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Mille Vo'ted B e §'t 5portb ike The Aprilia RSV IODOR Factory was recently named "Best of the Best" in the sportbike category in Robb Report magazine's 16th annual collect ion of the "Best of the Best." Editors of the luxury lifestyle magazine annually choose only the very finest autom o biles, personal aircraft, jewelry, wines and other "Best of the Best" products and services from around the globe , including the wo rld's most powerful motorcycles. Their picks for 2004 are featured in the Robb Report's June issue. According to the magazine's ed itors , the 2004 RSV 1000R Factory tops the sportbike category not just becau se it comes standard with an abundance of technical innovations and exotic materials, such as a unique radial-mount front braking system jointly developed with Brembo, but because it affords owners unparalleled track perfo rmance. According to Robb Report, its aggressive power-to -weight ratio gives the RSV I ODOR Factory category-leading agility and "buttery handling," a characteris tic that makes the bike a "Supe rbike heavyweight ." The 2004 RSV IODOR Factory is priced at $ 17,899 (MSRP). estimate includes around 75 percent motorcycle subject matter. One of the reasons that Lichter has been so successful is that he is completely imme rsed in the biker culture himself. still riding his '71 HarleyDavidson o n a regular basis. Clients know that when they hire him to photograph their pride and joy, through countless hours of laborious work, he will capture the essence of what the motorcycle is all about, whether it be in the stud io or on location . These photo spreads were recently run in the May/June 2004 issue of Digital Photo Pro . and they showcase a selection of his lifestyle and studio work . T he reason Lichter was featured in the art icle is for his exclusive use of digital pho tography for captu ring his images. For more information of Lichte r, visit his we bsite: www.lichterphoto.com. To cast your vote, log on to www.cyclenews.com. WEb INSiYE Cyclenews.com reader po ll question of the week ~ ... With ne ws t hat factory Harley-Davidson mechanic Bill Werner is reti ring in July, w hat do yo u t hink of the factory dirt track team's chances of wi nning more races t his season? A. Rich King will p roba bly w in more races now that Werner is gone . B. They'll win again; one man does not make a team. C. If t hey do win, it will be sheer luck. D. The factory team is finished for good. On-line poll results from last week With talk of a MotoGP eve nt retuni ng to Ame rica in 2005, where would you rat her see a USGP run? Barbe r Mot o rsports Park in Birmingha m, Alabama Mazd a Raceway at Laguna Seca in Monterey, Ca lifornia Total Replies : www.cyclenews.com 1754 1690 3444 (50 .93% ) (49 .07% ) CYC LE N EWS • JUNE 9, 2004 115