1996 Aprilia RS125R
Frame No.: 1291195
Engine No.: 5/129/123/04
Registration: Bill of Sale Only
- Valentino Rossi’s first-ever Grand Prix motorcycle; also the Italian’s first race-winning bike on the GP stage
- The Aprilia was ridden by Rossi to 1st place in the 125-cc class at the 1996 Czech Republic Grand Prix as the maiden chequered flag of his 115 Grand Prix victories
- Rossi would go on to become the most successful bike racer in the MotoGP era
- Aprilia RS125R presented in the preserved livery it wore for Scuderia AGV Aprilia for every race in the 1996 season; adorned with Rossi’s iconic race number “46”
- Highly tuned 125-cc engine – the very unit which took Rossi to his first Grand Prix victory – harks back to a golden era of two-stroke junior Grand Prix racing
- Sold by the Aprilia racing team to a private owner in January 1997 and retained by the consigning owner since February 2013; documented ownership chain (on file)
- Accompanied by fascinating factory team sheets that verify each of this bike’s race entries to the 1996 season
Frame No.: 1291195
Engine No.: 5/129/123/04
Registration: Bill of Sale Only
- Valentino Rossi’s first-ever Grand Prix motorcycle; also the Italian’s first race-winning bike on the GP stage
- The Aprilia was ridden by Rossi to 1st place in the 125-cc class at the 1996 Czech Republic Grand Prix as the maiden chequered flag of his 115 Grand Prix victories
- Rossi would go on to become the most successful bike racer in the MotoGP era
- Aprilia RS125R presented in the preserved livery it wore for Scuderia AGV Aprilia for every race in the 1996 season; adorned with Rossi’s iconic race number “46”
- Highly tuned 125-cc engine – the very unit which took Rossi to his first Grand Prix victory – harks back to a golden era of two-stroke junior Grand Prix racing
- Sold by the Aprilia racing team to a private owner in January 1997 and retained by the consigning owner since February 2013; documented ownership chain (on file)
- Accompanied by fascinating factory team sheets that verify each of this bike’s race entries to the 1996 season
