Aprilia Motorcycles A Brief History of the Marque Ivano Beggio established Aprilia in 1960 as a bicycle factory, and they constructed their first ciclomotori in Noale, near Vicenza. By 1975 they were producing a range of machines with motors from, and. In 1982 they began building competitive road racers powered by Rotax twins, gaining their first world 125 championship in 1992 and backing this up in 1994 with both the 125 and 250 titles. The 1000cc V-twins were first produced in 1995.: Aprilia models include.