2019 APRILIA RSV4 1100 FACTORY
FIRST REVIEW
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conventionally adjusted Ohlins
you can buy on a production mo-
torcycle. The suspension is not
electronically-adjustable, it's old
school clickers and spanners,
but that just means you need
to set it up correctly and you'll
have a beautifully suspended
machine, rather than letting a
computer figure it out for you.
However, computers are a
central part of the RSV4's game
in the APRC system. This is one
of the finest electronics sys-
tems on the market, six different
algorithms for traction control,
launch control, cruise control,
pit lane speed, wheelie control
and the quick shift for clutch-
less gears. Traction control on
the Aprilia has always been a
great system. It's adjustable to
eight different levels, and truth
be told I just stuck it on level
three for the four sessions and
left it there. It's more than I ever
needed.
The Aprilia Wheelie Control
is a likewise brilliant system
and adjustable up to three
different levels and extremely
useful at top speed down the
Mugello straight. Coming out
of medium-speed corners, the
AWC system works separately to
the TC and allows you to carry
Putting the RSV4 on
its side and dialing in
that throttle is one of
life's great pleasures,
accompanied by a
sound track Luciano
Pavarotti would be
proud of.
a
two,
absolute
finishing
wheel.
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