Aleix Esprargaro’s this year’s Aprilia is reminiscent of his 2014 Forward Yamaha
Aleix Espargaro explained that this year's Aprilia RS-GP motorcycle reminds him of his Forward Yamaha Open class from the 2014 season. The motorcycle is supposed to be similar mainly in ease of riding. The Aprilia team is heading into a completely modified motorcycle this season. Aleix had the opportunity to test it already at Shakedown, and today at the first official test. He finished the day in seventh place, just a good four tenths behind the fastest. At the end of the day, however, he expressed his satisfaction with the progress of the motorcycle compared to its predecessor. Nevertheless, the new 90-degree V4 engine is still said to be lacking in achieving top speed compared to the competition. “It’s definitely much better,” he said when asked about a comparison between this year’s and last year’s motorcycle. "It is hard