Aprilia was founded by Cavaliere Alberto Beggio.
It was originally a bicycle production factory at Noale, Italy.
In 1968, Alberto’s son, Ivano Beggio took over the leadership of the company.
The first Aprilia motorcycles were made by hand.
The first production Aprilia mopeds were named Colibrì, Daniela and Packi.
Ivan Alborghetti won the Italian 125 and 250 cc motorcross championships on Aprilias in 1977.
The first Aprilia four-stroke, the "ETX 350", was launched in 1985.
The first Aprilias were exported to the United States in 1988.
Aprilia finally won its first world championship title in 1992.
It was the first of many.
In 1996, the Leonardo maxi-scooter was launched.
Aprilia has become Europe’s second largest producer of motorcycles and scooters.
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