phobe

At the club level where everything is closer to stock they're pretty good... in WSBK they don't have the support of the factory to keep up with the cheater Ducatis but I think the potential is definitely there. As far as AMA goes, nobody was gonna beat Mat and Ben on the Yosh Suzukis.

Don't get me wrong I'd love to see a no-compromises V4 Honda superbike but as it goes the 1000RR is still the best inline-4 litre bike out of the box. At least they had the balls to make it really, really ugly.

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Just went over to the 'Priller truck. It IS a factory, pics after the official unveil tomorrow at noon.

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Soup :: Aprilia RSV4 Under the Fairings

I want one. Badly.

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Can't wait to see one in the flesh. The pics are shithot

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f1_hurricane

Couldn't have said it better

slickwill

Kinda like, "bow, chicka, bow, wow."

I think we all hope for that.

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The unveiling was cool, but not really spectacular. A whole mob of people around, so I left for ten or so minutes and came back. Most of the crowd was gone and I was able to get up close with it, sit on it, grope it, etc. Besides being drop dead gorgeous, it is tiny. Even smaller than the CBR. Pics when I get around to dumping the camera. Somehow a few pics of the model are on there too.
First impression when seeing and sitting on the uglier-than-Stegen's-ass BMW1000, aside from how hideous it looks, is that it is gigantic. Without it parked next to a GSXR, I'd say it's even bigger than that beast. And no Suzuki tent this year to try and guage it against.
The Aprilia, not so much. I wanted to wheel a CBR across the way from the Honda tent next to it, but figured it would cause an issue or two, but going between them, the RSV4 feels much smaller, much more proper race bike.
Daddy like, daddy want. Daddy just might get. Of course, not the first batch. They do have a history of first run engine issues. Talking with The Whip, he agrees that letting others get the busted bikes and then picking one up after the fix is a better idea.

Oh, and the guy across at the Honda tent was taken a bit aback when I asked him when Honda would grow a sack and build something like it.

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http://home.comcast.net/~nvisokey/rs2.JPG
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http://home.comcast.net/~nvisokey/rs4.JPG

BobcatSig

I'll admit, that front end it growing on me...

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Does the production bike have all the carbon fiber and beautiful welds?

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bda116

There were a few carbon fiber bits, and the welds look alrighty enough.
Here are a couple side pics, dash pic, couple rear end pics.

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Nice tail

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That rear end is a little smaller than I'd like but it looks okay enough.

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Heavy-Dee

Personally, I'm a big fan of the N-ASS

phobe

She's a longback. No ass just a really long back.

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I'm going w/ a normal length back and really long legs.

CBR929RE

I have a piece off that bike. The starter button/killswitch. Its made by Domina and I just put one on last fall after breaking the stock one.

I like the swingarm but the race spec one is cooler.

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The race spec is the bee's knees.

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phobe

That is one big flucking radiator.

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I think he likes the 'priller...

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BobcatSig

Ya think?

Makes sense though with the money they've poured into that thing. Anything less would simply be a disappointment.

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luvtolean

If you are interested in this bike, but for various "responsible adult" reasons don't want to buy one, stay the hell away from Cathcart's piece on the RSV4 in this month's Sport Rider.

Oh yeah...and a 1200cc version is allegedly coming.

This bike might break my obsession with the Desmosedici.

The pics and your comment made me very suspicious, as a large rad is a sign of poor engine design.

Cathcart's article details the designer's comments on his pride in how small the rad is, indicating a very efficient engine design.

Considering the frontal area in the pic, I wonder if it's just really thin or something?

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CBRVFR

Because they spend their allowance making sure it will run for more than a couple of weeks at a time. And that parts will be available. Or dealerships, even...

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To be fair, my MV was very solid, and parts availability was great too. I'd buy another in a heartbeat.

(And holy smokes, I sold that bike at the right time, they've been getting hammered by depreciation!)

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slickwill

Have you tried to find parts for your V4 lately?

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Baketech

Also an "R" model for the masses...lower spec, and without the race rep appearance...

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