Aprilia, offering the technology in April to a mainstream audience, is a recipe to break all the stands in his way in 2011. Aprilia attitude must love the courage to fail.
It takes courage to wear a motorcycle as a bicycle RS3 Cube MotoGP riding by wire as the first manufacturer to do so in MotoGP. He failed Aprilia GP packed her ambitions, restarted their computer and come back stronger than ever in World Superbike with RSV4 Factory and Max Biaggi.
Aprilia developed a three-cylinder cube from scratch and then discarded. Then he went to the construction of a new V-Twin engine, cast, and finally opted for a V-4. He built the V-4 from scratch at home and launched as soon as he could, with complications, but at the same time, with victories in the race. Finally, in 2010, Aprilia won the World Superbike Championship with Biaggi.
After looking at this bike before the design stage to reality, I'm happy to be able to praise without reservation.
The TAP RSV4 Factory can be called a virtuoso in the field of motorcycle technology. A handset (but competition) efforts Aprilia, BMW and Ducati have the bloody nose, the Japanese seriously in recent years. Aprilia and Ducati have on the world circuit and BMW Superbike on the cards.
Now let me tell you how this bike is good. Kneeling Aprilia technicians first eight of us crammed level of traction control. I thought, "how boring they are ruining my fun that way!" However, they were right and I was wrong was the perfect way for me to get closer corners of Jerez in first gear, throttle and traction control allow to automate my curves.
Without traction control such behavior on your warm lap would end in tears guaranteed. After that, I simply used Mana (absolutely no reference to anything on the bike I promise) change gears using the button less than achieving lower levels of traction control or the + button to go back. A rider switch left index finger and touch your left thumb under the More button, which is intuitive, while on the go.
There is no sound or chugging or anything, when the traction control kicks in. I felt when my rear tire slipped, but a trusted ATC immediately. Amount of rear wheel spin-allowed, predetermined, depending on the level you choose CT. I worked my way to the end of a level, but I did the whole session, using the level of four, which is well suited to me.
Each of us had five sessions of cycling the first of which was to test the traction control alone, the second session to test the traction control on the wheels, the third time to test the Launch Control and the last two sessions are free to explore. It 's almost two full hours of hard diluted adrenaline pumping action.
Aprilia tone control is very sophisticated and not only to stop horses that occurs between a slow corners, but he knows how to make the soft earth and how to avoid disturbing manipulation. Do not tell me it is not very smart! The physical appearance of trying to stop a horse in the race is huge. The riders have to use upper body like forcing athletes weight forward while accelerating and supporting the G-forces and wind resistance. Aprilia with AWC to ensure that the physical aspect, which allows the pilot to concentrate on fixing the throttle.
AWC has three levels to choose from, which I doubt, in a single race. Some of lifting the front wheel is always permitted, provided that the rolls are not too high, you can still have a maximum acceleration levels. What is really good this year racer point of view is to keep the front down really fast between changes of direction in the low gears, at the same time keep the throttle open. Small rolls are then accepted at the time of the PIN and turn the wheel more than one side to another, landing just in time to lead the next queue. And be careful not to fall into this grace in front of more than a steering damper may be girometro handle.There 's magic involved in this, not only the sensors between the two wheels.
How does it work? Two gyro and two accelerometers are available for all ECU data, it may be necessary for different systems. All of a motorcycle can do, if it is vertically or horizontally, the ECU is ready. So when we stupid people doing something wrong with the throttle in the wrong place, the system prevents us from ourselves. With horse-by-wire ECU knows the throttle position and is based on predetermined algorithms, based on a number of conditions (you choose the computer is running at this level).
The couple's joy and misery of the bike. Too little boring and slow, while too much in the wrong place can be dangerous. Aprilia has almost 100% of the torque control system with SAD. The instrumentation is bipolar with a career mode and highway mode. In career mode there is no indication of speed and space is used to display a variety of information related to the place APR.
Launch Control was another first for me (and wheelie control), and one that is very difficult to obtain for the first time. He has no reason to Launch Control Racers practice, even if they did a thousand times. Of course, all you have to do is hold the throttle wide open and release the clutch. But you still have to modulate the valve and allows for three levels of Aprilia, how aggressively you can start. Level can put you wheelie a lot of problems, or if the clutch is released too quickly.
Training makes perfect, but my three races was a disappointment that I was a little too careful with the clutch pedal. Aprilia has been careful to inform you that the clutch was in need of serious cooling after every shot attempt, so we made a full turn between each launch. Imagine slowly tortured to 180 wild horses are released at once. This feature is not for road use, since you have to go 100 mph and second gear before the system is zero. And while in the execution mode traction control does not work.
The rapid Aprilia shifter allows you to change the clutch less while maintaining a wide open throttle. I think we'll start to see this model here. Each operation was braking and downshifting can in principle be done with full throttle!
For the factory Aprilia APRC said the near spaced six-speed transmission for better acceleration, more speed shifter makes it a formidable linearly dragster.
Pirelli Diablo tires Supercorsa 120/70-ZR17 200/55-ZR17 SP size and developed in the FIM Superstock 2010 championship. The main advantage with the 200 rear tire ultra large section is excellent cornering grip. The contact area is wider than ever and offers excellent levels of grip 180 horses want to destroy. The tires are approved for speeds up to 198 kilometers per hour.
Rubber able to cope with more heat and allows for a very long line up in turn four blacks at Jerez. The only thing that will give you more grip is a complete set of slick tires. Wait RSV4 Factory APRC SE features traction control, and self-adapts to the size of the ring is new and different adapt to a different final drive ratio. There is a professional high-end models for racing teams in the world, less developed than the road bike electronic RSV4 Factory APRC SE.
Suspension is fully adjustable from a top-spec items including Öhlins steering damper. RSV4 Factory receives a small but heavy feel that speaks of quality sleep. Öhlins shock and is soft enough to feel in slow corners and hard enough for ultra-fast corners.
The brakes are Brembo monoblock radial-known type, which stops at 395 pounds (claimed dry weight), and great authority. The only way to improve these elements still need to pay about 15,000 euros or so elements of his Superbike Max Biaggi. The frame is fully adjustable, as expected, and agile than the 250GP rider.
The State 999.6cc V-4 motor function of the art, such as controlling the throttle body independently. Maximum power is 180 hp at 12,250 rpm still at 10,000 rpm and 115Nm, but the delivery of torque and better acceleration in the three gears. The new exhaust system also improves power delivery.
These changes RSV4 Factory to shoot a missile over the corners. Only a Ducati 1198 to compete with the exit angle of the war. The engine feels and sounds good, and a power plant there is little vibration. Mechanical friction to help stop the bike quickly, and only on two occasions during my day ends I did not hear any chatter when braking hard.
RSV4 Factory APRC SE can be visually distinct labels, especially in the lower fairing and the Tricolore. They are, find out about a new exhaust pipe, and that the 200 mm rear tire, too.
If the APR Special Edition (only 350 produced) proves to be a (inevitable!) technology for success will be directed down to the first R and RSV4 Factory RSV4. APR also expect the system to drop down the road for other products in which the Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 was the first out.
Conclusion
Only two things Aprilia RSV4 Factory SAD can not be done, and those who fly and automatically tweets your legs. It is difficult to make sense of this bike on paper, but is actually riding and the number of features in the circuit only for the time they say he's a genius mechanics and technique.
Most Aprilia internal solutions are patented and can not be easily copied. For this reason, those who want to go to this little gem of superbike need to work very hard to catch up. Do horses spectacular numbers in 2011 as the Aprilia RSV4 Factory APRC SE will beat all hands down. Yes, it's so good.
