(http://hellforleathermagazine.com/galleries/images/2010-Aprilia-RSV4-R-1.jpg)
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Is this bike available in the U.S. or just Europe for now?
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
It does look purty.
Quote from: LA on September 24, 2009, 06:10:53 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
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?
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]
This bike is going to cause Ducati some serious headaches.
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...
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)
Yeah I bet that made Ducati`s day [evil]
White is the new red!
Quote from: lwszabo on September 25, 2009, 04:15:08 AM
White is the new red!
true, but it's getting old real fast IMHO
I love the wheels, I like the swingarm and I love the Agip stickers (why doesn't Ducati do that anymore!??).
Looks awesome [evil]
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.
Quote from: Autostrada Pilot on September 25, 2009, 07:22:59 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]
Ducati uses Shell stickers.
Looks alright in white but IMO the 1098/1198 is a better looking bike.
Must be time to clean the chain.
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.
Quote from: IdZer0 on September 24, 2009, 10:12:33 PM
This bike is going to cause Ducati some serious headaches.
Quote from: LA on September 24, 2009, 06:10:53 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
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.