Thread: RSV4 Launch

Originally Posted by bwhip

Good news. Just got the call (after several weeks) from the local dealer. Aprilia is going to replace my motor.

Within 12 months?

Originally Posted by ND4SPD

Within 12 months?

Let's hope so!

Soup :: 2009 Aprilia RSV4 Superbike Breaks Cover

Soup :: More Images From Portugal WSBK & Test

Wow, it's mean looking.

Soup :: Aprilia's Valencia Superbike Test Nov '08

That's a very Rossi-ish head position Marco is sporting.

I was at the Chicago show this evening, and asked about the V4 at the Aprilia area. Some older Aprilia rep guy, we got to chatting about the bike and I mentioned it'll be interesting to see how it does in WSB next year. He looked at me funny and said it was in MotoGP, not WSBK, even mentioned Biaggi. I tried to mention WSB again just to make sure I heard him right, and he was still insistent that it was in GP. Rather than argue the point, I just walked off. I would think their people would be better informed about their own product.

Originally Posted by evl_twn

I was at the Chicago show this evening, and asked about the V4 at the Aprilia area. Some older Aprilia rep guy, we got to chatting about the bike and I mentioned it'll be interesting to see how it does in WSB next year. He looked at me funny and said it was in MotoGP, not WSBK, even mentioned Biaggi. I tried to mention WSB again just to make sure I heard him right, and he was still insistent that it was in GP. Rather than argue the point, I just walked off. I would think their people would be better informed about their own product.

You know, Aprilia makes some sexy stuff, but it's this crap that will doom the company. That and not being able to have parts come in on time.

Originally Posted by evl_twn

I was at the Chicago show this evening, and asked about the V4 at the Aprilia area. Some older Aprilia rep guy, we got to chatting about the bike and I mentioned it'll be interesting to see how it does in WSB next year. He looked at me funny and said it was in MotoGP, not WSBK, even mentioned Biaggi. I tried to mention WSB again just to make sure I heard him right, and he was still insistent that it was in GP. Rather than argue the point, I just walked off. I would think their people would be better informed about their own product.

Ever meet someone at one of these events in the States that really knows about both their bike product and their involvement with the sport of motorcycling? Rarely.

Good luck against Rossi this year, Biaggi!!!

Bah, I guess the thing that really got me was the "I know what I'm talking about and you don't know shit" attitude.

Originally Posted by evl_twn

Bah, I guess the thing that really got me was the "I know what I'm talking about and you don't know shit" attitude.

You should of messed with him, said something like:

"So, are they making a special 800cc RSV4?" to which he would of said "why do they need to do that" to which you say, "to comply with the GP 800 cc requirement" to which he would of carried on some more BS and you could of just fed him more and more as he dug deeper and deeper nonsense holes. Later, he goes back and asks someone about it, figures out you were right, and then also figures out you were making a fool of him at his expense precisely because of his know-it-all disposition.

Or, you could of gone a got a hotdog instead, which is more nutritious for your brain than his babble was.

Originally Posted by evl_twn

Bah, I guess the thing that really got me was the "I know what I'm talking about and you don't know shit" attitude.

I ran into one of those guys at the gun shop the other day. I said, "I'll take two boxes of that ammo." He said, "if you by that other kind you'll save some money." I said, "This is $10.99 a box for 50 rounds, that is $21.99 for 100 rounds, I'm saving a penny." When he couldn't do the math in his head he got a confused look on his face and then started in on how the other stuff was better ammo. I politely explained that I knew what shot well out of my gun and that I had indeed used the other stuff in the past with less than satisfactory results. He wasn't going to give up so I just took my ammo and ran.

2009 Aprilia RSV4 Factory: MD First Ride

Originally Posted by ND4SPD

2009 Aprilia RSV4 Factory: MD First Ride

Nice write up. Visually I still like the Duc's better but this thing sounds like a cool ride.

I found this part really interesting.

“Factory” version we tested here has endless geometry adjustment possibilities . . . including steering head angle and offset, swingarm pivot position, and even engine height.

Crazy.

I "think" you could move around engine height on the Mille SP too.

Common on racebikes...

Can't wait to see it:

Aprilia To Introduce RSV4 To America May 30 At Miller Motorsports Park News Article // RoadracingWorld.com

On Saturday, I was driving past a local Aprilia dealer and saw the big truck and a few models under a canopy. They were having a big to-do, BBQ and all.
So, I pulled in the lot and proceded directly to the bikes on display. No RSV4. Not happy, I was.
But, I talked to the main 'Priller USA dude (not a dealership tard) and he said that they would be there all weekend, and when the RSV4 came in on a different truck Monday, he would be loading it up with the rest of the bikes and heading over to the track.
Unfortunately, he didn't think it would be a Factory, but wasn't sure as there weren't any RSV4s in the U.S. at this point and they were getting whatever it was Italy was sending.
So yeah, I'll be at the Aprilia truck Friday morning to get a peek.

