Aprilia V4

[advocatt]

Some may not like it but i pray that i will come out exactly like the CG's images below..:thumbup

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/6168/new1000013largevo9.jpg

[BigMille]

I don't care for the angles of the front fairing or the exhaust....I hope that is a rough draft...

I think there is potential there!

[daveC]

Looks a bit like a fireblade to me. :O

[Wingspan]

I'm saying that's just a bad photochop.

[carpe diem]

oh yes please,can you imagine what that would sound like with some race cans...

[BigMille]

oh yes please,can you imagine what that would sound like with some race cans...

Kind of like a VFR interceptor:dunno

[Posh Johnny]

Looks like the 07 R1 to me, rumour has it that is going to cost £20,000

[carpe diem]

ouch,if thats the case i"ll have to stick with V2...

[Toneloke]

20K..................ill have one......all i have to do is send screaming skull out to to more shifts...she can do the house work if she has any energy left

[crashtd]

it'll be an interesting bike that's for sure, would love to see them get back into WSB and the likes.

-:banana

[The_Sav]

They're not gonna make a road version V4 apparently. I wanna see the 1200 that thay're working on.

[Hagasan]

Last bad news is that it wil be 2009 before it on the road:dunno:unhappy

[lostscruz]

:thumbup:thumbup
I'm saying that's just a bad photochop.

[Posh Johnny]

What no Ohlins :O

[Quarkz]

I'm with BigMille, the nose is pretty borked. The rest of it is nice though,

[advocatt]

design-wise, bike today are quite similar one to another. hence i think theres nothing wrong with the RSV to look like other bike here and there. The same complaint arised when Triumph launched the 675 and ducati with the 1098..

Even the RSVR copied the RC51 a lil bit..:biggrin

for me the V4 still gorgeous..:thumbup

[advocatt]

Aprilia's RS-V4 caught on test
By Ben Purvis


25 July 2007 09:39


Less than four months before it is set to be shown in public for the first time we can reveal that Aprilia’s forthcoming V4 superbike is still testing in heavy disguise with little sign of the final body styling in place.

Snapped last week at an Italian test track, these exclusive pictures reveal the latest stage of the machine’s development and show that it’s still in very early stages of prototype testing.

The number on the side of the bike – P01 – means this is prototype number one, and reveals that there’s still a long way to go before the machine is completed. Back in November last year, we caught an even earlier bike – Prototype Zero – which was the very first running bike to use Aprilia’s new V4 engine.

This machine might still be a long way from production, but the new photographs reveal details that are likely to be carried through to the final production machine. The frame, which is completely different to anything Aprilia currently offers, is very similar to the “zero” prototype, suggesting it’s a design that worked and is set to be developed further. It’s noticeable that despite the bike’s V4 layout, the new chassis is actually slimmer than an RSV’s, making the slapped-on RSV bodywork look loose-fitting.

For more details see today’s MCN, Wednesday July 25, 2007.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h167/advospeedzilla/apriliarsvxpic1.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h167/advospeedzilla/apriliarsvxpic11.jpg

[carpe diem]

I have never ridden a v4 before what would be the advantage over a v2,,,
smoother less vibes,faster maybe...:dunno

[crashtd]

:bounce :bounce soon!

-:banana

[carpe diem]

:bounce :bounce soon!

-:banana

soon ?...eh:confused

[crashtd]

as in, soon we will see the final prototype and see a formal press release, etc.

hey...i'm just really excited about this bike, ok? :laugh

-:banana

[cornhoolio]

I have never ridden a v4 before what would be the advantage over a v2,,,
smoother less vibes,faster maybe...:dunno

Higher rev limit, more horses the best optimisation of I4 & V2.

Low down V2 like grunt and high I4 rev limit, broadest spread of smooth power. And not so vibey :biggrin

Probably best cofiguration for a race motor, ask Mr. Honda and Mr. Ducati

[carpe diem]

sounds damn good to me, now i cant wait:woohoo

[Tl1000rman]

:eatcorn ... Most bikes out there today don't really excite me ... with possible exception of Duc1098, however, I can't wait to see this baby ... possibly my next ride (time to start saving my $$$) ....:eatcorn

[DaveRSV]

Tl, there's a picture of the new V4 on the home page of this site ???

[rsvsteve]

They're not gonna make a road version V4 apparently. I wanna see the 1200 that thay're working on.

:confused really :roll What a bummer :eatcorn

[spoonz]

What are you guys planning on doing when you replace your current bike?

With the RSV ceasing at the end of 2008 will you consider the 1200 shiver derivative that replaces it or the V4 or jump ship to duke,KTM etc ?

Me personally i bought an RSV because it was a twin as much as anything else. The V4 could be superb bike but i don't want a 4.

[carbon kid]

neither do I, its gotta be a v2 (why are all new bikes japaneesy these days?)
cheers
Ck

[LEGS]

Not sure yet spoonz, i'll be keeping my 02 RSV Mille R for a while yet it's just too good to replace. The only bike that i've seen that has impressed me that i could be tempted with is the KTM RC8. I'll be looking more closely next year at what bikes Aprilia have, V4 included if the price is acceptable

[bigbadmad]

I've only just got my Mille and it's an experiment. I'm finding out what I like. If I bond with the Mille then my next bike - in an ideal world - would be an RC8. If I don't I'll be back to the il4s.

[H..]

As long as it goes like shit off a shovel, I don't care what it looks like and I'm not impatient I just want one now!!!!
Cheers

H..

[advocatt]

http://www.racewaynews.net/immagini/articoli/1225/2a.jpg

:doug:doug

[H..]

They are making a road version of the V4, they have to or they can't race it. As the factory gears down production of the RSV this Summer they'll start knocking out V4's. Sweeeeet.

Cheers.

H..

[rsvsteve]

Someone accross the pond quoted the v4 WONT be made into a road going bike :confused:confused:confused:confused:roll:roll

[H..]

I,m not sure they would have spent all that wedge if they weren't going to make the bike. :dunno

Cheers.

H..

[J77]

I might be missing something here but I think the bike at the top of the thread is stunning,, may not be 20k stunning,, not 100% on the underseat pipes, but,, I wouldn't boot it out of my garage for not starting!