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Aprilla RSV cafe bike build

Started by rosstermyer, January 21, 2011, 04:30:37 PM

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rosstermyer

January 21, 2011, 04:30:37 PM
awesome link that was shown to me today.

http://www.bikeexif.com/aprilia-rsv-taimoshan

DRKWNG

#2
January 21, 2011, 05:32:18 PM
I think I just soiled myself...

Punx Clever

#3
January 21, 2011, 05:35:30 PM
I
Am
About
To
Cry....


That is such a beautiful bike... *sob*
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matt922

#4
January 21, 2011, 07:54:33 PM
took me a minute to find the radiator...

zarn02

#5
January 21, 2011, 11:34:15 PM
Neato. [thumbsup]
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MadDuck

#6
January 22, 2011, 12:22:03 AM
NO question that it's a beautiful bike but there are glaring difficulties with it, most notable being the tiny radiator UNDER THE SEAT with only two small electric fans to make it work. Aesthetically an A++++ but I doubt it's anything workable on the road. 
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erkishhorde

#7
January 22, 2011, 01:03:06 AM
That headlight is huge! And the engine looks so big too.
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Raux

#8
January 22, 2011, 01:27:31 AM
yeah saw this one yesterday was well.

really loving the complete design.

derby

#9
January 22, 2011, 07:42:35 AM
Quote from: MadDuck on January 22, 2011, 12:22:03 AM
NO question that it's a beautiful bike but there are glaring difficulties with it, most notable being the tiny radiator UNDER THE SEAT with only two small electric fans to make it work. Aesthetically an A++++ but I doubt it's anything workable on the road. 


The radiator is mounted under the seat, and apparently works well. “The cooling fans are standard … they draw a huge amount of cool air from around the engine into the front of the wedge, and of course all the hot air is blown down and away from the seat. So the seat temp is quite normal.”
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Oldfisti

#10
January 22, 2011, 07:44:01 AM
Wow that is slick.


Beautiful execution but he needs to tuck a few wires away.
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#11
January 22, 2011, 07:56:12 AM
Wow, that is absolutely stunning! :o [thumbsup]

Wonder why it took "hundreds of hour(s) of fine tuning" to get it to run right? Sounded like it was a stock ecu with a PC. And a well known race shop couldn't get it sorted and gave it back in worse shape?? WTF??

Still, a really well thought out and designed cafe bike. [clap] [bow_down]
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#12
January 22, 2011, 09:20:23 PM
I say it trumps any Monster I have seen to date. (water cooled that is)   [evil]
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#13
January 22, 2011, 11:19:24 PM
Quote from: kopfjäger on January 22, 2011, 09:20:23 PM
I say it trumps any Monster I have seen to date. (water cooled that is)   [evil]

id say it trumps every street bike ive ever seen. the manx is my absolute favorite bike aesthetically/historicallly and with the performance aspects of that build.... [drool]

sure there are things that I would do differently, but all minute details.  Norton NEEDS to make a production bike like this.

matt922

#14
January 23, 2011, 08:23:04 AM
Quote from: kopfjäger on January 22, 2011, 09:20:23 PM
I say it trumps any Monster I have seen to date. (water cooled that is)   [evil]

rotax has nice maintenace intervals too  [thumbsup]

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