Aprillia RS125.. The new 4 stroke?

[EUMP]

'Designed to replace the old two-stroke RS125, the new four-stroke, 15bhp bike is currently being unveiled at the Milan Motorcycle Show.'

^ MCN, so Aprillia have murdered the whole fast catergory 125cc range? Even though it's set to have 15BHP?

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/273850/images/aprilia-rs4-125.jpg
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[Acemastr]

That would rule them out of the 125cc motogp, i highly doubt they'd do that
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[pits]

EU emission regulations I believe has killed of 2 stroke

[EUMP]

yeah that's what i think caused it pits, as they kept having issues with the emissions
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[Myler]

not a proper rs125 unless its two stroke...
can't beat the smell of a 2-stroke

should make an aftershave 'two stroke skutch'
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[ms51ves3]

Gay!

[blurredman]

The EU and their bloody rules.
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[N cee thirty]

just fail.


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[Shaun]

First one to whack an old RS125 engine into the frame wins.

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

[Paulington]

To get a 2 stroke through emissions now you have to choke it to death to the point where it's not fun anymore.

It's a depressing day when even Aprilia have given up. .
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[Whosthedaddy]

[Frost]

[Vincent]

[N cee thirty]

wonder if cagiva will stay 2 stroke
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[pepperami]

Who-ever put up a restriction, people will find a way round it
Nearly all/most/a lot of the newer leaner/small bikes now come with some form of limit in the electronics (CDI? rectifier? regulator?).
How long before there is a market for unrestricted CDI`s and the like to make your little four-stroke go faster?.

We will getting four-strokes and we are going to have to like it
We just need to find ways round what is being impossed on us by EU/government bullies!
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[Irn-Bru]

I think it's time to buy a 2 smoker and hide it in a garage while they're still cheap... then just start it up every now and then and sniff the exhaust fumes
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[Acemastr]

[Kickstart]

[pepperami]

[Frost]

I suspect that either more powerful versions of some bikes / engines will be made for asian markets, though these may either be bolt on parts or electronic restrictions. I can also see the design of the engines changing little in future years, but the electronics and exhaust being updated to meet new emissions and noise regulations. So in future years there will certainly be something to derestrict on the 4 stroke 125's, though it won't result in a doubling of power, more likely just more mid range power

[Rogerborg]

The pending 3rd European Directive on Driving Licenses will kill off any remaining market for >11kW 125s, since there will be no equivalent of the "125 11kW then ride <25kW" restricted test.

To ride any 125 over 11kW, you'll instead have to sit an A2 test on a 400cc+ 25kw+ bike, and in practice this'll mean training and testing on a 600cc+, since I don't see training schools keeping 500ccs around just for A2.

Long story short, you'd have to be pretty dedicated to the 125 cause to pay for training and test on a 650 just so that you can ride a balls-out 125 on the road.

[pepperami]

[Kickstart]

[pepperami]