New (to me) V4

[m9rko]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Congratulations, I fkn love RSV's

Cheers BN. I can't bloody wait to try it

[m9rko]

R1 Dave - might you have some base kill time settings for the HM SS to hand?

[Renn Sport]

That bike is serious badness. I really want a RSV4R or new R1 for the track.

Maybe next year.

Update the thread in May when you have stripped it and made it ready for track.

So what fairings you going to run? Colours?
Are you adding any other bits?

Will that exhaust pass 98db at Donnington?

[m9rko]

Renn Sport said:

That bike is serious badness. I really want a RSV4R or new R1 for the track.

Maybe next year.

Update the thread in May when you have stripped it and made it ready for track.

So what fairings you going to run? Colours?
Are you adding any other bits?

Will that exhaust pass 98db at Donnington?

To be honest, all the mods will be done immediately (before Spring arrives), the last thing to go on will be the track bodywork. I don't normally ride on the road, but the cost of the bike plus all the bits means I have to sacrafice at least 1, maybe 2 months of trackdays to make up the deficit. Hence riding her on the road until May. New fairings will probably be plain gloss black to keep costs down (not sure if I'll paint it myself, I've done it before with pretty good results but it's a pain in the ass). I'm thinking Cruciata fairings at the moment.

The exhaust won't have a chance of passing 98db! But up here at Knockhill they don't noise test. For my first venture out of Scotland I'll pick a noisy day to be on the safe side.

[Walter Sobchak]

Congrats!, enjoy it, to be fair, they're pretty reliable in my experience, it's more the parts supply that's an issue with them.

[STe_rsv4]

Heres mine, best bike Ive ever owned bar none.
I swapped the Akrapovic system for the full AR system and what a noise it makes!
Wheels powder coated gold as they look a bit bland with the black wheel / tyre combo I thought. Ive just added a few new additional graphics to the bike over the winter.

Welcome to V4 ownership - youll not want to go back!

[Renn Sport]

Everything about that bike is awesome... simply awesome!

Love it.

The want is strong but still thinking to get the new R1 for as my track bike.

[Pravus1]

What colour are those gold wheels? Been trying to get my RSV wheels done like that for my Tuono

[Walter Sobchak]

Pravus1 said:

What colour are those gold wheels? Been trying to get my RSV wheels done like that for my Tuono

The 90s Subaru WRX gold comes pretty close to the Aprilia colour.

[TheOversteerLever]

That looks ace. They're my favourite of the current batch of 1000cc monsters.

Enjoy

[R1 Dave]

m9rko said:

R1 Dave - might you have some base kill time settings for the HM SS to hand?

It was a while back but I think I set it to 55ms. Can't be 100% tho. I know it was just below the recommended kill time.

[STe_rsv4]

Walter Sobchak said:

Pravus1 said:

What colour are those gold wheels? Been trying to get my RSV wheels done like that for my Tuono

The 90s Subaru WRX gold comes pretty close to the Aprilia colour.

Yep, Walter got it spot on.
Subaru Gold

[m9rko]

R1 Dave said:

m9rko said:

R1 Dave - might you have some base kill time settings for the HM SS to hand?

It was a while back but I think I set it to 55ms. Can't be 100% tho. I know it was just below the recommended kill time.

Cool, thanks

[redback911]

Looks awesome. Love my Ape, the V4 howl is awesome, good choice.

[Biker's Nemesis]

OP

This was taken the day we met at St Marys Loch back in 2011.

[m9rko]

Yeah I remember that! I'd not long passed my test, think I went and did the loop once more that day

[eddd1e]

Welcome to the club



Amazing bikes.

[m9rko]

She's here! And already with a new exhaust, much prefer this to the AR. Stopped off at Aprilia Performance (the BEST place for your Aprilia bar none) for a check over. This bike has been main dealer serviced all it's life, and it shows: copious amounts of gasket sealant used everywhere (in places it shouldn't be, they even glued the airbox to the throttle bodies with the stuff), and too much of the wrong stuff where it should be. Various sensors and clips left unattached and dangling around. Oil pretty filthy. However she now has a clean bill of health. Can chain tensioners are a bit noisy but apparently, perfectly safe.

Valve clearances done
Gearbox removed and inspected
Lock nut behind stator checked (Aprilia like to forget to loctite these)
Oil & filter changed




Time to start modding!!

[Renn Sport]

Oh my gosh... I so want to liquidate bikes I have and get one of these!!

So much want.

Need to focus on the getting the new R1 for track.

[TimmyWimmyWoo]

Can I be so rude as to ask how much the valve clearance service was? These are in my head as my dream next bike but have no idea what the service costs are like. Presumably similar to Ducati…