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MAX
HANDLING
ALUMINIUM FRAME
The aluminium frame is state-of-the-art technology for everyone to see,
made with forged and pressed elements in the Aprilia tradition. It boasts a
high level of torsional and flexional rigidity, providing the rider with absolute
control and a perfect feel as he goes into a bend and as he is going
round it. Even the swingarm, the result of Aprilia’s experience in racing
competitions, is a rigid and very light combination of forged and pressed
aluminium elements which provide extreme responsiveness when setting
the multi-adjustable Öhlins Racing suspensions.
GOING BEYOND
PERFECTION.
STEERING DAMPER
Öhlins Racing is also the adjustable
steering damper, perfect stability at high
speeds and millimetric precision when
going into a bend.
IT HAS TAKEN YEARS OF VICTORIOUS COMPETITIONS, NIGHTS
OF PASSION AND WORK IN THE APRILIA RACING DEPARTMENT,
IN-DEPTH STUDIES AND NUMEROUS TESTS TO REACH THE LEVEL
OF CUSTOMISATION OF THE RSV4 FACTORY CHASSIS AS IT IS
TODAY. THE RSV CHASSIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BENCHMARK IN
THE RACING WORLD: BUT EVEN THIS TIME THE APRILIA ENGINEERS
HAVE EXCEEDED THEMSELVES.
A PERFECT BALANCE
An engine as exclusive as the 65° V-4 deserved a perfect position in the
frame, with technical solutions and adjustment possibilities on a par with
a racing prototype. Perfect centralisation of the masses and distribution
of the weights (52% at the front, 48% at the back) has been improved on
still further thanks to the tank position, with fuel mostly under the saddle in
order to optimise balancing between a full and empty tank.
BRAKES READY FOR THE RACE
The front braking system is powerful, precise and modular. Brembo
monoblock “Serie Oro” 4-piston callipers are used with a radial pump, a
dual 320mm disc with asymmetric perforation and an originally designed
aluminium flange. The rear brake has Brembo “Serie Oro” 2-piston callipers
fixed directly on the swingarm with a 220mm disc: the very best available
today on the racing technology scene.
VERY LIGHT RIMS
Another new feature are the forged aluminium rims: their original design
further decreases the weight - approximately 1 kg less than the previous
models - resulting in reduced unsprung mass inertia which improves the
motorcycle’s responsiveness to each touch of the rider.