Aprilia RSVR Gen1 Bikes For Sale
Specs
- Seat Height: Average (825 mm / 32.5 inches)
- Weight: Heavy (210 kg / 463 lbs)
- Fuel Capacity: High (20.0 litres / 5.3 US gallons)
- Economy: Poor (33 mpg / 8.6 l/100km / 11.7 km/l)
- Range: Average (150 miles / 241 km)
- Top Speed: Very High (170 mph / 274 km/h)
- Capacity: High (998 cc)
- Power: High (128 bhp / 95 kW)
- Power to Weight: High (0.610 bhp/kg / 0.455 kW/kg)
- Redline: High (11,000 rpm)
- Road Tax / VED: Very High (£101 Per Year)
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Review In A Few
Pros
- Comfortable riding position
- Build quality
- Suspension
- Handling
- Looks
Cons
- Hard work in town and on long trips
- Gets through tyres
- High seat
Video Reviews
Check out this video from mrsparkyaprilia.
What Is It?
The Aprilia RSVR Gen1 is a dedicated sports bike and is powered by a liquid cooled four stroke 997.6 cc 60° V-Twin, producing 128 bhp at 9,500 rpm and maximum torque at 7,500 rpm. That's 5 bhp up on the standard bike with a slightly higher maximum torque point.
Features include:
- Aluminium beam frame and swingarm
- Dual 320 mm discs up front with Brembo four piston calipers
- Rear 220 mm disc with Brembo single piston caliper
- Adjustable Ohlins 43 mm upside down fork with 120 mm travel
- Adjustable Ohlins rear shock with 135 mm travel
- Adjustable Ohlins steering damper
- Fuel injection and shift light
- Basic slipper clutch
- 6 speed gearbox
Aprilia release the RSV Mille R as a more aggressive track version of the already capable RSV Mille with improvements over the base model including up to 5 kg of weight savings.
Apart from the fully adjustable Ohlins suspension the R has a single seat (on a shorter subframe) and 25% lighter forged Aluminium wheels.
Elsewhere there are carbon panels, LCD speedo, shift light, clock, temp gauge and highest top / average speed this session switch.
The 17" wheels take a 120/70 tyre up front and a 190/50 at the rear.
Colours: Black/grey/red, yellow/red/black
Model History & Updates
2002: Noriyuki Haga Replica, 300 units, lighter Akrapovic Titanium exhaust system, Eprom fuel injection unit and improved torque curve. It also has the full rear sub-frame for easy conversion to to two up riding.
2003: More aerodynamic mudguard, tail re-design.
2003: Colin Edwards Replica, 460 units, basically as Haga but with higher pressure intake and adjusted throttle.
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Popularity & How Many Left
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