allowed the Suzuki brand to officially enter the Chinese market. In 1995 Jincheng Group obtained the ISO9001 quality certificate. Subsequently, the company continued its expansion plan especially in the Asian and South American markets; in 1997 the first assembly plant was founded in Colombia and subsequently landed in Argentina. In 1998 Honda bought

455-575: The 125-250 cc range. In 2000, he signed an agreement with the Italian company Italjet to sell its Jincheng Eupolo maxiscooter in Europe under the Italian brand. This model will be imported from 2001 and renamed Italjet Jupiter in 125, 150 and 250 displacements. In 2002 it obtained the ISO14001 international quality certificate. At the end of 2003, a strategic agreement was signed with Aprilia to produce scooters and engines under license in China with

490-564: The 1990s, Aprilia entered the scooter market starting in 1990 with Italy's first all-plastic scooter, the Amico. In 1992, Aprilia introduced the Amico LK and the two stroke Pegaso 125, both with catalytic converters . In 1993, Aprilia launched a large diameter wheel scooter reusing the name Scarabeo with a four-stroke, four-valve engine. Later Aprilia launched more scooters such as the Leonardo,

525-618: The Austrian company Rotax . In 1985 Aprilia launched a 125 STX and 350 STX. In 1986, Aprilia launched the AF1; a small sports model, and the Tuareg; a large tanked bike for African rallies like the Dakar Rally . Aprilia factory rider Philippe Berlatier contended for the trials world championship reaching fifth place, and Loris Reggiani rode an Aprilia GP 250 with Rotax engine to sixth place in

560-519: The Chinese company Haojue. The agreement with Aprilia ends when the Piaggio group strengthens its presence in China by signing an agreement with the competitor Zongshen to produce Aprilia motorcycles. As a result, the Jincheng group acquired the production rights for the old Scarabeo and the related 125/200 engines to sell them under its own brand. This is how Jincheng Tiramisù was launched in 2016,

595-581: The ETV 1000 Caponord; an adventure touring motorcycle. Both of these latter two motorcycles used a variation of the Rotax 1000 cc V-Twin. Most recently, in 2003, Aprilia launched the RSV Mille Tuono which was essentially an RSV Mille with motocross-style high handlebars and only a small headlight fairing. Most of the major motorcycle magazines picked it for the best bike of the year. In 2004, Aprilia

630-729: The Jincheng brand. In 2006, production of the Scarabeo "Light" models began in China under license and, together with the Aprilia research and development center in Noale, a new 125 and 200 cc four-stroke engine was industrialized which was also mounted on the Scarabeo produced in Italy. In the mid-2000s the joint venture with Suzuki ended as the Japanese company created a new joint venture with

665-771: The SR and the Gulliver. In 1995, Aprilia commissioned Philippe Starck to design the Motò which was shown in New York's Modern Art Museum . Also in 1995, Aprilia launched the two stroke RS 125 and RS 250 sports bikes. In 1998, Aprilia launched the RSV Mille , a 1000cc V-Twin Superbike, and the Falco , a 1000cc V-Twin sport tourer with emphasis on sport. Both bikes used a variation of

700-624: The bike had the fewest cylinders on the Grand Prix paddock. Aprilia rejoined the MotoGP class in 2012 , taking advantage of the newly introduced Claiming Rule Team category that encouraged independent teams with lower budgets to use bikes from manufacturers not officially involved in MotoGP. Aprilia supplied RSV4 SBK-derived bikes under the ART (Aprilia Racing Technology) name to Aspar Team , Paul Bird Motorsport and Speed Master teams. In both

735-417: The end of 2004 and then left the lower classes when two-stroke engines were banned. Aprilia set the record for the most points earned by a manufacturer in a single season from the 125cc class with 410 points in 2007 . It was also the highest points earned by a constructor in Grand Prix motorcycle racing's history until 2011 when 420 points were won by the same bikes winning 16 out of 17 races. The company

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770-456: The helm of the company in 1968 and constructed a 50 cc "motorcycle". The first production Aprilia mopeds were named Colibrì, Daniela, and Packi. Aprilia later produced a motocross bike in 1970 called the Scarabeo. Produced until the end of the 1970s, the Scarabeo came in 50 and 125 cc versions. In 1977, Ivan Alborghetti from Milan , Italy won the Italian 125 and 250 cc motocross championships on Aprilia motorcycles. In 1978, Alborghetti closed

