Aprilia RSV4R Factory versus 1199

Trauma · May 23, 2013

At least that bike got an actual muffler, and probably a lot cheaper too than our straight pipe...

Trauma · May 23, 2013

ttkarp said:
There is nothing ugly about this

No sh_t! Beautiful bike for sure, bulky looking compared a Pani.

Burnsy · May 23, 2013

U surprised with that sound track

So dude have you decided on 1 or other ??

oalvarez · May 23, 2013

Stw said:
AR gets in every thread these days....

Had the AR rear sets on my RSV4 (shown above)....they were very well made, the craftsmanship seemed quite good.

VAST · May 23, 2013

oal: so in retrospect, which do you enjoy riding more, performance notwithstanding?

oalvarez said:
Had the AR rear sets on my RSV4 (shown above)....they were very well made, the craftsmanship seemed quite good.

ttkarp · May 23, 2013

oalvarez said:
Had the AR rear sets on my RSV4 (shown above)....they were very well made, the craftsmanship seemed quite good.

They look great! Very adjustable. I actually like the Pani rearsets from AR, except for the heel plates.

oalvarez · May 23, 2013

VAST said:
oal: so in retrospect, which do you enjoy riding more, performance notwithstanding?

it's been a while since i had the RSV4 (mine was one that had its engine replaced due to the con-rod issue, but i did track it 4 times in the year that i owned it), and without going too deep into discussion, i "enjoy" riding the Pani more than i remember/recall riding the RSV4, but only by a slim margin (i think). they both have their pluses and minuses (weight/handling/power characteristics), but for my wants/needs today, the Panigale fits those better. not sure how many people here have actually ridden the RSV4, but it is one hecuva motorcycle.

Hogdog · May 23, 2013

Pulled the trigger on the RSV4. Black with 700 miles, rearsets, Forged Alum wheels from the Factory model, Woodcraft clipons, mirror blanks with front run light turn signal conversion, Akropovic slip-on, tail tidy with integrated signals, shorai battery, ohlins damper. Pick up tomorrow afternoon. Will relay impressions after a day or two riding.

iamlance · May 23, 2013

P-i-c-t-u-r-e-s ! ! ! !:d

oalvarez · May 23, 2013

Hogdog said:
Pulled the trigger on the RSV4. Black with 700 miles, rearsets, Forged Alum wheels from the Factory model, Woodcraft clipons, mirror blanks with front run light turn signal conversion, Akropovic slip-on, tail tidy with integrated signals, shorai battery, ohlins damper. Pick up tomorrow afternoon. Will relay impressions after a day or two riding.

Congrats, Hog.

zvez · May 25, 2013

was looking at the 2013 rsv4 and sorely tempted to trade the pani on it, had an 11 rsv4 which was superb.

VAST · May 25, 2013

the 2013 Factory is the move! love the wheels and if you remove the dopey mirrors and clean up the tail it looks fantastic.

the tail on the Ape is actually my favorite of all modern sportbikes.

zvez said:
was looking at the 2013 rsv4 and sorely tempted to trade the pani on it, had an 11 rsv4 which was superb.

zvez · May 25, 2013

evotech makes a great tail tidy which I had on my 11 gets rid of the stinger on the back.
I looked at a yellow one and got to say, oh my! BUT if I keep the pani, then I can buy an mv agusta 800 brute, decisions, decisions....

VAST said:
the 2013 Factory is the move! love the wheels and if you remove the dopey mirrors and clean up the tail it looks fantastic.

the tail on the Ape is actually my favorite of all modern sportbikes.

Stw · May 25, 2013

zvez said:
evotech makes a great tail tidy which I had on my 11 gets rid of the stinger on the back.
I looked at a yellow one and got to say, oh my! BUT if I keep the pani, then I can buy an mv agusta 800 brute, decisions, decisions....

The Yellow Non-Factory is saweet....

zvez · May 25, 2013

yeppers!

Stw said:
The Yellow Non-Factory is saweet....

VAST · May 25, 2013

i prefer integrated tail and velcroing the plate vertically down the back.

like so (but i'd rotate plate 90deg):

zvez said:
evotech makes a great tail tidy which I had on my 11 gets rid of the stinger on the back.
I looked at a yellow one and got to say, oh my! BUT if I keep the pani, then I can buy an mv agusta 800 brute, decisions, decisions....

Stw · May 25, 2013

VAST said:
i prefer integrated tail and velcroing the plate vertically down the back.

Velcro??? Gotta be a better way?? Surely

VAST · May 25, 2013

velcro=light, super strong (never had a plate fall off in years of riding), and for nyc a must -- i take my plate off when i park on street.

Stw said:
Velcro??? Gotta be a better way?? Surely

Stw · May 25, 2013

VAST said:
velcro=light, super strong (never had a plate fall off in years of riding), and for nyc a must -- i take my plate off when i park on street.

Why.....

VAST · May 25, 2013

tickets!

here's another pic -- this one on fleabay and if ABS isn't important to you, you could prob score this for cheap!

Stw said:
Why.....

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