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Aprilia RSV4

Tahun 2022 menjadi tahun penting buat Aprilia apabila meraikan ulang tahun ke-30 kejayaan merangkul kejuaran dunia Grand Prix sulung. 

Menariknya, tahun ini juga menyaksikan Aprilia melakar pencapaian penting di pentas MotoGP, dengan Aleix Espargaro memenangi GP Argentina manakal rakan sepasukan Maverick Vinales telah pun merekodkan podium keduanya di GP San Marino, pada Ahad.

Sehubungan itu, Aprilia memperkenalkan RSV4 XTrenta bagi meraikan pencapaian pengeluar motosikal Itali itu.

Berasaskan jentera superbike Aprilia RSV4, jentera RSV4 XTrenta ini merupakan mesin khas dibina untuk litar perlumbaan (track-only). 

Menariknya, RSV4 XTrenta ini disuntik dengan pelbagai ciri sama yang terdapat pada jentera MotoGP Aprilia, RS-GP 22 yang ditunggang Espargaro dan Vinales.

Pertamanya, RSV4 XTrenta ini dibangunkan dengan proses PAN Compositi yang sama diguna pakai pasukan MotoGP. 

Hasilnya, Aprilia RSV4 XTrenta ini menawarkan pakej aerodinamik dan winglet seperti yang terdapat pada RS-GP.

Bukan itu sahaja, RSV4 XTrenta turut tampil dengan ciri ‘under-wing’ atau ‘The Spoon’ yang dipasang pada bahagian bawah swingarm dan dihadapan tayar belakang.

‘The Spoon’ tersebut berfungsi mengawal keadaan suhu tayar belakang bagi memastikan cengkaman berada di tahap optimum.

Ini pertama kalinya sebuah motosikal ‘production’ dilengkapi ciri tersebut.

Selain itu, Aprilia turut mengemas kini enjin V4 1,099cc yang kini menghasilkan 230hp. Ekzos titanium yang dibangunkan bersama rakan kerjasama SC-Project turut menyumbang kepada peningkatan kuasa mendadak itu.

Pada masa sama, penggunaan komponen ringan (terutamanya gentian karbon) juga menyaksikan Aprilia RSV4 XTrenta hanyalah seberat 165kg.

Antara ciri unik lain ditawarkan termasuk,  IMU Magneti Marelli, panel butang Jetprime, suspensi Ohlins dan rim magnesium Marchesini M7R Genesi.

Sementara itu, brek pula dikendalikan kaliper monoblock Brembo GP4-MS yang dipadankan bersama cakera brek T-drive 330mm.

Menurut Aprilia, tempahan bagi RSV4 XTrenta ini boleh dibuat bermula Selasa (6 September) pada harga EUR50,000 (RM222,400). 

Aprilia is among the few manufacturers that has a rich racing pedigree, so when the company reached a significant milestone, its only fair to mark the occasion with a specially build motorcycle.

  • Aprilia RSV4 Trenta to feature ‘the spoon’, an aero device currently featured on Aprilia’s RS-GP 22 race bike.
  • Limited to just 30 units (expected).
  • A new benchmark for next-generation RSV4.

The Noale factory is set to celebrate its 30 years of title-winning success with a special edition Aprilia RSV4 Trenta.

The RSV4 Trenta was spotted testing at the Cremona circuit with ex-WorldSBK rider, Matteo Baiocco.

While no further details is reveal yet, the Trenta moniker can be seen on the side of the belly pan which could confirm the nameplate that it will carry.

Also, reports suggest that it could bear resemblance to the RSV4 X track-only motorcycle that was unveiled in 2019. Which means that the upcoming Trenta could make around 225hp.

That said, the RSV4 Trent might be limited to just 30 units correspond to Aprilia Racing 30th anniversary.

Closer look at the spy photos, the RSV4 Trenta is fitted with ‘the spoon’, an aero device currently features on Aprilia’s RS-GP 22 MotoGP machine. The ‘spoon’ sits in front of the rear-wheel to allow a direct airflow to the rear and helps to improve stability.

The new development could also signals Aprilia’s intention of bringing the MotoGP-derived technology to its road bike, especially the next-generation RSV4.

Lightly refreshed 2022 Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory is now available in Malaysia from RM169,900, packs 217HP, GP-style aero and increased torque.

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Aprilia dengan rasminya memperkenalkan RSV4 2021 yang menawarkan rekaan serba baharu.

Rekaan baharu ini terhasil daripada pembangunan aerodinamik serba canggih dan diinspirasikan daripada RS660.

RSV4 baharu ini juga tampil dengan chasis lebih ringan dengan penggunaan swingarm baharu yang diinspirasikan daripada Aprilia RS-GP di MotoGP.

