RSV4 THE

FACTORY
SUPER
BIKE
IS
BACK.
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SUPERBIKE
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ONCE YOU ARE OFF AT MAXIMUM SPEED AROUND
THE TRACK, EACH LAP, SECOND AND THRILL
ARE NEVER EVER THE SAME. THIS IS WHAT IT IS
LIKE FOR ANYONE WHO REALLY KNOWS WHAT
PASSION, COMPETITION AND ADRENALINE ARE
LIKE AS THEY GO FROM THE ENGINE TO YOUR
HEART. THAT IS WHAT IT IS LIKE FOR APRILIA,
A MOTORCYCLE MYTH THAT RETURNS TO THE
SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:
TO REVOLUTIONISE IT ALTOGETHER!

With all the drive of Max Biaggi and Shinya Nakano,

with all the power and efficiency of an extraordinary
bike, developed entirely by the Aprilia R&D in close
collaboration with the Racing Department.

Why don’t you join this world and achieve goals that
only yesterday were unimaginable, together with RSV4
Factory. The first Aprilia 4-cylinder bike, a real Replica
Super-bike on the market. Unique engine, electronics,
compactness, design and uniquely light.
It is roaring to go and made to win!

A GREAT
COME BACK,
A HUGE
REVOLUTION.
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CUTTING EDGE ELECTRONICS
In the 65°V-4 engine, the very best mechanical
engineering, designing and engine construction made
for racing is put together with cutting edge electronics.

PERFORMANCE
The Ride-by-Wire Multimap technology opens practically
infinite possibilities in controlling delivery and it is even
possible to change the bike’s “character” by selecting
one of the available mappings on the handlebar:

T - TRACK: no compromising on the track.

180HP at minimum opening of the throttle valve.
THE REVOLUTION OF RSV4 FACTORY STARTS WITH ITS HEART: YOU CAN HEAR FROM THE
POWERFUL ROAR OF ITS 65° V-4 CYLINDERS ENGINE, YOU CAN SEE IT IN ITS FANTASTIC S - SPORT: fun on the road.

V4
PERFORMANCE ON THE RACING CIRCUIT. THE 65° V-4 ENGINE IS, IN FACT, THE MOST Electronically controlled fluid delivery.
REVOLUTIONARY AND, AT THE SAME TIME, THE MOST POWERFUL ENGINE APRILIA HAS EVER MADE.
R - ROAD: enjoyable under any condition.
Power moderated at 140HP.

With its “narrow” V-layout, a compact

engine has been created comparable

65°
to a twin cylinder, fitting perfectly into
the chassis which, together with very
over square cylinder configurations,
are all to the advantage of power and
torque performance. Fewer vibrations
thanks to a balancing countershaft
which makes it vibrate less than a
4 in-line cylinder. By using extra light

THE WINNING
materials, such as magnesium, its
overall weight has also been reduced. HIGH INTAKE DUCTS

The Ride-by-Wire technology is coupled with a

sophisticated electronic injection system where
a double injector is used for each cylinder and a
FORMULA.
variable height air intake system (which depends
on motor revs) that optimises the torque level
required every second and at every speed.

only 225 mm

TIMING SYSTEM AND LOW INTAKE DUCTS

BALANCING COUNTERSHAFT
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DESIGN
RSV4 FACTORY’S IRRESISTIBILITY CAN BE PUT DOWN TO THE FACT
THAT IT HAS BEEN DESIGNED WITH ITS APPEARANCE COMING
SECOND IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE. THIS BECAUSE IT WAS
CREATED FOR THE WORLD OF COMPETITIONS WHERE EVERY INCH, SINGLE SILENCER
EVERY OUNCE AND EVERY THOUSANDTH OF A SECOND COUNT. The same level of attention and innovation is found in all the other elements:
A BIKE AS COMPACT AND AS EFFICIENT AS THIS ONE HAS NEVER like the compact single silencer, whose shape is designed to increase the space
BEEN SEEN BEFORE: THAT’S WHY IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. between the bike and asphalt, also during the tightest of bends.

BOARD COMPUTER
Ultra compact and advanced technology also for the instrument panel.

THE SHAPE The mixed (digital and analogue) type instrument panel receives all the
information from the CAN line turning into a real self-diagnostic system for the

OF PERFORMANCE.
vehicle. All functions are controlled by the “Mode” control on the handlebar.

The chassis and engine are an integral part of the bike’s

design together with just a few other highly influential
elements, designed looking at the track all the time and
modelled in the wind gallery.

