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Title: Sure looks good in white - RSV4 Post by: Travman on September 24, 2009, 03:30:06 PM (http://hellforleathermagazine.com/galleries/images/2010-Aprilia-RSV4-R-1.jpg)
http://hellforleathermagazine.com/galleries/10apriliarsv4r/2010-aprilia-rsv4-r-2-1.php (http://hellforleathermagazine.com/galleries/10apriliarsv4r/2010-aprilia-rsv4-r-2-1.php) Is this bike available in the U.S. or just Europe for now? Title: Re: Sure looks good in white - RSV4 Post by: LA on September 24, 2009, 05:10:53 PM The RSV4 is a serious motorcycle. Considering that you could buy somewhere around 4.5 of em for what you can get one V4 Ducati for, it's a hell of a good deal.
I'm guessing Ducati could sell a more pedestrian "street" variant of it's Desmosedici for much less than $72,000 after having made so many now. Look at the 1198S as compared to the 1098R's that peeps paid $43,000 for. The Aprilia looks like one hell of a good bike to me. LA Title: Re: Sure looks good in white - RSV4 Post by: junior varsity on September 24, 2009, 06:06:38 PM It does look purty.
Title: Re: Sure looks good in white - RSV4 Post by: TAftonomos on September 24, 2009, 08:33:16 PM The RSV4 is a serious motorcycle. Considering that you could buy somewhere around 4.5 of em for what you can get one V4 Ducati for, it's a hell of a good deal. I'm guessing Ducati could sell a more pedestrian "street" variant of it's Desmosedici for much less than $72,000 after having made so many now. Look at the 1198S as compared to the 1098R's that peeps paid $43,000 for. The Aprilia looks like one hell of a good bike to me. LA 16K for that? Shit...I may just have to figure out how to buy a brand new bike then....I thought they were in the 25K range? Title: Re: Sure looks good in white - RSV4 Post by: zarn02 on September 24, 2009, 08:54:29 PM I need to find an Aprilia dealer and have a sit on one. I hear they're tiny, and I'm a big guy.
Then again, when I test-rode the 996 I bought my comment was "It's surprisingly spacious." [laugh] Title: Re: Sure looks good in white - RSV4 Post by: IdZer0 on September 24, 2009, 09:12:33 PM This bike is going to cause Ducati some serious headaches.
Title: Re: Sure looks good in white - RSV4 Post by: Ducatl on September 24, 2009, 09:33:19 PM I'll take one with this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFwS_CQHjqk&feature=PlayList&p=7D9D2ED650CFDFF2&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=27
The sound...god, the sound... Title: Re: Sure looks good in white - RSV4 Post by: IdZer0 on September 24, 2009, 09:37:44 PM same one in fly-by
Aprilia RSV4 exhaust www.austinracing.info (test shown on closed circuit) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z-NmVNoXs0#normal) Title: Re: Sure looks good in white - RSV4 Post by: Big Troubled Bear on September 24, 2009, 10:19:38 PM Yeah I bet that made Ducati`s day [evil]
Title: Re: Sure looks good in white - RSV4 Post by: lwszabo on September 25, 2009, 03:15:08 AM White is the new red!
Title: Re: Sure looks good in white - RSV4 Post by: IdZer0 on September 25, 2009, 05:29:02 AM White is the new red! true, but it's getting old real fast IMHO Title: Re: Sure looks good in white - RSV4 Post by: Autostrada Pilot on September 25, 2009, 06:22:59 AM I love the wheels, I like the swingarm and I love the Agip stickers (why doesn't Ducati do that anymore!??).
Looks awesome [evil] Title: Re: Sure looks good in white - RSV4 Post by: DTR on September 25, 2009, 08:42:07 PM The bike is indeed small, BUT the ergos are very similar to the RSVR (within a few mms). I'm 6-2 and my mille R is comfortable on 300 mile days. So we have a small package that is comfortable for average and above average height riders. I have Ducati lust, but the
RSV4 looks like a winner. Title: Re: Sure looks good in white - RSV4 Post by: Raux on September 25, 2009, 09:09:23 PM I love the wheels, I like the swingarm and I love the Agip stickers (why doesn't Ducati do that anymore!??). Looks awesome [evil] Ducati uses Shell stickers. Title: Re: Sure looks good in white - RSV4 Post by: TightLines on September 26, 2009, 03:10:27 AM Looks alright in white but IMO the 1098/1198 is a better looking bike.
Title: Re: Sure looks good in white - RSV4 Post by: Lars D on September 26, 2009, 03:38:05 AM Must be time to clean the chain.
Title: Re: Sure looks good in white - RSV4 Post by: superjohn on September 26, 2009, 05:22:33 AM It's a good looking bike. Though I do agree that the matte/pearl/bright white paint fad is fading on me. I like it when it contrasts with red, but otherwise, I'm not a fan.
This bike is going to cause Ducati some serious headaches. The RSV4 is a serious motorcycle. Considering that you could buy somewhere around 4.5 of em for what you can get one V4 Ducati for, it's a hell of a good deal. I'm guessing Ducati could sell a more pedestrian "street" variant of it's Desmosedici for much less than $72,000 after having made so many now. Look at the 1198S as compared to the 1098R's that peeps paid $43,000 for. The Aprilia looks like one hell of a good bike to me. LA A lot of the price difference comes in shaving off the 30+ pounds between the D16RR and the RSV along with the insanely expensive suspension on the D16RR. Ducati have always maintained that for a street based sport bike the L-twin makes more sense as it has better power characteristics for the street rider and a V4 was only better for on-track performance. Given their adherence to heritage I don't expect them to mass produce any sportbike with more than 2 cylinders. Title: Re: Sure looks good in white - RSV4 Post by: gOoIe B on September 26, 2009, 07:13:20 AM |