In the province of Venice sits a small town called Noale. With just 15,341 inhabitants it’s not big but it does contain a large R&D and production centre for Aprilia. Part of the Piaggio group of companies since 2004 the strategic objective for Aprilia is to strengthen the company’s position as motorcycle and scooter market leader, and as Europe’s only ‘full line’ manufacturer of two wheelers from 50cc to 1000cc.