Aprilia is entering the supermoto category in US with its SMV 750. Powered by a liquid-cooled V-Twin 750 cc engine, the ultra-cool bike offers 92 horsepower and stunning styling in both its black and red versions. The rest of the bike including the suspension, braking and handling have been revamped and redone to suit the new power output while the wave-shaped disc brakes offer plenty of safety. The light beast is all set to make its debut and can be yours for as much as $9,599. Your local city streets will be no match for this little monster… [via AutoBlog]

Take the Aprilia 850 Mana, remove its clothing and tweak it for the city, you’ve got yourself Aprilia‘s latest, the Aprilia Mana X.  While initially revealed weeks ago, the Mana X has gone under the lens in a studio in all its naked glory.  The Mana X retains the power functionality of the 850 Mana, the same CVT transmissions and swingarm, but in our eyes– the Mana X takes the blue ribbon for styling.  Take a look at those classic camera-style lens headlights.  Have a seat on the longform saddle (which covers the gas tank).  Its the details on the Aprilia Mana X that make this one the object of our gearlust.  Its just a concept for now, but we’re hoping to see this one on the street sooner than later. [hellforleather via theawesomer]

The Aprilia 850 Mana , with its compact CVT, or “electronically controlled, continuously variable transmission”, aims to be the next step in the evolution of car technology making its way down to motorcycles. Like a modern scooter or snowmobile, the Mana has a twist-grip throttle but no clutch lever. Think of it as a DSG transmission. The motorcycles purists don’t like it one bit, but the Mana with it’s 507-pound 76 hp, 839 cc engine, isn’t aimed at experienced crotch rocket riders, but it is for the people moving up from scooters or first-timers searching for fuel economy. In today’s times, that market doesn’t necessarily care about the Italian marque’s sport-bike heritage or the perfect downshift. What it is though is motorcycle for people who don’t really care about motorcycles. The Mata fits the bill and in today’s age, the Mata is still way cooler than a scooter.  [from $9899 at aprilia]

After leaked specs and spy shots, the RSV4 has finally been recognized by Aprilia. It looks like it is essentially the “R” version of the old RSV Mille, the new RSV4 has more angular plastic and is poised to compete with the Ducati 1098 on the World Superbike Circuit. There are two extremely cool aspects to Aprilia’s newest edition to its stables. Customers will actually be able to pick up the RSV4 in either race or road-bound models, pumping out an expected 210hp and 180hp (at the crank we presume) respectively. Also, these two stalions will be powered by 999cc V-Four engines. They won’t be able to run the larger displacement because they aren’t twins but it’ll be interesting to see how they fair against the Japanese in-line fours. No word on price yet, but with the Italian Super Bikes it’s never been about the price tag… it’s all about the style. [Aprilia via AutoBlog]