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RIDE REVIEW I 2021 APRILIA RSV4/RSV4 FACTORY
suspension changes, as well as
easy access to trip information,
than when you're ripping around
Laguna Seca.
The APRC system, complete
with its Bosch IMU, features
three preset riding and three pro-
grammable modes in which you
can alter everything from engine
braking to traction, launch and
wheelie control, Cornering ABS,
slide control and cruise control.
Aprilia's really gone to town on
the aerodynamics for the RSV4.
New LED lights, similar to the RS
660, adorn the front of the body-
work, while revised downforce
winglets on either side of the
fairing help keep the front wheel
down under acceleration and in-
crease braking stability when it's
time to heave on the Brembos.
A wider windshield and an
increased area for your chin to sit
on when in a full tuck has been
developed and makes this itera-
tion far more comfortable and
less tiring to ride. To that end,
the engineers have lowered the
seat height by nine millimeters
and the footpeg position is 10mm
lower, while amazingly giving you
an extra 1.5 degrees of ground
clearance when cornering, not
taking 1.5 degrees away.
You don't feel as cramped on
the 2021 RSV4, which is some-
thing taller riders will love. The
original development rider for the
RSV4 was pint-sized Max Biaggi—
in fact you could say the RSV4 was
made for Max so he could go and
