It was in August last year that Aprilia launched India's first truly sporty scooter, the SR 150. It shattered the impression that scooters in India had to be practical, family-oriented vehicles, softly sprung for comfort, and with enough room for a week's groceries. The SR 150 introduced the Indian public to a fun scooter that accelerated hard, had immense stopping power, and was endowed with a firm suspension and sticky tyres oriented towards sporty handling rather than comfort. So great has been the response that Aprilia has, in just six months, introduced a variant of this groundbreaking scooter: the SR 150 Race.