The new 2024 Aprilia RS 457 Sports Motorcycle is an outstanding motorcycle with innovations derived from the long and successful racing history has shaped Aprilia’s unique motorcycle culture. Thus, Aprilia became the dream object of generations, indulging the passion of younger motorcycle riders with extraordinary bikes.
At the same time, the bike has been the leading player in the racing world, dominating the 2-stroke categories. After showing its technological advancement by winning SBK competitions, it has also improved to prominence in MotoGP. Now, the Aprilia returns to its mission with a project for a new generation of bikes, pooling the knowledge accumulated on race tracks.
Aprilia completes its sportiest family, entering a brand new segment that appears to the new generations and markets of the future. The RS was not used to be a genuine sports motorcycle; now, it has been derived from the powerful and fun, with the best power-to-weight ratio in its class. It is easy and light and features sophisticated technical solutions derived directly from the top courses and an aggressive and stylish line in pure RS style.
The new 2024 Aprilia RS 457 Sports Motorcycle features a powerful twin-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine with four-valve timing and a Double Overhead Camshaft (DOHC). It also features a new aluminum alloy frame and a fully electronic management package with Ride-by-Wire, adjustable Traction Control, and three riding modes.
The new 2024 Aprilia RS 457 Sports Motorcycle is ready to set a new technological and stylistic benchmark for young riders worldwide. The RS 457 project is a historic technological step for Aprilia. Aprilia’s new twin-cylinder sports motorcycle appeals to new target markets to ensure worldwide demand for easy but fun, stylistically, and technologically groundbreaking bikes targeting broad market segments.
2024 Aprilia RS 457 Sports Motorcycle – Features and Specs
After the massive success of the Aprilia RS 660, which revolutionized the world of mid-range sports motorcycles, creating a new segment, the same winning formula has been adopted with the 2024 Aprilia RS 457 Sports Motorcycle, which has initiated a whole new era of MotoGP bikes. An all-new Aprilia is the ideal link between the famous first 125 engines and the RS 660. It completes the entire RS family with the powerful V4 superbikes and, at its highly technologically advanced, the MotoGP-winning RS-GP.
The new 2024 Aprilia RS 457 Sports Motorcycle is ideal for young riders who want to start riding a fair motorcycle. It exploits all the company’s expertise to design and build a genuine sports motorcycle.
One of the prominent features of the 2024 Aprilia RS 457 Sports Motorcycle is its lightness; with the impressive highest possible power-to-weight ratio for a motorcycle, one can ride with an A2 license, easy to handle, and the latest technological equipment. The RS 457 is designed to accompany riders as they progress on road and track. The overall ergonomics has clip-on handlebars attached above the upper steering plate, a road sports solution that offers the best compromise between sportiness and riding comfort.
The new 2024 Aprilia RS 457 Sports Motorcycle’s styling is inspired by the legendary RS range, starting with the double front fairing and ending with the underbelly silencer with a 2-in-1 exhaust.
The new LED front headlamp features the light signature typical of Aprilia’s larger super sports motorcycle, while the front turn signals are mounted into the front headlamp’s light signature. The dashboard features an elegant and practical 5-inch TFT color instrument cluster, while the handlebar controls are backlit.
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The new 2024 Aprilia RS 457 Sports Motorcycle features a state-of-the-art, liquid-cooled parallel twin-cylinder engine, double camshaft timing, and four valves per cylinder. It offers 35 kW of power, the maximum possible for a motorcycle one can ride with an A2 license. Besides the pure power figure, the motorcycle weighs 159kg dry and 175kg wet.
The 2024 Aprilia RS 457 Sports Motorcycle’s power-to-weight ratio is simply unbeatable because of the designers at Noale aimed for the greater possible and achieved it. The figure was translated into pure performance during road development at Aprilia’s Noale headquarters.
The new 2024 Aprilia RS 457 Sports Motorcycle features a powerful engine paired with a stiff frame. An all-new aluminum frame makes the RS 457 unique in its segment. The crankcase acts as a load-bearing element, a solution borrowed from the RS 660 that ensures the low weight, dynamic qualities, and outstanding riding pleasure that have made Aprilia famous.
