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10-08-09, 08:31 PM

If you look where the top of the engine's V's are you can tell that with the air box off you can get to them. I think you'd be happy changing plugs.

fizzwheel · 10-08-09, 08:35 PM

I saw one in the flesh a while ago and was left wandering what all the fuss is about... I'm sure its great to ride, but I cant get over the intense dislike I have for the styling...

10-08-09, 08:37 PM

I like the styling personally but that exhaust looks like my grandads old hearing aid

11-08-09, 07:23 AM

I've spoken to a couple of people who have ridden them and they claim they are quite roomy when on the bike, but with very little in the way of fairing protection (which makes them look so small), so if you're tall/big and enjoy fast tracks be prepared to hold on a lot!

11-08-09, 07:35 AM

The V4 isnt rotax as far as I know its aprilias built in the piaggio factory,

Im sure servicing them is a bitch but as it will be more likely yearly than than milleage services required I doubt its a problem lol.

11-08-09, 10:36 AM

I think bikes in general are getting harder to work on aren't they?

They may have been misleading (or misled), but the commentators on Eurosport's BSB coverage said that to swap the plugs on Ellison's R1 they had to drop the engine out.

Anyhoo, the RSV4 is quite nice.

yorkie_chris · 11-08-09, 11:32 AM

Some harder, some easier. The early K GSXRs, despite being EFI (spit) are actually not bad to work on.

STRAMASHER · 12-08-09, 10:18 AM

All very nice but after seeing it I would be like a gorilla on a monkey bike. Like a stood on cbr125.

I wanna know where the 90deg 1200 Vtwin is? That will/would be a proper road bike engine.

12-08-09, 12:16 PM

Saw one today. Sooo much nicer with the the Akrapovic system on to look at. It was going the other way as I was pulled over, from the small sound bite it sounded a lot like an RSV tbh

Its a bit disappointing that they are planning on going for a 90* V... its too mainstream, besides Ducati do that. They should just do some work with the V990 motor. I know people have bored them out to 1100 and they produce WAY more torque than a 1198! And similar top end. mental machines.

ogden · 12-08-09, 02:31 PM

15 grand isn't really that much when you consider that a new R1 costs 11 grand and that only *pretends* to be a V4.

I'm tempted to chop the thou in for the non-Factory version when it comes out in the winter. Very tempted.

10-08-09, 08:31 PM	#21
ThEGr33k Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Aprillia RSV4 If you look where the top of the engine's V's are you can tell that with the air box off you can get to them. I think you'd be happy changing plugs.

10-08-09, 08:35 PM	#22
fizzwheel Super Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,614	Re: Aprillia RSV4 I saw one in the flesh a while ago and was left wandering what all the fuss is about... I'm sure its great to ride, but I cant get over the intense dislike I have for the styling... __________________ Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. K5 GSXR 750 Anniversary Edition

10-08-09, 08:37 PM	#23
starks Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Aprillia RSV4 I like the styling personally but that exhaust looks like my grandads old hearing aid

11-08-09, 07:23 AM	#24
Tim in Belgium Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Aprillia RSV4 I've spoken to a couple of people who have ridden them and they claim they are quite roomy when on the bike, but with very little in the way of fairing protection (which makes them look so small), so if you're tall/big and enjoy fast tracks be prepared to hold on a lot!

11-08-09, 07:35 AM	#25
454697819 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Aprillia RSV4 The V4 isnt rotax as far as I know its aprilias built in the piaggio factory, Im sure servicing them is a bitch but as it will be more likely yearly than than milleage services required I doubt its a problem lol.

11-08-09, 10:36 AM	#26
sinbad Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Aprillia RSV4 I think bikes in general are getting harder to work on aren't they? They may have been misleading (or misled), but the commentators on Eurosport's BSB coverage said that to swap the plugs on Ellison's R1 they had to drop the engine out. Anyhoo, the RSV4 is quite nice.

11-08-09, 11:32 AM	#27
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: Aprillia RSV4 Some harder, some easier. The early K GSXRs, despite being EFI (spit) are actually not bad to work on. __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

12-08-09, 10:18 AM	#28
STRAMASHER Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sunny Glasgow Posts: 1,715	Re: Aprillia RSV4 All very nice but after seeing it I would be like a gorilla on a monkey bike. Like a stood on cbr125. I wanna know where the 90deg 1200 Vtwin is? That will/would be a proper road bike engine.

12-08-09, 12:16 PM	#29
ThEGr33k Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Aprillia RSV4 Saw one today. Sooo much nicer with the the Akrapovic system on to look at. It was going the other way as I was pulled over, from the small sound bite it sounded a lot like an RSV tbh Its a bit disappointing that they are planning on going for a 90* V... its too mainstream, besides Ducati do that. They should just do some work with the V990 motor. I know people have bored them out to 1100 and they produce WAY more torque than a 1198! And similar top end. mental machines. Last edited by ThEGr33k; 12-08-09 at 12:17 PM.

12-08-09, 02:31 PM	#30
ogden Member Mega Poster Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Twickers Posts: 2,516	Re: Aprillia RSV4 15 grand isn't really that much when you consider that a new R1 costs 11 grand and that only pretends to be a V4. I'm tempted to chop the thou in for the non-Factory version when it comes out in the winter. Very tempted. __________________ ogden S1000XR \| 990SMT \| YZF-R6 #7

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