Aprilia to make RSV4 for 2009 model year
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Aprilia to make RSV4 for 2009 model year
V4?? The thing should sound sick. I wonder if this motor shares any similarity to the gp motor they use currently.
YouTube - Aprilia RSV V4 SBK 2009
Aprilia Unveils RSV 4 ‘Race Machine’
2/22/2008
By Adam Waheed
The future is only getting better for European sportbike enthusiasts. With the current onslaught of exotic looking big-bore sportbikes like Ducati's 1098, MV's F4R and KTM's soon-to-be-released RC8, the boys from Noale, Italy are about to enter the new age with their replacement to the long in the tooth V-Twin powered RSV1000R.
Enter the all-new RSV 4, Aprilia's new liter-class superbike. The RSV 4 was released today, February 22, 2008, to 1,200 dealers at the International Piaggio Group Convention in Milan, Italy.
The machine's heart will be a compact, 65-degree V-Four (the company's first production four-cylinder engine), designed completely in-house by Aprilia's R&D department. The Italian company claims that the new engine was designed specifically for superbike competition, a racing segment that Aprilia has yet to have captured a major world championship in.
The bike will utilize advanced electronics and engine management technologies including a ride-by-wire system that will allow the engine to put out over 200-horsepower in race trim. The liberal use of high-end materials and electronic technologies will allow them to maximize both ride-ability and overall power output.
We can expect the RSV 4 to make its road debut later this year. Aprilia projects the bike to make its way to U.S. dealers in 2009 with a goal of it entering AMA Superbike competition in 2010. Aprilia has yet to release any pricing details.
YouTube - Aprilia RSV V4 SBK 2009
Aprilia Unveils RSV 4 ‘Race Machine’
2/22/2008
By Adam Waheed
The future is only getting better for European sportbike enthusiasts. With the current onslaught of exotic looking big-bore sportbikes like Ducati's 1098, MV's F4R and KTM's soon-to-be-released RC8, the boys from Noale, Italy are about to enter the new age with their replacement to the long in the tooth V-Twin powered RSV1000R.
Enter the all-new RSV 4, Aprilia's new liter-class superbike. The RSV 4 was released today, February 22, 2008, to 1,200 dealers at the International Piaggio Group Convention in Milan, Italy.
The machine's heart will be a compact, 65-degree V-Four (the company's first production four-cylinder engine), designed completely in-house by Aprilia's R&D department. The Italian company claims that the new engine was designed specifically for superbike competition, a racing segment that Aprilia has yet to have captured a major world championship in.
The bike will utilize advanced electronics and engine management technologies including a ride-by-wire system that will allow the engine to put out over 200-horsepower in race trim. The liberal use of high-end materials and electronic technologies will allow them to maximize both ride-ability and overall power output.
We can expect the RSV 4 to make its road debut later this year. Aprilia projects the bike to make its way to U.S. dealers in 2009 with a goal of it entering AMA Superbike competition in 2010. Aprilia has yet to release any pricing details.
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Aprilia only races 125 and 250 cc GP's....they are 2 cycle single cylinder motors...
Aprilia has never made a V4.....
The bike looks the complete business, and ive been drooling over the concept for at least 3 years....but the price will be in the twenties.....
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They have made a gp bike
Aprilia RS3 Cube MotoGP bike - Feature Review - Motorcyclist Online
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Im hoping they will try and compete with the 1098 in pricing. If they could sell these for about the same i bet it would fly out of the dealership
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finaly we get a v4 for the street. and my buddy just scored a job at barneys (aprillia dealer among other things). ima ask him too check when they will have one for me too drool over. 
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And despite common misconception, performing a wheelie to be more visible while passing a vehicle isn't the best practice in the DMV's mind.
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Aprilias are such sweet bikes!!!
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