APRILIA SR 150 RACE
The racy moto-scooter gets even more racier and not visually only
What is it? This is a variant of the brilliant Aprilia SR 150, India’s first and only moto-scooter. On its own the Aprilia is a good looking and very impressive scooter, and now, with the new livery, it’s even more stunning. And the changes aren’t all cosmetic either.
All-new?
Well the 154.8cc single-cylinder engine remains the same as it’s stock variant. But the CVT has been retuned to give it better acceleration. Apart from that the power figures remain unchanged.
What else?
The only way to ‘be a racer’, which is Aprilia’s tagline, is to look like one. So the racy little SR 150 now gets livery that is inspired by the Aprilia RSGP. From the silver to the Italian tri-colore, the high quality sticker job is nearly identical to what was seen on the bikes of Alvarro Bautista and Stefan Bradl last year. The rims too now come in the same shade of red as the race machines while the Bybre caliper has been painted golden.
Fun to ride?
You bet! Given that the Race retains the stock SR 150’s geometry and cycle parts, the former is as much fun to ride. In fact, it’s a shade better on the Race for Aprilia has tweaked the variator for even more bottom and mid-range grunt. As a result, drive out of corners is improved on the new variant. Aprilia in fact claims that the Race is a second quicker in the drag to the quarter mile than the regular scoot.
Efficient?
Although we can’t confirm how efficient the scooter is but the fact that this has better bottom and mid-range should see an increase in economy.
Value?
For just about three grand more than the regular scooter, you get MotoGP livery (the only scooter in the country to offer this) and an even peppier version of the already racy SR 150. The straight answer is yes, it’s good value alright.