Originally Posted by bda116

On Saturday, I was driving past a local Aprilia dealer and saw the big truck and a few models under a canopy. They were having a big to-do, BBQ and all.
So, I pulled in the lot and proceded directly to the bikes on display. No RSV4. Not happy, I was.
But, I talked to the main 'Priller USA dude (not a dealership tard) and he said that they would be there all weekend, and when the RSV4 came in on a different truck Monday, he would be loading it up with the rest of the bikes and heading over to the track.
Unfortunately, he didn't think it would be a Factory, but wasn't sure as there weren't any RSV4s in the U.S. at this point and they were getting whatever it was Italy was sending.
So yeah, I'll be at the Aprilia truck Friday morning to get a peek.

Were the AF1 guys there yet?

This was just at a local dealership, not at the track. But no, the AF1 guys weren't there.

Missed that part about the local dealership in your original post - my bad.

Originally Posted by bda116

On Saturday, I was driving past a local Aprilia dealer and saw the big truck and a few models under a canopy. They were having a big to-do, BBQ and all.
So, I pulled in the lot and proceded directly to the bikes on display. No RSV4. Not happy, I was.
But, I talked to the main 'Priller USA dude (not a dealership tard) and he said that they would be there all weekend, and when the RSV4 came in on a different truck Monday, he would be loading it up with the rest of the bikes and heading over to the track.
Unfortunately, he didn't think it would be a Factory, but wasn't sure as there weren't any RSV4s in the U.S. at this point and they were getting whatever it was Italy was sending.
So yeah, I'll be at the Aprilia truck Friday morning to get a peek.

Vaporware and hype. Might as well hold your breadth for Honda to import a 400cc CBR into the US

Originally Posted by SheepOfBlue

Vaporware and hype. Might as well hold your breadth for Honda to import a 400cc CBR into the US

Vaporware and hype most definitely belong in the same sentence as Honda, but unlike Honda, Aprilia has balls. At least the RSV4 exists, and Aprilia seem fairly intent on making it a kick ass machine.
Honda has the ability (at least we think they do, they haven't done anything to inspire in recent years) to build a killer track weapon, but they lack even the slightest hint of any sack to do so. I was solidly on the Honda bandwagon for years, but unless they build a track-focused 1000cc V4 with no compromises, I will never again buy one of their motorcycle products - well, except a Goldwing. They are a candy-assed road motorcycle making group of hippy sissies with no fire at all. The automobile division is even worse.
Honda and vaporware hype have gone hand in hand in the sportbike world for nearly a decade now. Sure, the 600 is a great bike, but everything else is either rumor or falls flat on its fairyassed face.

Even if Honda brought a 400cc CBR to the states, it would be such a total pile of slow and lame crap that a Ninja 250 would run circles around it, then point and laugh.

Funny it takes an Italian company with no four stroke V4 history to make a bike and engine that Honda has all sorts of history with, capability to make, but claims nobody will buy. Aprilia may have teething issues for a while, but at least they are making them and going for the win.
Screw Honda and the hippy-assed hybrid they rode in on.

Originally Posted by bda116

Vaporware and hype most definitely belong in the same sentence as Honda, but unlike Honda, Aprilia has balls. At least the RSV4 exists, and Aprilia seem fairly intent on making it a kick ass machine.
Honda has the ability (at least we think they do, they haven't done anything to inspire in recent years) to build a killer track weapon, but they lack even the slightest hint of any sack to do so. I was solidly on the Honda bandwagon for years, but unless they build a track-focused 1000cc V4 with no compromises, I will never again buy one of their motorcycle products - well, except a Goldwing. They are a candy-assed road motorcycle making group of hippy sissies with no fire at all. The automobile division is even worse.
Honda and vaporware hype have gone hand in hand in the sportbike world for nearly a decade now. Sure, the 600 is a great bike, but everything else is either rumor or falls flat on its fairyassed face.

Even if Honda brought a 400cc CBR to the states, it would be such a total pile of slow and lame crap that a Ninja 250 would run circles around it, then point and laugh.

Funny it takes an Italian company with no four stroke V4 history to make a bike and engine that Honda has all sorts of history with, capability to make, but claims nobody will buy. Aprilia may have teething issues for a while, but at least they are making them and going for the win.
Screw Honda and the hippy-assed hybrid they rode in on.

You're really upset with Pete not making it this weekend, aren't you?

Originally Posted by ND4SPD

You're really upset with Pete not making it this weekend, aren't you?

Maybe.

Originally Posted by ND4SPD

You're really upset with Pete not making it this weekend, aren't you?

I don't care what his reason is for Being bitter, that post was awesome and told it like it is.

I've heard the new 1000rr is pretty not bad.