Aprilia reveals 2009 RSV 4 World Superbike racer
Aprilia has just unveiled its new RSV 4 World Superbike contender. The 1000cc V4 develops "well over 200bhp”"and marks not only the Noale-based company’s first four-cylinder bike, but also its return to four-stroke racing. Since Superbike homologation rules state that race machines need to be based on production bikes, expect to see a road-going version released in the near future. Follow the jump for more images and information.
The 65˚ V4 is the most sophisticated engine Aprilia has ever made. By
using integral ride-by-wire technology, the company is able to offer
switchable power maps and even traction control. The RSV 4 was unveiled earlier today at a dealer conference in Milan. Stay tuned for more details.
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Hmm, I'm seeing RC211V in the front fairing and R6 in the tail
Ha. Yeah, totally. R6 on the sides at the top too.
Yeah, it's a shame to see the Italian bike makers going all Japanese with their superbikes. Aprilia used to have such a distinct design language, but they're going all 1098 on us - derivative design.
yeah, but that fairing is seriously minimalist, i mean it barely covers the downpipes.
I wish they would have looked a little closer at their MotoGP RS 3, (the first bodywork iteration). It was teh hotness.
The first version of the RS Cube was beautiful, and clearly the most elegant racer on the track at the time. It took the stance of the RS250W's big brother. The visual lineage of all the RS racers have been astoundingly gorgeous. Maybe Aprilia should have stuck to the heritage of the RS to inform the RSV 4 instead of the derivative RSV Mille.
Then again, the first version Cube did have a fondness for exploding while was Colin Edwards was in mid-corner. Perhaps the designers at Aprilia are superstitious and thought it best not to evoke the spirit of what came to be called "the Pig."