The new 2024 Aprilia RS 457 Sports Motorcycle features a 41 mm fork that ensures 120 mm travel and preload adjustability. Bitto for mono-shock, that words on the steel swingarm adjustable in preload for 130 mm of wheel travel. The new braking system contains a 320mm front disc with a ByBre radial-mount 4-piston caliper. The rear section features the ByBre caliper brakes with 220mm of steel disc. The two-channel ABS assists with a dual map of use on both wheels or only on its front. The 17-inch sports rims come with a 110/70 tire at the front and 150/60 at the rear, the perfect size for excellent grip while maintaining agility.
The new 2024 Aprilia RS 457 Sports Motorcycle’s electronic equipment features a true sports motorcycle designed for a wide range of motorcycles and entirely faithful to Aprilia tradition. The Ride-by-Wire system, which Aprilia introduced both in MotoGP with the futuristic RS Cube and in production, manages the engine with three riding modes that intervene on torque and power delivery and traction control. The system is adjustable to three levels and can also be turned off. The quick-shifter comes as an accessory.
Generation 457
The new 2024 Aprilia RS 457 Sports Motorcycle is not for slow riders. It is born for racing enthusiasts and a new generation of bikers. It isn’t just about choosing a motorcycle; it is about discovering the RS tailored to you.
Design
An all-new full LED front headlight contains the signature lighting style of the advanced Aprilia generation. The instrumentation uses an effective 5-inch TFT color instrument while the handlebar controls are backlit.
More Power
The new 2024 Aprilia RS 457 Sports Motorcycle is powered by an ultramodern, technological liquid-cooled twin-cylinder engine including dual camshaft timing and four valves per cylinder, capable of 47 hp. Thanks to its 350 lb dry weight, the 2024 Aprilia RS 457’s power-to-weight ratio is simply unbeatable.
Absolute Riding Pleasure
The new engine is matched by the rigorous chassis, an aluminum frame that makes the Aprilia RS 457 unique among motorcycles in its segment and brings with it all the past design expertise honed over track wins. The new engine block is used as a load-bearing element, a solution that comes directly from the RS 660, ensuring weight containment, dynamic qualities, and absolute riding pleasure.
Making history again
The new 2024 Aprilia RS 457 Sports Motorcycle is lightweight, which makes it easy to ride. Its main features include technological equipment. The motorcycle can deliver outstanding riding performance on both road and track.
Weight and Power
The new 2024 Aprilia RS 457 Sports Motorcycle is designed for those who are unsatisfied and want to approach the fairing bike using all the historical knowledge of a true sports motorcycle—in other words, the best power-to-weight ratio bike.
2024 Aprilia RS 457 Sports Motorcycle – Technical Specifications
Brakes/ Wheels/Tires
| Brakes | Front – 320 mm of floating disc ByBre 4-piston radial calipers Rear – 220 mm of disc ByBre 2-piston calipers |
| Metal braided hoses | Dual-channel ABS with anti-roll-over system (2 maps) |
| Wheels | Front – 17 x 3 inches aluminum alloy rim Rear – 17 x 4.5 inches aluminum alloy rim |
Dimensions
| Weight | Wet 385 lb. (175kg) |
| Seat Height | 31.4 in. (800 mm) |
Drivetrain
| Transmission | Gearbox – 6 gears |
Electrical
| Instrumentation | 5 in. TFT instrument panel |
| Lighting | LED headlight assembly |
| Advanced Electronics | Engine maps (AEM) |
| Traction control (ATC) | Three riding modes |
Engine
| Engine | Four valves per cylinder |
| Cooling | liquid with ride-by-wire |
| Cylinders | Two parallel forward-facing |
| Horsepower | Maximum – 47.6 hp (35 kW) at 9,400 pm |
| Displacement | 457 cc |
| Bore x Stroke | 2.7 in. x 2.4 in. (69 mm x 61.1 mm) |
| Torque | Maximum – 32 ft. lb. (43.5Nm) at 6,700 pm |
| Clutch | Multiplate wet with slipper system |
| Fuel Capacity | 3.4 gal. (13 l) |
Operational
| Frame | Dual-beam aluminum |
| Front Suspension | 41 mm upside-down fork, adjustable preload |
| Wheel travel | 4.7 in. (120 mm) |
| Rear Suspension | Monoshock, adjustable preload |
| Wheel travel | 5.1 in. (130 mm) |
| Handlebars | Backlit controls |
Other
| Additional Colors | Racing Stripes Prismatic Dark Opalescent Light |
