What places the Aprilia RSV 1000 R Factory in a class of its own is the care taken in its design and manufacture and the attention paid toevery single component on the bike. The result is increased performance, better feel and greater ridability, with reduced weight and aquality and finish that no other bike can equal.
An exclusive two chamber steering damper from hlins Racing's competition range is fitted as standard. The damper is adjustable toadapt steering response to all possible riding conditions.
Extensive use of carbon components makes the bike far lighter as well as more refined. The mudguards and various fairing parts aremade of extremely light woven carbon composite.
The RSV 1000 R Factory also features a steering pin in aluminium instead of steel to help reduce weight.
The Factory's exclusive forged wheels deserve special mention. These are one of the most distinctive features of the bike, not just inappearance, but in technical specifications too.
They are forged in Anticorodal 6061 aluminium using an 8,000 ton hydraulic press.This manufacturing technique produces wheels that are totally free from the defects and porosity that can always occur in conventionalcasting processes, and gives exceptional mechanical characteristics.
Finite element analysis was used to identify the best possible wheel design. The result is a six spoke front wheel and a five spoke backwheel with `Y' profile spokes forking at the rim to provide two anchor points each.This spoke design is not just a question of looks. It gives excellent lateral and torsional rigidity and thus helps maintain perfect wheel tosuspension alignment. On the RSV 1000 R Factory everything has been designed for performance and beauty.
The saving in weight is also exceptional. Each wheel weighs about 25% less than the lightest available wheels made using conventionalaluminium casting techniques.
Inertia is therefore also 25% lower than with cast aluminium alloy wheels.Almost maniacal care has been taken over the RSV 1000 R Factory with attention lavished on even the smallest details. For example,the wheels are anodized instead of painted. This has further reduced weight and ensures that these essential components keep theircharacteristic finish for the entire life of the bike. Even the wheels' manufacturing data has been engraved instead of embossed toremove material rather than add it, another tiny saving in weight.
Added together, all these tiny reductions mean that the RSV 1000 R Factory achieves an amazing dry weight of only 185 kg.
Exclusive components on the RSV 1000 R Factory
- "hlins Racing" rear monoshock, set up and optimized for solo riding, adjustable in length (as well as spring preload, compressionand rebound)
- hlins Racing two chamber steering damper
- carbon fibre front mudguard
- Carbon fibre rear mudguard
- Carbon fibre fairing air vents
- Carbon fibre cockpit fairing spoilers
- Carbon fibre fairing cover
- Corged aluminium front wheel
- Forged aluminium rear wheel
- Firelli SuperCorsa Pro 120/70 -190/55 tires
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