Aprilia RSV4 at Hartford Marina

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Went to Hartford Marina tonight and Taz Motorcycles in Peterboro had brought 3 RSV4s down.

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Pics were taken on my camera phone, so not great quality. He did start it up, but my phone decided to spaz out at that point. It sounds like a less thumpy Mille. A mille minus the bass sound, nothing like the RC30/NC30, and not much like the R1.

They left about half 8, must be best job in the world just riding those to and from bike meets.

My thoughts are that the bike is TINY, really smal seat unit and there's no pillion accomodation except pegs. You have to scooch onto the same seat as the rider.

The standard can is really big, an aftermarket can would definately tidy it up, as would a tail tidy.
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[JAMSXR]

Lovely bikes!

But yeah, needs a can an tail tidy to finish it.

I thought there were only going to be 200 available for the UK, strange they would take 3 out?
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[AngelGrinder]

Looks quite busy down there?

Might head down next week if your going again?
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[MarJay]

The subframe looks twisted...
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[ms51ves3]

Why don't they just get rid of the pillion pegs and sell it as a single seater?

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[Acemastr]

I've been down there once or twice, didn't know anyone from here went there(i live a mile away), i feel a bit out of place on my YBR125 be good to meet up with people off here, let me know if you're up there again mate.
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[Fahd]

They look nice but...

[chris-red]

I doubt many people will buy this bike for it's pillion comfort?
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[MarkJ]

It has a seperate pillion seat - in this video at 15:20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4jEE8LNUgQ

Probably more comfortable to squeeze on the riders seat though

[ms51ves3]

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Aaaa, fair, none of the bikes there had that wee thing on them, so I just presumed you squeezed onto the same seat.
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[Bike_craze1]

Nicee.
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[riichy]

fu=kin AWFULL
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[MinhDinh]

I like it. Not a duke or mv augusta type italian swagger about it, but still nice. The exhaust has grown on me aswell even though I hated it at first
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[parkin]

its nice enough but not my cuppa tea. the pillion seat is tiny. anyone else notice the music in the video is the inspector gadget theme tune. is there something thier not telling us
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[dudeskin]

ham, i have seen a rsv4 with a full racefit exhaust system on it, and it looks awesome, and sounds mint!!!
mmmmmmm
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[DynaMight]

A friend has bought one, just got the first service in so he could do a trackday on Sat 99db it was and for anyone who knows, in neutral its quite quiet, put it in 1st gear the it gets a lot louder. The headstock is stamped at 109db @ 6800rpm!! very very loud bike as standard.

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[Luke_Retrofly]

What did they do to the front end, looks garbage .

Bring back the old ones!

[jack_zxr400]

you mate looks like he weights more than the bike!
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[DynaMight]

He is a big guy, does make the bike look a little silly. It's back in the shop today due to a small oil leak
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