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Administrator · 05-26-2011, 02:32 PM

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Italian V-Four Literbike Shootout: Aprilia RSV4 Factory vs. Ducati Desmosedici

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12er · 05-26-2011, 03:54 PM

Your missing page 3, or it seems like your missing page 3. Almost no info about the day at the track, if were going to live vicariously through you guys you gotta give a little more about riding the bikes.

Morbo the Destroyer · 05-27-2011, 12:03 PM

" he went crazy and installed ceramic wheel bearings ($395), and a host of titanium bits including sprocket studs, nuts, and lock washers. Why all the trick lightweight bits? “I don’t know. They sounded good at the time, so I bought them,”

Please have Mr. Ko contact me immediately regarding an incredible high-tech fuel-saving device he can install on his fleet of cars, trucks, and motorcycles.

Thank you.

Buzglyd · 05-27-2011, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Morbo the Destroyer

" he went crazy and installed ceramic wheel bearings ($395), and a host of titanium bits including sprocket studs, nuts, and lock washers. Why all the trick lightweight bits? “I don’t know. They sounded good at the time, so I bought them,”

Please have Mr. Ko contact me immediately regarding an incredible high-tech fuel-saving device he can install on his fleet of cars, trucks, and motorcycles.

Thank you.

Perhaps the dyno results would have been better with a HHO rather than pump gas.

rogase · 05-27-2011, 03:26 PM

What a waste of money. The dyno read is worse than a stock CBR 1000 and I am betting that head to head on the track the blade would toast both of them as well. They may look great getting a latte but thats about it. PS: Spending $1800 for ECU reflash and $$$ for a full system to lose 2hp

cloud9 · 05-27-2011, 03:47 PM

Not a total waste. Less weight and arguably better sound.

I'm sure some answer will surface for the loss of power.

Also the dyno results don't tell the whole story I'm sure.

Morbo the Destroyer · 05-27-2011, 06:22 PM

Did I mention the high-tech fuel saving system is made of titanium and carbon-fiber? It is.

The_AirHawk · 05-27-2011, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Morbo the Destroyer

Did I mention the high-tech fuel saving system is made of titanium and carbon-fiber? It is.

Any Space-Age Ceramics or Automated Nanobots powered by Miniaturized Ultra-Capacitors in there anyplace?

Duken4evr · 05-28-2011, 06:14 AM

We all need friends like Mr. Ko...

schizuki · 05-28-2011, 12:24 PM

I predict V-Four engines will become the dominant powerplant on sportbikes.

Because it's 1984.

05-26-2011, 02:32 PM	#1
Administrator Administrator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: On My Bike Posts: 0	Italian V-Four Literbike Shootout: Aprilia RSV4 Factory vs. Ducati Desmosedici Original Article: Italian V-Four Literbike Shootout: Aprilia RSV4 Factory vs. Ducati Desmosedici Please discuss the Motorcycle.com article Italian V-Four Literbike Shootout: Aprilia RSV4 Factory vs. Ducati Desmosedici in our Motorcycle Forums below. Use the reply button to let others know your comments or feedback on the article. Constructive criticism is always appreciated, along with your thoughts and personal opinions on the bikes and products we have tested.

05-27-2011, 12:03 PM	#3
Morbo the Destroyer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,307	" he went crazy and installed ceramic wheel bearings ($395), and a host of titanium bits including sprocket studs, nuts, and lock washers. Why all the trick lightweight bits? “I don’t know. They sounded good at the time, so I bought them,” Please have Mr. Ko contact me *immediately* regarding an incredible high-tech fuel-saving device he can install on his fleet of cars, trucks, and motorcycles. Thank you. __________________ Fun Facts to Know and Tell! Thomas Jefferson wrote that the 1st Amendment erected a "wall of separation" between the church and the state (James Madison said it "drew a line," but it is Jefferson's term that sticks with us today). The phrase is commonly thought to mean that the government should not establish, support, or otherwise involve itself in any religion. Its.......A FACT!

05-27-2011, 03:26 PM	#5
rogase Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1	Confused What a waste of money. The dyno read is worse than a stock CBR 1000 and I am betting that head to head on the track the blade would toast both of them as well. They may look great getting a latte but thats about it. PS: Spending $1800 for ECU reflash and $$$ for a full system to lose 2hp

05-27-2011, 03:47 PM	#6
cloud9 Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 124	Not a total waste. Less weight and arguably better sound. I'm sure some answer will surface for the loss of power. Also the dyno results don't tell the whole story I'm sure. __________________ Crazy are called those who play with the limits Insane are called those who deal with death Masters are called those who seal the deal Legends are called anyone of those who die in their quest.

05-27-2011, 06:22 PM	#7
Morbo the Destroyer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,307	Did I mention the high-tech fuel saving system is made of *titanium* and *carbon-fiber*? It is. __________________ Fun Facts to Know and Tell! Thomas Jefferson wrote that the 1st Amendment erected a "wall of separation" between the church and the state (James Madison said it "drew a line," but it is Jefferson's term that sticks with us today). The phrase is commonly thought to mean that the government should not establish, support, or otherwise involve itself in any religion. Its.......A FACT!

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05-26-2011, 03:54 PM	#2
12er Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: SF Posts: 2,791	Your missing page 3, or it seems like your missing page 3. Almost no info about the day at the track, if were going to live vicariously through you guys you gotta give a little more about riding the bikes.

05-28-2011, 06:14 AM	#9
Duken4evr Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 707	We all need friends like Mr. Ko...

05-28-2011, 12:24 PM	#10
schizuki Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Just hangin' in Milan with Clara Posts: 5,004	I predict V-Four engines will become the dominant powerplant on sportbikes. Because it's 1984. __________________ *Reverēre meam auctōritātem* "The armed resistance and the armed struggle are the path and the strategic choice for liberating the Palestinian land, from the Mediterranean sea to the Jordan river, and for the expulsion of the invaders and usurpers [Israel]... We won't relinquish one inch of the land of Palestine." - Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, December 14th, 2011.