Aprilia juga integrasikan ‘winglet’ kepada fairing kiri dan kanan sekaligus meningkatkan kestabilan jentera ke tahap yang lebih efisien terutamanya sewaktu dalam kelajuan tinggi.

Model ini juga didatangkan dengan lampu LED penuh yang digabungkan bersama Daytime Running Lights (DRL).

Menurut Aprilia, ergonomik RSV4 2021 ini juga telah dinaik taraf dengan reka bentuk tangki dan tempat duduk baharu lantas mewujudkan posisi tempat duduk yang lebih selesa.

Sistem APRC (Aprilia Performance Ride Control) juga telah diperkemas hasil bantuan unit kawalan Marelli 11MP serta platform 6-axis inertial serba baharu yang boleh diselaraskan menerusi paparan TFT yang lebih besar.

Motosikal ini juga tampil dengan ciri berikut:

  • Ride-by-Wire
  • engine brake multilevel control
  • enam mod tunggangan (riding mode)
  • traction control
  • wheelie control
  • engine brake control
  • ABS

Sementara itu, naik taraf enjin 1,099cc V4 kepada standard Euro 5 turut menyaksikan peningkatan tork kepada 125Nm pada 10,500rpm serta 217hp pada 13,000rpm.

Model ini tampil dengan dua varian, RSV4 dan RSV4 Factory dan meskipun kedua-duanya dikuasakan dengan enjin sama namun versi Factory didatangkan dengan rim forged aluminium, Ohlins Smart EC 2.0 semi-active suspension serta kaliper Brembo Stylema.

We’re all waiting for the imminent arrival of the 2021 Aprilia RS 660 middleweight sports bike and already the folks over at Noale, Italy have been busy developing their latest superbike offering, the 2021 Aprilia RSV4. (more…)

Gambar hiasan

Seorang cikgu sekolah bersama seorang tukang masak telah ditahan pihak polis di Lebuhraya Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu, Pulau Pinang gara-gara terlibat dalam perlumbaan haram, Sabtu lalu.

Cikgu dan tukang masak tersebut yang masing-masing menunggang motosikal jenis Yamaha YZF-R1 dan Aprilia RSV4 ditahan di simpang Jalan Kampung Jawa ke Medan Selera Kampung Jawa sekitara jam 2 pagi.

Ketua Polis Barat Daya, Superintenden AA Anbalagan mengesahkan cikgu tersebut merupakan salah seorang tenaga pengajar di sebuah sekolah menengah di daerah Timur Laut.

Kedua-duanya telah pun dilepaskan atas jaminan polis namun kes tersebut akan dibawah kepad Timbalan Pendakwaraya untuk tindakan lanjut.

(SUMBER: New Malaysian Post)

  1. Police arrested a schoolteacher for illegal racing.

  2. He was riding a Yamaha YZF-R1.

  3. His “opponent”, a cook, was riding an Aprilia RSV4.

Police arrested a school for illegal racing on a Yamah YZF-R1.

He was racing against a chef on an Aprilia RSV4 along Lebuhraya Tun Dr. Lim Chong Eu, near Bayan Lepas in Penang.

Both men were then arrested at intersection to the Kampung Jawa foodcourt at 2am.

Police revealed that the R1 rider is a secondary school teacher. Both men have made police bail but the police is in the process of completing their report to the deputy public prosecutor for further action.

The case will be investigated under Section 42(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.

Source: https://newmalaysianpost.com/2019/10/12/guru-sekolah-ditahan-ketika-sedang-berlumba-haram/

  • Max Biaggi took delivery of the Aprilia RSV4 X and rode it straight away at the Mugello circuit.

  • The bike produces 225 hp and weighs only 165 kg (dry), and only 10 were built.

  • Andrea Iannone will receive his soon.

Max Biaggi took delivery of the Aprilia RSV4 X and rode it immediately at the Mugello circuit.

“Tackling the corners at Mugello astride the RSV4 X is always a fantastic thrill. On this bike, the sensations are exactly like those of a racing bike and, as soon as I got on it, I felt like I had never quit racing,” said Biaggi in the press release. (Note the different swingarm on Biaggi’s bike.)

Aprilia is currently handing over the ultra-exotic and ultra-limited RSV4 X to only 10 lucky owners. Another MotoGP rider, Andrea Iannone is set to receive his shortly.

The RSV4 X commemorates Aprilia’s 10th anniversary in World Superbike (WorldSBK) racing, hence limiting it to only 10 units. But it isn’t just another lightly enhanced model with anniversary colours. Like Biaggi said, the bike is as close to a WorldSBK racer as you could get.

That heavenly sounding 1078cc V4 engine produces 225 hp hp and carries a bike that weighs only 165 kg (dry). that 1.36 hp to 1 kg in terms of power-to-weight ratio.

