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Cycle News 2016 Issue 40 October 11

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P56 FIRST LOOK A prilia hasn't gone for the complete ground-up rebuild of its RSV4 RR like Honda has with its CBR1000RR or Suzuki has with the GSX- R1000, instead focusing on refining what it already has to stay at the pointy end of the superbike class. The 65-degree V4 engine is largely unchanged and produces a claimed 201 horsepower and 84.8 lb-ft of torque—still impres- sive numbers in a game where many are still struggling to hit the double (claimed) ton. Aprilia has done away with the variable intake ducts of the previous RSV4 series, claiming they are no longer necessary for a motor that now revs 300 rpm higher via a new ECU. There's a new, lighter exhaust system, lighter pistons, honing treatment for the 2017 APRILIA RSV4 RR/RF 2017 Aprilia RSV4 RR

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