805-572: The motorcycle sector looking for a foreign partner for production. In 1985 an agreement was signed with the Japanese Suzuki for the supply of technology and patents for motorcycles. The first model assembled by the Chinese manufacturer is the Suzuki AX 100 . From this moment the company will quickly start developing a series of motorcycles that will be highly appreciated on the local market. In 1993 it began to export to Pakistan and in 1994

840-654: The old Scarabeo "Light" with a revised aesthetic design. Also in 2018 Jincheng enters into a partnership with Adiva to produce motorcycles for the Italian brand to be sold in Asia. In December 2020, the production of the Adiva AJ/Fortune model started, a high-wheeled scooter derived from the Jincheng Tiramisu which is sold only in Asia. Jincheng recently presented new models of both road and adventure motorcycles with displacements from 125 up to 400 cc. It

875-626: The production rights of the minibike Honda Monkey which is re-proposed on the market with extensive modifications renamed Jincheng JC50-Q7 and also imported into Europe. In Italy it will be distributed by the Motor Union and sold as Doggy. He later launches a copy of the Honda Dax . In 1999 he began developing a new range of scooters designed for the European market and signed an agreement with Yamaha Motor to produce engines under license in

910-4469: The riders and the manufacturers titles. Aprilia debuted in the FIM Supermoto World Championship in 2004 and since then it has won many titles in both S1 and S2 classes. Aprilia made their international racing debut in the Motocross World Championship competing in the 125cc class from 1976 until 1981 with a best result being a fifth place in the 1979 season with rider Corrado Maddi. ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Aprilia models are: 1949   Moto Guzzi 1950   Benelli 1951   Moto Guzzi 1952   Moto Guzzi 1953   NSU 1954   NSU * 1955   MV Agusta 1956   MV Agusta 1957   Mondial 1958   MV Agusta 1959   MV Agusta 1960   MV Agusta 1961   Honda 1962   Honda 1963   Honda 1964   Yamaha 1965   Yamaha 1966   Honda 1967   Honda 1968   Yamaha 1969   Benelli 1970   Yamaha 1971   Yamaha 1972   Yamaha 1973   Yamaha 1974   Yamaha 1975   Harley-Davidson 1976   Harley-Davidson * 1977   Yamaha 1978   Kawasaki 1979   Kawasaki 1980   Kawasaki 1981   Kawasaki 1982   Yamaha 1983   Yamaha 1984   Yamaha 1985   Honda 1986   Honda 1987   Honda 1988   Honda 1989   Honda 1990   Yamaha 1991   Honda 1992   Honda 1993   Honda 1994   Honda 1995   Aprilia 1996   Honda 1997   Honda 1998   Aprilia 1999   Aprilia 2000   Yamaha 2001   Honda 2002   Aprilia 2003   Aprilia 2004   Honda 2005   Honda 2006   Aprilia 2007   Aprilia 2008   Aprilia 2009   Aprilia 2010   Suter 2011   Suter 2012   Suter 2013   Kalex 2014   Kalex 2015   Kalex 2016   Kalex 2017   Kalex 2018   Kalex 2019   Kalex 2020   Kalex 2021   Kalex 2022   Kalex 2023   Kalex 1949   Mondial 1950   Mondial 1951   Mondial 1952   MV Agusta 1953   MV Agusta 1954   NSU * 1955   MV Agusta 1956   MV Agusta 1957   Mondial 1958   MV Agusta 1959   MV Agusta 1960   MV Agusta 1961   Honda 1962   Honda 1963   Suzuki 1964   Honda 1965   Suzuki 1966   Honda 1967   Yamaha 1968   Yamaha 1969   Kawasaki 1970   Suzuki 1971   Derbi 1972   Derbi 1973   Yamaha 1974   Yamaha 1975   Morbidelli 1976   Morbidelli 1977   Morbidelli 1978   Minarelli 1979   Minarelli 1980   Minarelli 1981   Minarelli 1982   Garelli 1983   MBA 1984   Garelli 1985   MBA 1986   Garelli 1987   Garelli 1988   Derbi 1989   Honda 1990   Honda 1991   Honda 1992   Honda 1993   Honda 1994   Honda 1995   Honda 1996   Aprilia 1997   Aprilia 1998   Honda 1999   Honda 2000   Honda 2001   Honda 2002   Aprilia 2003   Aprilia 2004   Aprilia 2005   KTM 2006   Aprilia 2007   Aprilia 2008   Aprilia 2009   Aprilia 2010   Derbi 2011   Aprilia 2012   KTM 2013   KTM 2014   KTM 2015   Honda 2016   KTM 2017   Honda 2018   Honda 2019   Honda 2020   Honda 2021   KTM 2022   Gas Gas 2023   KTM 2024   CFMoto Adiva Adiva (fl. c. 10th century CE)