Aprilia engineers removed 26 kg from the RSV4 1100 Factory by lightening a number of components, fitting carbon fibre bodywork, installing a lighter fuel tank and utilizing a titanium Akrapovic exhaust system.

To increase power, the RSV4 X’s engine features new intake camshaft, valve return springs, bucket tappets and more aggressive cam profiles. The ECU was also updated.

But perhaps the most important feature is its gear shift pattern. Instead of the normal 1-N-2-3-4-5-6, the Aprilia uses a fully race N-1-2-3-4-5-6 pattern. Called the Aprilia No Neutral (ANN) shift, the manufacturer reports that it cuts the time to shift from 1st to 2nd gear and eliminates catching a false neutral. It’s the first time such a pattern is used in a roadbike.

Hey, how about featuring it in ALL roadbikes?!

Handling braking duties are the Brembo GP4-MS front brake calipers, clamping down on Brembo T-Drive discs.

The bike cost £39,900 (RM 205,225) a pop.

You lucky buggers!

Aprilia Malaysia (Didi Resources Sdn Bhd) secara rasminya telah melancarkan model ‘sports bike’ terkini mereka iaitu Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory. Pelancaran model ini telah dilakukan bersama para pemilik motosikal Aprilia di The Podium Penchala sempena siaran langsung MotoGP pusingan di Germany. (more…)

  • Didi Resources will unveil the 2019 Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory this weekend.

  • The event coincides with the German MotoGP.

  • The event will be held at The Podium, Sungai Penchala on 7th July 2019, from 6pm.

How about getting the chance to view the 2019 Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory and the German MotoGP at the same time?

Didi Resources Sdn. Bhd., the new custodian of the Aprilia brand in Malaysia will unveil the new bike to Aprilia fans and public alike. Events will continue into the evening with the viewing of the German MotoGP round.

The unveiling will commence from 6pm at The Podium, Sungai Penchala, on 7th July 2019.

The Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory is the challenger to the Ducati Panigale V4. it’s now 1078cc V-Four engine produces 214 hp and 122 Nm of torque. A Bosch lithium-ion battery and Akrapovic exhaust cuts weight to only 199 kg, dry.

Apart from that, Brembo’s latest Stylema front brake calipers perform braking duties for the front. They are lighter yet more rigid than the outgoing Brembo M50 Monobloc. Gripping the discs are more aggressive brake pads. Look closely and you will notice air ducts for the front calipers.

Front forks are Öhlins NIX with 125 mm travel (5 mm more) for better cornering. An Öhlins TTX shock suspends the rear end.

The bike’s bodywork also features “aerobodies,” similar to those in MotoGP.

Ketika Aprilia mempamerkan model konsep bagi Aprilia RS660 di EICMA tahun lalu, peminat jentera dua roda kembali teruja dengan jenama Itali itu.

Bagaimanapun, perasaan tersebut bercampur dengan pelbagai prasangka dan skeptikal susulan ada yang berpendapat model tersebut akan kekal sebagai konsep dan tidak akan dibawa ke proses pembuatan.

Perasaan skeptikal itu mungkin berubah apabila timbulnya beberapa imej rekaan CAD model tersebut yang dilaporkan sedang menuju ke proses pembuatan!

Imej tersebut juga menjelaskan beberapa perubahan ketara daripada model konsep yang ditayangkan di EICMA 2018.

Antara perubahan tersebut adalah penggunaan penyerap hentakan Sachs dan kaliper Brembo Monobloc berbanding Ohlins dan kaliper Brembo Stylema yang digunakan pada model konsep.

Perubahan ini bukan perkara mengejutkan sebaliknya telah pun dijangka bagi merendahkan kos pengeluaran.

Pada masa sama, RS660 tidak akan menawarkan 200hp sepertimana abangnya, RSV4 1100 Factory jadi penggunaan penyerap hentakan Ohlins dan Brembo Stylema dilihat tidak relevan.

Bagaimanapun, imej tersebut turut membuktikan bahawa Aprilia akan mengekalkan ciri ‘winglet’ yang ketika ini terdapat pada jentera MotoGP!

Ketika ini masih tiada sebarang maklumat mengenai tarikh sebenar model ini akan dilancarkan secara rasmi di pasaran dunia namun tidak hairan jika Aprilia bertindak memperkenalkan RS660 di EICMA tahun ini.

  • Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory 2019 bakal tampil dengan kapasiti enjin ditingkatkan kepada 1,078cc.
  • Peningkatan ini menambah keluaran kuasa maksimumnya ke 214hp dan tork 122Nm, dengan beratnya hanya 199kg.
  • Motosikal baharu ini juga akan dilengkapi dengan winglet pada reraupnya.

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