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2002 Tuono R Limited

This 200-bike limited run tested the market’s appetite for a naked RSV. Gold frame, carbonfibre bodywork reinforced with Kevlar. Öhlins non-radial fork and rear shock, and Brembo four-pot calipers. 998cc – 181kg dry – 121bhp – £3500 6000

2003 Tuono RSV Fighter

Gen 1 Tuono rushed to production after the Limited’s success. Engine, suspension, brakes and frame are all 2002 RSV Mille. A steering damper counters slapping on hard acceleration. 2003 frames are light bronze. 998cc – 181kg dry – 115bhp – £2300-£3800

2003 Tuono 1000 Racing

300-bike limited edition to support onemake European race series. The bike comes with full bodywork kit and all race entries. Yellow numberboard, white wheels. 2004 bikes sold without the race kit. 998cc – 181kg dry – 115bhp – £6000 9000

2005 Tuono 1000 Factory

Gen 1 Tuono built as a limited run with the more powerful engine from the RSV Mille R. White numberboards, blue OZ wheels, and Öhlins kit: a radial-type fork, monoshock and steering damper. Four-pot Brembos. 998cc – 177kg wet – 126bhp – £3500-£7000

2005 Tuono 1000R

The Rsv1000r-based Gen 2 Tuono has single spark heads, bigger valves, different bodywork, Showa suspension. Tweaks to velocity stacks and engine maps. Rsv-style bodywork update in 2006. 998cc – 181kg wet – 126bhp – £2500-£5500

2005 Tuono 1000R Factory

Fully-adjustable Öhlins front and rear, blue or gold anodised forged wheels depending on model year. Carbonfibre parts help drop weight by 4kg over the R. Fuel tank carries the Aprilia ‘lion head’ motif. 998cc –177kg wet – 126bhp – £4000-£8000