Four stroke, longitudinal
65° V four , DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder
Capacity
999.6
cc / 61.0 cu-in
Bore x Stroke
78 x 52.3 mm
Cooling System
Liquid cooled
Compression Ratio
13.6:1
Induction
Airbox with front dynamic air intakes. Variable
length intake ducts controlled via ECU.
Airbox with front dynamic air intakes. 4 Marelli 48-mm throttle bodies with
8 injectors and latest generation Ride-By-Wire engine management.
Choice of three different engine maps selectable by the rider with bike in
motion: T (Track), S (Sport), R (Race)
Ignition
Magneti Marelli digital electronic ignition system integrated in engine
control system, with one spark plug per cylinder and “stick-coil”-type coils
Starting
Electric
Exhaust
4 into 2 into 1 layout, two oxygen sensors, lateral single silencer with
ECU-controlled bypass valve and integrated trivalent catalytic converter
(Euro 4)
Alternator Flywheel mounted 450 W alternator with rare earth magnets
Alternator
Flywheel mounted 420W
alternator with rare earth magnets
Lubrication
Wet sump lubrication system with oil radiator and two oil pumps (lubrication
and cooling)
Max Power
148 kW / 201 hp @ 13000 rpm
Max Torque
117 Nm / 11.9 kgf-m / 86.2 lb-ft @ 10500 rpm
Clutch
Multi-disc oil bath with mechanical slipper system
Dual aluminium beam chassis with pressed and cast sheet
elements
Front Suspension
Sachs upside-down fork, 43-mm stanchions (with Tin surface treatment). Low
profile forged aluminium radial caliper mounting bracket. Adjustable spring
preload, hydraulic compression and rebound damping
Front Wheel Travel
120 mm / 4.7 in
Rear Suspension
Twin sided aluminium
swingarm; mixed low thickness and sheet casting technology.
Sachs
monoshock adjustable: spring preload,
wheelbase and hydraulic compression and rebound damping. APS progressive
linkages.
Rear Wheel Travel
130 mm / 5.1 in
Front Brakes
2 x Ø320 mm diameter floating stainless steel disc
with lightweight stainless steel rotor and aluminium flange with 6 pins.
Brembo monobloc radial calipers with 4 x Ø30 mm opposing. Sintered pads.
Radial pump and metal braided brake hose
Rear Brakes
Single Ø220 mm diameter disc, Brembo floating caliper with two
Ø32 mm isolated pistons. Pump with integrated tank and metal
braided hose
The 201 horsepower Euro 4 compliant Aprilia RSV4 will be available in two versions, RR and RF with
extremely sophisticated, and comprehensive, electronic aids. Here are all the
details from Aprilia:
Aprilia RSV4 evolves radically to continue being the best superbike ever the
result of an extraordinary and winning project, born out of Aprilia’s successful
racing experience.
More than one second per lap faster than before, thanks to the upgraded Öhlins
suspension, the new braking system and improved APRC electronic controls package
that includes cornering ABS, and added Aprilia quick shift down shifter. The 201
hp euro 4 engine combines with a seven-time world superbike champion chassis
architecture.
Aprilia RSV4 is the natural evolution of an innovative project, capable in just
a few years of dominating World SBK, earning seven world titles in six years and
winning in its début in the FIM Superstock Cup, the championship dedicated to
bikes that are closely derived from their factory versions. Unanimously
acclaimed by critics and sought after by motorcyclists from every corner of the
globe, the RSV4 has always been the undisputed segment representative, the
reference point for sport and performance, the best example of what can be
achieved by exploiting the valuable experience of a victorious Racing Department
like Aprilia’s which, in its brief history has taken 54 championship titles.
Skills honed on the track and transferred to the factory production provide
everyone with the same excitement that machines prepared by Aprilia Racing do.
Unmistakeable in its design lucidity and applied technology, the RSV4 is
conceived 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 most modern applied electronics
systems to manage the engine and the bike’s dynamic performance. This is a true
vocation of Aprilia, which was 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, the system that now reaches new levels of effectiveness at
the service of top performance.
The primary goal in creating the new RSV4 was the same one that has set this
model apart from its birth in 2009: to be the absolute best uncompromised
superbike, the one that comes the closest to the current Aprilia racing bikes in
terms of performance and effectiveness. Thanks to the experience acquired in the
most selective speed championships such as WSBK and MotoGP, Aprilia is able to
transfer technologies to their factory products like the new full Ride-by-wire
throttle and the dynamic controls package, APRC, further advanced.
