
Want to snap up one of this year's coolest bikes? Well, your time starts now as orders are now being taken for the Aprilia RSV4 RF Superpole Limited Edition, with just 25 of the worldwide production making it to Australia.
Price is $31,000 plus on-road costs.
The RF features a dedicated ‘Superpole’ livery and elements of the marque's Race Pack (lightweight forged aluminium wheel rims and Öhlins suspension) included as standard equipment.
In addition, the RF has all the updated features of the RSV4-RR, which is basically the old RSV4 Factory but with the following updates:
• A more protective top fairing;
• New triple headlight;
• New mirrors with built-in LED indicators;
• A new airbox with filtering elements perpendicular to the air flow;
• Redesigned heads;
• All four valves are now made from titanium;
• The valve springs are completely new;
• The camshafts have a brand new profile and have bee lightened by 500grams;
• The crankshaft now has connecting rod pins reduced to 36mm in diameter, while the Pankl connecting rods are lighter by a total of 400 grams;
• The lubrication system has also been redesigned;
• The gearbox has new ratios which have been optimised to fully exploit the increased engine power;
• The entire exhaust system has also been completely redesigned with revamped electronic valve management, now equipped with two oxygen sensors (one per bank;
• The swingarm has been lengthened 14mm for better traction;
Aprilia Performance Ride Control (aPRC) has seen further development, and includes traction control, wheelie control, launch control and a quickshifter. The RSV4 RR also has three levels of Race ABS which be combined with any one of the three engine maps.
Price will be announced next week. Orders can be placed through any authorised Aprilia retailer