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conrods, new valve springs,
and the gearbox now has a
linear sensor to assist gear-
shift operation.
On the chassis side,
you'll still have the option
to alter the steering head
angle, swingarm angle,
the engine position in the
frame as well as the rear ride
height. The RF version will
get a new Öhlins NIX fork
and TTX shock with a new
progressive linkage, a new
Öhlins steering damper and
there's new Brembo M50
radially-mounted Monob-
loc four-piston calipers and
larger 330mm discs for extra
stopping power. That stop-
ping power is also aided by
the use of Bosch's Corner-
ing ABS system—one that's
become almost standard fod-
der for any serious braking
package.
Yet despite these chang-
es, much of the revamp for
the RSV4 RR and RF has
focused on the electron-
ics suite. This is the fourth
generation of Aprilia's Per-
formance Ride Control and
houses a new Ride-By-Wire
throttle, new eight-stage
Aprilia Traction Control (ATC),
three-stage Aprilia Wheelie
Control (AWC) that can now
be adjusted on the fly without
shutting the throttle (just like
the ATC), new three-stage
Aprilia Launch Control (ALC),
new Aprilia Quick Shift (AQS)
for clutchless up and down
shifts and a new system
called APL—Aprilia Pit Lim-
iter—a system that lets you
preselect the desired pit lane
speed you want.
Aprilia has revamped the
tired old dash that debuted
when the model was first
released back in 2009. The
new color TFT instrumenta-
tion offers a new look and
more features, and there's
a new version of the V4-MP
app (standard on the RF but
an optional extra on the RR)
that allows for corner-by-
corner GPS traction control,
among other things.
MSRP has not yet been
released. CN
RR/RF
2017 Aprilia RSV4 RF
