2017 APRILIA RSV4 RR & RSV4 RF
FIRST TEST
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abruptly, nearly throwing me
over the bars when I landed
into a tank-slapper!
Needless to say, when
given the nod to come out
to Circuit of the Americas to
test the newest Aprilia RSV4
variants with their top-shelf
electronics turned on, I was
very curious to give it a go.
Aprilia RSV4 RR on track
The first couple of laps riding
aboard the new RR revealed
the bike's most undeniable
characteristic—its stability.
The amount of confidence-
inspiring feedback its alumi-
num dual-beam chassis and
Pirelli Supercorsa tires gave
off through the bars in the
first 15-minute session of the
day was borderline absurd.
The second indisputable
quality was her beating heart,
the Italian V4 motor. It purred
not like a sleepy feline, but a
pissed-off animal who'd just
been released back into the
wild, and liked it. Still under
control but highly motivated
to get the hell out of there,
the RSV4 engine offered a
powerful rush from down low,
a brilliant yank throughout
midrange, and a top-end so
fierce it took me several laps
before I understood that I
The Sachs-
equipped RSV4 RR
will be plenty of
bike for "90 percent
of sportbike
riders out there"
according to Miller.
I SAY, IF I'M
GOING TO GO AS
FAR AS BUYING
AN APRILIA RSV4
RR, I MIGHT AS
WELL GO ALL
THE WAY AND
SPRING FOR THE
RF—THEN LIE TO
MY WIFE THAT
I GOT THE LESS
EXPENSIVE ONE.