Search for optimum engine breathing and the highest

aerodynamic levels has led to the creation of a
completely unique front with large air intakes for the
airbox, lights that outline the edge of the top fairing
and with the turn indicators integrated in the rear-view
mirrors. The spectacular tail fairing offers excellent LED
luminosity, minimising the surface while increasing the
bike’s aerodynamic efficiency.
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EMOTIONS
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HANDLING
IT HAS TAKEN YEARS OF VICTORIOUS COMPETITIONS, NIGHTS
OF PASSION AND WORK IN THE APRILIA RACING DEPARTMENT,
IN-DEPTH STUDIES AND NUMEROUS TESTS TO REACH THE LEVEL
OF CUSTOMISATION OF THE RSV4 FACTORY CHASSIS AS IT IS
TODAY. THE RSV CHASSIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BENCHMARK IN
THE RACING WORLD: BUT EVEN THIS TIME THE APRILIA ENGINEERS
HAVE EXCEEDED THEMSELVES.
GOING BEYOND
PERFECTION.
ALUMINIUM FRAME
The aluminium frame is state-of-the-art technology for everyone to see,
made with forged and pressed elements in the Aprilia tradition. It boasts a
high level of torsional and flexional rigidity, providing the rider with absolute
control and a perfect feel as he goes into a bend and as he is going
round it. Even the swingarm, the result of Aprilia’s experience in racing
competitions, is a rigid and very light combination of forged and pressed
aluminium elements which provide extreme responsiveness when setting
the multi-adjustable Öhlins Racing suspensions.

A PERFECT BALANCE
An engine as exclusive as the 65° V-4 deserved a perfect position in the
frame, with technical solutions and adjustment possibilities on a par with
a racing prototype. Perfect centralisation of the masses and distribution
of the weights (52% at the front, 48% at the back) has been improved on
still further thanks to the tank position, with fuel mostly under the saddle in
order to optimise balancing between a full and empty tank.

BRAKES READY FOR THE RACE

The front braking system is powerful, precise and modular. Brembo
monoblock “Serie Oro” 4-piston callipers are used with a radial pump, a
dual 320mm disc with asymmetric perforation and an originally designed
aluminium flange. The rear brake has Brembo “Serie Oro” 2-piston callipers
fixed directly on the swingarm with a 220mm disc: the very best available
today on the racing technology scene.

VERY LIGHT RIMS STEERING DAMPER

Another new feature are the forged aluminium rims: their original design Öhlins Racing is also the adjustable
further decreases the weight - approximately 1 kg less than the previous steering damper, perfect stability at high
models - resulting in reduced unsprung mass inertia which improves the speeds and millimetric precision when
motorcycle’s responsiveness to each touch of the rider. going into a bend.
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BIKE THAT FITS
ITSELF ON YOU.
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RSV4 FACTORY IS THE FIRST STANDARD FOUR CYLINDER BIKE THAT IS ACTUALLY
“READY FOR THE TRACK”. CREDIT GOES TO A REVOLUTIONARY DESIGNING
PHILOSOPHY OF THE COMPONENTS AND TO THE CUTTING EDGE RACING
TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TODAY PLUS THE FACT THAT ADJUSTMENTS ARE PRETTY
MUCH INFINITE: TO FIT LIKE A GLOVE FOR DIFFERENT RIDING STYLES AND CIRCUITS.

For the first time on a standard motorcycle, the multi-adjustable suspensions are combined with
the possibility of adjusting the headstock position and rake, the rear end height, the swingarm
pivot height and even the position of the engine. No other bike on the market offers such a
maniacal level of customisation with such ease... and probably no other bike will be able to do
as much in the near future. On Aprilia RSV4 Factory, as soon as you are on the track you are
already in front of everyone else!

CASSETTE TYPE GEARBOX

“Ready for the track” solutions also for the gearbox:
cassette-type. With this expedient the ratios can be
changed quickly and maintenance is simple. The clutch
is equipped with a mechanical slipper system to optimise
engine braking control and stability under hard braking.
“READY FOR THE TRACK” ADJUSTMENTS
A
A. HEIGHT OF THE REAR END AND OF
THE SWINGARM PIVOT
B. POSITION OF THE ENGINE
C. RAKE AND POSITION OF
THE HEADSTOCK
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CLOTHES, APRILIA HAS DESIGNED AN EXCLUSIVE

ACCESSORIES. RANGE OF ACCESSORIES FOR RSV4 FACTORY WITH

MANIACAL CARE TO EACH DETAIL. NEW TARGETS
ARE REACHED IN PERFORMANCE AND APPEARANCE,
EXPLOITING THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND
MATERIALS, GOING TO THE RACETRACK WITH A GREAT
AND WINNING LOOK: YOU AND YOUR RSV4 FACTORY
WILL BE EVEN MORE UNIQUE.