More Than One Second
Faster Than Before
The primary goal followed during
development of the new Aprilia RSV4 (in both available versions, RSV4 RR and
RSV4 RF) is, as always, only one: to be the best superbike in the segment. In
order to achieve it, Aprilia drew from Aprilia Racing technology, refining the
already exceptional RSV4 in many aspects, such as electronics, suspension and
brakes. Thanks in part to the work done on the powerplant, now compliant with
the Euro 4 regulation, without sacrificing anything in terms of power and range
of use, the new RSV4 is one second faster than the previous version on average.
The New APRC: From
Aprilia, the Cutting-Edge in Electronics
The Aprilia RSV4 RR and RF make perfect what was already top shelf in
the previous versions thanks to a significant improvement to its already
exceptional dynamic controls package designed and patented by Aprilia.
APRC (Aprilia
Performance Ride Control) is the well-known dynamic control suite
derived directly from the winning technology in world Superbike, the most
complete and refined of those currently available on the market. This progress
was possible mainly thanks to the repositioning of the inertial platformthat governs the operation, improving accurate detection of the dynamic
conditions of the bike, resulting in more efficient electronic control
strategies.
The fourth evolution of Aprilia
APRC fits in perfectly with the fine electronic management of the
new full Ride-by-Wirethrottle that has allowed all
superfluous throttle body electronic management components to be
eliminated,thereby saving 590 grams.
APRC, which comes as standard equipment on the Aprilia RSV4 RR and RF,
includes:
New ATC: Aprilia Traction Control,adjustable on the fly, (without
having to release the throttle) to 8 settings thanks to a practical
joystick, now has even more fine-tuned and
higher performance operating logic.
New AWC: Aprilia Wheelie Control,
adjustable to 3 levels, includes more precise operating strategies thanks to
the repositioning of the inertial platform.
Wheelie control can now be adjusted on the fly without closing the
throttle, like the ATC, thanks to the new and more practical left side
electric block.
New ALC: Aprilia Launch Control,
for use on the track only, with 3 settings, uses even more effective
new operating strategies.
New AQS: Aprilia Quick Shift, the
electronic gearbox that allows shifting without closing the throttle and
without using the clutch, allowing clutchless downshifting.
New APL: Aprilia Pit Limiter, the
system that lets you select and limit the top speed allowed in pit lane at
the track or simply to make it easier to comply with posted speed limits on
the road.
New ACC: Aprilia Cruise Control.
The new electronic management has allows an advanced cruise control system
to be introduced, very convenient on longer trips because it lets you
maintain the set speed without touching the throttle.
In addition to the fourth
generation APRC system, RSV4 RR and RF come from the factory standard with
advanced multi-map Cornering ABS,
developed in collaboration with Bosch to guarantee not only extreme safety on
the road, but also the best possible performance at the circuit. The 9.1 MP
system, with truly contained weight and dimensions, is able to optimize braking
and the ABS intervention in corners, thanks to a specific algorithm that
constantly monitors various parameters such as lateral acceleration, the
pressure applied to the front brake lever, the lean, pitch and yaw angle,
modulating the braking action in order to better guarantee the ratio between
deceleration and stability. The new ABS system works in unison with the Aprilia
RLM (Rear Liftup Mitigation) system that limits the lift of the rear wheel
during more abrupt braking. Cornering ABS, fine-tuned in accordance with
Aprilia’s specific indications, is adjustable to 3 levels of sensibility and can
be switched off. Each of the three Cornering ABS maps can be combined with any
of the three new engine maps (Sport,
Track, Race), allowing riders with different experience and skill levels to find
the best possible combination for their style. The three maps are “full power”
and differ in the way they unload the 201 HP of which the Aprilia V4 is capable
onto the asphalt, in addition to the percentage of engine brake dedicated to
them.
