Aprilia RSV4 X Limited Edition
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Aprilia RSV4 X Limited Edition
Aprilia celebrates 10 years of an extraordinary project by
introducing RSV4 X, an exclusive version of the winning RSV4,
available as a limited series of just 10 units.
Tailor-made by Aprilia Racing, the factory with 54 world titles,
it has the sole aim of offering maximum performance on track.
With its 225 hp and 165 kg, it is one of the lightest and most
powerful super sport bikes of all time. It is the first
bike in the world to mount a gearbox with neutral below first
gear and Brembo GP4-MS callipers.
The Aprilia RSV4
sets the benchmark in terms of sports riding and performance, the ultimate
example of what can be achieved by harnessing the valuable experience of a
winning Racing Department like that of Aprilia which, throughout its short
history, has scored 54 world titles, seven of which in the SBK world
championship. Skills honed on the track and transferred to the factory product
to provide everyone with the same sensations that the motorbikes prepared by
Aprilia Racing do.
Unmistakeable in
its design lucidity and applied technology, the RSV4 is created around a 65° V4
engine, never before seen on a factory sport bike, a frame which is the heir to
a dynasty that has won 18 titles and 143 Grand Prix races in the 250 GP class,
enhanced by the latest applied electronics systems to manage the engine and the
bike's dynamic performance. This is a true vocation for Aprilia, the first
manufacturer to adopt the Ride-By-Wire multimap accelerator as standard
equipment, but above all the first to patent the APRC dynamic control system,
with the exclusive features of self-calibration and wheelie control, in the
spirit of maximum effectiveness at the service of top performance.
Ten years after
the birth of the first model in 2009, a bike that already had one eye on the
category's future, Aprilia introduces the RSV4 X, a very special commemorative
version limited to just ten units of the new RSV4 1100 Factory: a jewel of
Italian manufacturing and a collector's item, dedicated exclusively to the
track. That Aprilia Racing experience is also evident in the work carried out to
lighten the motorbike, which results in an exceptional dry weight of 165 kg. To
achieve this, Aprilia Racing selected a series of precious, lightweight
components, such as the carbon fairing, enriched with special dedicated graphics
inspired by the livery of the Aprilia RS-GP competing in the 2019 MotoGP World
Championship, as well as a tank that is the same shape as the original, but more
lightweight. Another competition-derived element is the racing push-button panel
for adjustment of the main electronic controls making up the RSV4 X. There are
numerous billet aluminum details, such as the clutch lever, the front brake
lever guard, the engine sump guards, the adjustable foot pegs and the upper
steering plate, important details that make for a further weight saving.
Marchesini forged magnesium wheels magnify the already spectacular handling of
the RSV4 and mount Pirelli slick tires.
The inimitable
1100 cc V4 engine is selected and prepared directly by Aprilia Racing, the most
advanced Piaggio Group platform for the development of technology applied first
to racing bikes and then to factory models. This special preparation involves
hand-assembly and the subsequent fine-tuning of all tolerances, just as is done
for competition engines. The distribution system is also overhauled, with the
adoption of new intake camshafts, new valve return springs and caps, as well as
brand-new convex bucket tappets that, similarly sized, allow for the use of
shafts with more aggressive cam profiles, deriving from SBK.
The Akrapovic
exhaust system features titanium manifolds and a carbon tailpipe, while the air
filter has been replaced with a Sprintfilter element: the air filter with the
highest permeability available on the market (as well as being waterproof), the
same unit used by Aprilia Racing in MotoGP. Electronic tuning is guaranteed by a
specific ECU mapping, with dedicated track settings. These components ensure an
increase in maximum power, from an already excellent 217 HP for the standard
model, to the impressive 225 HP of the RSV4 X. The Aprilia V4 is equipped with
the ANN (Aprilia No Neutral) system, the gearbox with neutral positioned below
first gear that speeds up shifting from first to second and prevents any
up-shifting errors. This solution derives directly from Aprilia experience in
WSBK and MotoGP and is made available to the public on a production model for
the very first time.
Another world first involves the Brembo braking system, the company choosing the Aprilia RSV4 X to debut its refined and extremely efficient machined from solid GP4-MS callipers. These act on a pair of steel brake discs with T-Drive technology and are controlled by a machined from solid 19x16 radial pump.
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