aprilia RSV4

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

Just my opinion... has been since they went to this latest style.
And why it's a "bad" thing... well, it's not "bad", but Italian bikes are supposed to have their own look.
The current look (once again, in my opinion) borrows too much from current and previous YamaKawaHonzuki designs. It is nowhere near as distinctive as previous generations.
(916/996/998 etc)

916 was japanezeed.

888SPO

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

Just my opinion... has been since they went to this latest style.
And why it's a "bad" thing... well, it's not "bad", but Italian bikes are supposed to have their own look.
The current look (once again, in my opinion) borrows too much from current and previous YamaKawaHonzuki designs. It is nowhere near as distinctive as previous generations.
(916/996/998 etc)

theres only so much you can do with plastic and aerodynamics. Ducati irks me more with their porsche-like insistance on a certain layout. Single swing, trellis, 90* twin. Almost every time. Then again most of the japs have kept to layout as well with a few notable exceptions.

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by Dave

Then again most of the japs have kept to layout as well with a few notable exceptions.

True enough, what's Yamaha up to now? DeltaBox 9?

[Dave]

Originally Posted by karl_1052

916 was japanezeed.

888SPO

secks! actually, while im thinking about it. Wasnt the single swinger a elf/honda invention?

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by Dave

secks! actually, while im thinking about it. Wasnt the single swinger a elf/honda invention?

Per Wikipedia (though no visual references were offered)

Single-sided swingarms date from at least the late 1940s being used on the 1949 German Imme and the 1950 Moto Guzzi Galetto.

[Dave]

nice

[Homeslice]

Japanese have changed their frames & swingarms a lot more often than the Euros have

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Japanese have changed their frames & swingarms a lot more often than the Euros have

zx12r was a great example

[fnfalman]

Originally Posted by z06boy

I think that's the bike my friend that owned the 999R was thinking about getting at one time. I honestly haven't been around many Aprilia's but I see that the dealership where I bought my Yammi's does sell them now so I'll check them out since it's close to the house.

Since that the V4 Tuono is still at prototype stage, methinks that it would be difficult for your dealership to have one for sales. Perhaps you mean the V-twin Tuono?

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by fnfalman

Since that the V4 Tuono is still at prototype stage, methinks that it would be difficult for your dealership to have one for sales. Perhaps you mean the V-twin Tuono?

They sale Aprilia's now...I didn't mean that particular bike BUT since I'm not that familiar with the bikes I admit that I didn't know that was a prototype. Obviously it was the V-Twin that my friend was considering...doh !!

I was just responding to Phoenix Rider's post.