2016 APRILIA RSV4 RR
TRACK TEST
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BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PIRELLI
W
e live in a very special time for
motorcycling. Especially if you like
riding big, fast superbikes. When I
started doing the journo thing 10 years ago,
there were pretty discernable differences
between the best and the worst of the
1000cc brigade. Now, the differences
are small, really small. The current crop
of super blasters is very good. Take this
Aprilia RSV4 RR, for example.
The replacement for the RSV4 R at the
end of 2014, the 999cc, 201 horsepower
(claimed) V4 RR was a total redesign with
a new engine, electronics, bodywork
– the whole deal. A quick glance through
the spec sheet makes for joyous reading
if you like to fiddle with your bike. This is
the base model RSV4 behind the RF and
This is the base model Aprilia
RSV4 superbike. That's a
statement hard to believe after
you ride one.
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