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Latest archived mark · 1986
Aprilia
Explore full logo history →| What we compare | Bimota | Aprilia |
|---|---|---|
| Country in archive | Italy | Italy |
| Founded | 1973 | 1945 |
| Founder | Valerio Bianchi, Giuseppe Morri and Massimo Tamburini | Alberto Beggio |
| Headquarters | Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | Noale, Veneto, Italy |
| Name origin | Bimota is a portmanteau of the first two letters of each founder's surname: Bianchi, Morri and Tamburini. The company was founded in Rimini in 1973 by Valerio Bianchi, Giuseppe Morri and Massimo Tamburini. | Wikipedia states that Aprilia was named after the pre-war Lancia Aprilia, a car. The company was founded by Cavaliere Alberto Beggio in Noale, near Venice, so the name is not a family surname. |
| Highlights | DB1, Tesi, V Due, BB3 | RS125, RSV Mille, Tuono V4, RSV4 |
| Earliest archived brand logo | — | 1945 |
| Latest archived logo | undated | 1986 |
| Archived logo assets | 1 | 4 |
Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.
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