Piaggio honours John Abraham with the Aprilia RSV4

Bollywood actor and a passionate biker, John Abraham has been honoured by the Italian auto giant Piaggio yesterday for his enthusiasm in motorsport. Taking the opportunity, Piaggio Vehicles Private Limited grants John his wish of owning the legendary Aprilia RSV4 R APRC, which has won 294 Grand Prix races at the Road Racing World Championship. Adding this new machine to the collection, John gave his fans another chance to watch him zip around town, on the legendary Aprilia. John already has Kawasaki Ninja ZX-11, Suzuki Hayabusa, Ninja ZX-12, Yamaha R1 and Suzuki GSX-1000RR in his garage.

Commenting on the occasion, a euphoric John Abraham said, “This is one of my best moments ever. Aprilia RSV4 is a dream bike and I wanted to own one for quite some time. I thank Piaggio for handing me the phenomenal Aprilia RSV4, much sought after by several in the biking circuit!”

Mr. Ravi Chopra –Chairman and Managing Director, Piaggio Vehicles Private Limited said, “We, at Piaggio are glad to offer avid biker John Abraham this experience, which a true biker understands. Aprilia RSV4 has been a revolution on the global motor racing scene, and consistently takes the thrill of riding a notch higher. John Abraham being a bike aficionado himself is our personal favourite and we are happy that he becomes a proud owner of the Aprilia RSV4”

Aprilia is the reigning World Superbike Champion, the championship where it won the Rider and Manufacturer world titles in 2012. Aprilia motorcycles take to the track on international and local circuits, holding high the honour of Italian and European motorcycling. Aprilia successfully feeds the biker's desire to race and raise young riders destined to enter into the championship world.

Aprilia was born into racing and is the real sporty flagship brand for the Piaggio Group. With 294 Grand Prix races won in Road Racing World Championship; Aprilia holds the record for the most wins of any European manufacturer in the history of maximum motorcycle competition. These are joined by an impressive 51 world titles: 38 in Road Racing World Championship (20 in 125cc and 18 in 250cc), 4 in Superbike (Rider and Manufacturer double win in 2010 and 2012) and 9 in Off Road disciplines (7 in Supermoto and 2 in Trial)