Well, I got the opportunity to hit Barber twice and NOLA once this month on the RSV4 and I am stoked about the bike!!! I love the V4 engine , but the Aprilia, she is very different from my Honda RC45 & RC30 V4s. I expected her to pull from down low (torque) and tractor out of corners, but no.... ya gotta ride her like a cross between a 600 inline 4 and a two stroke. Definitely a bike with a higher, tighter power band. An even with full Traction control on, she will spin a rear tire. So far looks like its gonna be a set of rears every three-four track days. 2 days at Barber with CSS, and two days at NOLA destoyed a set of GPA's.
The bike is compact and she turns very well and is very controllable, but you have to push her to get action. Was not an easy thing to tiptoe in the rain at slower speeds and try to turn into a corner. Harder you push, better she turns & remains very predictable in the turn. not twitchy at all. Bike is agile, and too me, seemed forgiving of my mistakes.
Suspension ungrades; Ohlins 30mil kit in forks and TTX rear shock, made hugh diference from the stock Sachs suspension. THANK YOU to Thermosman for th build and tuning!!
Mugget: I am 5'8" Those are Carrozzeria Tri-R Race Wheels, anodized, not painted.
warregl: No performance build needs pending. I built eveything I wanted. Took the Stock 2011 RSV4R aPRC and stripped it down to frame, engine and electronics and the went to town on a track build. Started with Race ECU, Exhaust system, compete suspension rebuild and rear shock replacement with Ohlins, rotors, master cylinders, race skins, rearsets, electronics (APRC), 520 Chain conversion and sprockets, race wheels, lightweight battery, custom fairing stays, Graves Sliders, and too much more to mention now.
Prince - Thanks! Yours looking good to!
Bike is very fast and had no problem blasting onto front or rear straight and keeping pace with any of the S1000Rs. It is much more capable than I am at this point. I am loving it Whoooooo!