2016 APRILIA RSV4 RR
TRACK TEST
P96
end madness of an S 1000 RR,
nor the thundering torque of a
Panigale 1299; it's somewhere in
between and those four cylin-
ders linked to the single right-
side muffler emit one of the most
righteous noises you'll ever hear.
It's gruff, mean and obnoxiously
loud (as my two black flags for
blowing out the stupid Laguna
Seca noise meter can attest to)
and is the closest sound you'll
get to a road-going MotoGP bike
outside a Ducati Desmosedici
D16 RR or Honda RC213 V-S.
It's not just the noise that
rocks everyone's world. Aprilia's
technicians have dialed in a
beautifully smooth throttle re-
sponse – it can be a bit "digital
feeling" from the Ride-by-Wire
(RbW) throttle if you're not in
Track mode – but its delivery on
the side of the tire is soft and un-
intimidating, allowing the chassis
to remain settled and ready to
explode you to the next corner.
That velvet glove-esque
throttle response gives way to
a deluge of Italian torque from
Come on, Rennie, tuck in you fat ba…!