The total revamping of the RSV4’s
electronics management is completed by the new
color TFT instrumentation, a true digital computer with exceptional
display options. The two selectable screen pages (Road and Race, both with night
and day backlighting) correspond to as many represented indexes. Standard
equipment for the RSV4 RF (and optional for the RSV4 RR), there is a
new version of the V4-MP, the Aprilia
multimedia platform that lets you connect your smartphone to the vehicle via
Bluetooth, introducing for the first time a true
corner by corner electronic settings
calibration system with data that can subsequently be downloaded to
your laptop (or displayed directly on the smartphone) for analysis, just like
they do at the races. The new V4-MP adds a new connection protocol that reduces
smartphone battery consumption to a minimum, in addition to providing a larger
range of circuits already mapped in which you can manage the electronic settings
corner by corner, as well as user acquisition of a new circuit that is not in
the list Aprilia has provided. V4-MP also includes the
infotainment system, introduced by
Aprilia for the first time on the new RSV4, to manage voice commands and
incoming/outgoing telephone calls with your smartphone. These activities are
also displayed and managed by the digital instrumentation.
Euro 4 Engine, the Same
Exceptional Performance
The primary and unique
characteristics of this gem of Italian technology, the ones that led to the
creation of the best superbike of all times, remain unchanged. This is the
world’s first full scale production motorcycle with a high performance narrow V4
engine, the most revolutionary and powerful engine ever built by Aprilia. An
engine that has been made unmistakeable because of the use of
“total” electronics, because of its
extremely compact size and light weight.
The changes implemented in this
evolution of the Italian V4 not only resulted in achieving the goals of Euro 4
approval, but also increasing overall reliability and performance, without
sacrificing power and maximum torque (which remain respectively at 201 HP at
13,000 rpm and 115 Nm at 10,500 rpm), and not even that inimitable sound that
has always been a true soundtrack of the Aprilia V4 engines.
The powerplant earns a
new exhaust system with a silencer
that has a double oxygen sensor and a built in valve. The
engine ECU is new, with superior
calculating capacity able to manage the rise in
maximum revs, now 300 rpm higher. Therefore, the engine now boasts an
increased extension capacity and it was also for this reason that the
variable timing intake ducts were
eliminated, no longer deemed necessary. This decision contributed to reducing
the weight of the fuel system parts by 500 grams. In order to increase
performance and reliability, new and lighter
pistons were introduced with brand new segments that reduce the blow-by
effect. Furthermore, a honing treatment
was added for the connecting rod heads, further reducing friction.
The valve recall
springs are also new in order to
guarantee reliability during the heaviest operating loads, whereas the valves
have benefited from optimized timing,
capable of increasing performance and reliability. Last, but not least, the
gearbox now has a linear sensor that
guarantees impeccable gearshift operation.
The Chassis: New Brakes
and Suspension
Aprilia is known as one of the
best chassis manufacturers in the world and the RSV4 represents the synthesis of
the technical prowess Aprilia has acquired in top level world championships. A
particularity which is still exclusive to the RSV4 RR and RF (and which has
always been a characteristic of the previous generation RSV4 models) is
the exceptional possibility of adjustments that
the standard equipment chassis is able to offer. In fact, the Aprilia
is the only superbike that allows the rider to adjust the engine position in the
frame, the headstock angle, the swingarm pivot and the rear end height,
naturally in addition to the fully adjustable suspension. Just like a real
racing bike.
The RF version of the RSV4 earns
new and more sophisticated suspension systems with fine adjustments both in
hydraulics and spring preload: the fork is a latest generation
ÖhlinsNIX unit, as is the
TTX shock absorber; the latter is
operated by new progressive linkage that increases the reaction time of the
shock absorber itself. There is also an adjustable steering damper, also
supplied by Öhlins. On the new RSV4, Aprilia introduces important changes in the
Brembo braking system: the front relies on a
pair of new 5 mm thick steel discs with diameter increased to 330 mm,
gripped by the monobloc M50 callipers
fitted with new superior friction coefficient brake pads.
Versions and Colors
Aprilia RSV4 RR represents a top shelf technical platform, ready to
provide the rider with a “race replica” performance and feeling. The RSV4 RR
incorporates all the electronic, engine and brake innovations introduced on the
RSV4 RF. As standard equipment, it also has features which were once exclusive
to the Factory version, such as magnesium external housings, oil sump and head
covers and a wide range of chassis adjustments. Aprilia RSV4 RR is available in
two new attractive color schemes, both
matte, on a black and grey base (Grigio Bucine and Nero Ascari)
with red wheel rims.
Aprilia RSV4 RF is the exclusive
version that uses new Öhlins suspension systems and lightweight aluminum forged
rims as standard equipment. It stands out for the dedicated graphic that
maintains the evocative name of the previous“Superpole”
version, but it has a different
graphic pattern.
Any corrections or more information on these motorcycles will be kindly appreciated.