945-504: The riders' championship in 2000 with rider Troy Corser , and third in manufacturers' points and fourth in rider points both in 2001 with Corser and in 2002 with Noriyuki Haga . Aprilia retired from the series at the end of that season. In February 2008, Aprilia debuted a V-4 superbike , the RSV4 , for the 2009 Superbike World Championship . Aprilia won its first Superbike world championship in 2010 with Max Biaggi , claiming both

980-973: The road racing World Championship. Two seasons later, on August 30, 1987, at San Marino Grand Prix in Misano Loris Reggiani's AF1 won the first World Speed Championship. In 1990, Aprilia launched the Pegaso 600, a road bike derived from off-road mechanics. Later, in 1992 Aprilia rider Alessandro Gramigni won the World 125 Road Racing Championship title. Also in 1992, Tommy Ahvala won the World Trials Championship on an Aprilia Climber. Since then, Aprilia has 124 times won 125 and 250 cc class Grand Prix, 15 Road Racing World Championship titles, and 16 European speed titles. Many world champions started on Aprilia such as Biaggi , Capirossi , Gramigni , Locatelli, Sakata and Rossi . Also in

1015-430: The same success. They began campaigning in the 500cc class in 1994 with a 250 V twin motor enlarged to 380cc in hopes of using its lighter weight and nimble handling as an advantage against the heavier, V4 engine bikes used by the competition. The bike eventually displaced 430cc and had its best result with a third place by rider Doriano Romboni at the 1997 Dutch TT but, could never overcome power disadvantage during

1050-665: The season with two third places in individual races and sixth place in the World Championship. In the 1980s, Aprilia added enduro, trials and road bikes of between 50 and 600 cc and in 1981, Aprilia introduced the TL320 trials machine. In 1983, Aprilia launched the St 125 road bike and in 1984, they launched an improved model called STX as well as an enduro, called the ET 50. In 1985, Aprilia started outsourcing engines for some models to

1085-458: The starting line sprint and was withdrawn at the end of the 1997 season for further development. Their first MotoGP effort, dubbed the RS Cube , was technically advanced but difficult to ride and performed poorly in the championship. The Cube did, however, pioneer many advanced technologies including ride by wire throttle and pneumatic valve actuation systems . Aprilia left the MotoGP class at

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1120-503: The use of the trade name, "Jincheng", the vehicles are manufactured by The foundation of Jincheng Group dates back to 1949 when the company entered into an agreement with the Chinese government to establish a Chinese Air Force maintenance facility located in Shanghai . In 1958, the production of components for aircraft equipment also began in the aeronautical maintenance sector. In the eighties Jincheng started development projects for

1155-480: Was acquired by Piaggio & C. SpA, to form the world's fourth largest motorcycle group with 1.5 billion Euro in sales, an annual production capacity of over 600,000 vehicles, and a presence in 50 countries. With the acquisition by Piaggio, the new President of Aprilia is Roberto Colaninno (President of Piaggio & C.), and the Managing Director is Rocco Sabelli. The son of the founder, Ivano Beggio,

1190-536: Was the Honorary President and died on 13 March 2018. On 15 August 2010, Aprilia became the most successful motorcycle racing brand in history, surpassing fellow Italian MV Agusta with a record 276th victory. Despite being a relatively small company by global motorcycling standards, Aprilia is very active in motorcycle sports . It contested many Road Racing formulae, including the now-defunct 125 cc, 250 cc and 500 cc Grand Prix classes of

1225-540: Was the first wife of Boleslaus II of Bohemia . It has been speculated that she was the progeny of Edward the Elder , King of England , and his second wife Aelfflaed, but the evidence for this is weak. Favouring the conjecture is the similarity of her name to certain Anglo-Saxon forms, and the introduction of English-influenced coinage into Bohemia . Nevertheless, since there are a handful of other possible candidates,

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