Made entirely in titanium with a carbon terminal, the Akrapovic

exhaust for use on the racetrack weighs less than 5 kg
and, guaranteeing increased torque and power, improves
acceleration when coming out of a bend. The thermoformed Engine type Aprilia longitudinal 65° V-4 cylinder, 4-stroke, liquid cooling system, double Chassis Twin-spar adjustable aluminium frame, with castings and pressings.
top fairing increases aerodynamic penetration and protection overhead camshafts (DOHC), four valves per cylinder Envisaged adjustments: • headstock position and rake • engine height
against turbulence and high speeds. Made especially for the Fuel Unleaded gasoline • swingarm pivot height
RSV4 Factory, the Öhlins TTX shock absorber is completely Bore and stroke 78 x 52.3 mm Front suspension Öhlins adjustable steering damper.
adjustable with mountings machined from single billets of Total engine capacity 999.6 cc Öhlins Racing upside-down fork, Ø 43 mm (with Tin surface treatment).
metal. The aluminium footrests, also machined from single Compression ratio 13:1 Low profile forged aluminium radial calliper mountings. Completely adjustable
billets of metal, can be adjusted in 9 different positions and Maximum power at crankshaft 180 HP (132,4 kW) a 12.500 rpm spring preload and hydraulic compression and rebound damping.
allow micrometric calibration of the gear and brake controls. Maximum torque at crankshaft 115 Nm (11,7 kgm) a 10.000 rpm Wheel travel: 120 mm
Fuel supply Airbox with front dynamic air intakes. Variable length intake ducts controlled by Rear suspension Twin sided aluminium swingarm; mixed low thickness casting and sheet tech-
You can tailor your RSV4 Factory in its appearance and the duct control unit. 4 Weber-Marelli 48-mm throttle bodies with 8 injectors nology. Öhlins Racing mono-shock with piggyback with completely adjustable:
improve its performance on the track with a complete range and latest generation Ride-by-Wire engine management. Engine maps spring preload, wheelbase and hydraulic compression and rebound damping.
of special accessories. Components in carbon fibre to lighten
selectable by the rider with bike in motion: T - Track, S - Sport, R - Road. APS progressive linkages. Wheel travel: 130 mm
and enhance its prestige. Mirror covers, number plate cases,
Ignition Magneti Marelli digital electronic ignition system integrated in the engine control Brakes Front: Dual 320-mm diameter floating stainless steel disc with lightweight
half-handlebar and other elements machined from single
system, with one spark plug per cylinder and “stick-coil”-type coils stainless steel rotor and aluminium flange with 6 pins.

MINEDIVINE Photography: Milagro, Studio Pointer Testi: Daniele Varelli

billets of metal. Protection buffers with an original triangular
Starter Electric Brembo 4-piston monoblock opposing radial callipers Ø 34 mm.
shape protect the bodywork, giving it a more aggressive look.
Exhaust system 4 into 2 into 1 layout, single oxygen sensor, lateral single silencer with butterfly Sintered pads. Radial pump and metal braided brake hose.
Customised service stand and RSV 4 breathable bike cover for
just another touch of class. valve controlled from the instrument panel and integrated trivalent catalytic Rear: 220-mm diameter disc; Brembo floating calliper with two Ø 32 mm
converter (Euro 3) isolated pistons. Sintered pads.
Aprilia has even thought about the rider with a range of high Alternator Flywheel with 420 W rare earth magnets Pump with integrated tank and metal braided hose
level rider accessories. The RSV4 full face helmet in composite Lubrication Wet sump lubrication system with oil/air radiator and two oil pumps Wheels Aprilia forged aluminium alloy rims, completely machined, 5 split spokes.
fibre weighs less than 1300 grams and has been developed (lubrication and cooling) Front: 3.5”x17”. Rear: 6”x17”
in collaboration with professional riders to offer the very Gearbox 6-speed cassette type gearbox Tyres Radial tubeless.
best performance. The RSV4 riding suit in cattle hide, with 1st: 39/15 (2.6), 2nd: 33/16 (2,063), 3rd: 34/20 (1.7), 4th: 32/22 (1,455), Front: 120/70 ZR 17. Rear: 190/55 ZR 17 (alternative: 190/50 ZR 17)
dynamic ventilated back protection, has protections in titanium 5th: 34/26 (1,308), 6th: 33/27 (1,222) Dimensions Max. height: 1120 mm. Min. height from the ground: 130 mm.
and is the result of a study to combine maximum levels of Clutch Multi-disc oil-bath, with mechanical slipper system (default settings) Saddle height: 845 mm. Centre to centre distance: 1420 mm. Trail: 105 mm.
ergonomics with safety. Last, but certainly not least, the handy Primary drive Straight cut gears and integrated flexible coupling, Steering angle: 24.5°
tank and tail fairing bags, designed especially for drive ratio: 73/44 (1,659) Kerb weight 179 kg *
RSV4 Factory. Secondary drive Chain: Drive ratio: 40/16 (2.5) Tank 17 litres (4-litre reserve included)

*Dry weight, without battery and fluids.

RSV4 FACTORY is an ecological vehicle with Community Homologation Euro 3 in compliance with the limits of atmospheric and acoustic pollution.

Drive safely always wearing a helmet and protective clothing. Observe the laws of the road and respect the environment. Carefully read the owners’ handbook. Photographs, technical data, specifications Concessionair
and colours shown in this brochure refer to the Italian market version and may be subject to change without prior notice. Ask your official Aprilia dealers for full details. In order to maintain your machine
in a safe and efficient manner, always demand official Aprilia Spare Parts, which are guaranteed by Aprilia Quality Service in respect of current legislation. E & O E. Aprilia offers Aprilia Road Assistance, a aprilia
recommends
call centre available 24 hours a day for information and road rescue.
E. & O.E. Aprilia reserves the right to change colour/specification without prior notice.

The trademark is the property of Piaggio & C. S.p.A.

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