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Max Biaggi's Aprilia RSV4 Superbike – To the Max!

Hot laps on Max Biaggi's Aprilia RSV4 SuperbikeIt's a hell of a thrill: I'm tucked in as tight as possible, blasting down the front straight on Max Biaggi's works Aprilia RSV4, the fastest machine in the World Superbike paddock. Although I fit the stock Factory reasonably well, Max's rearsets are an inch higher and further back, making me feel distinctly big and clumsy on this tiny machine. Even with my knees tucked inside my elbows I can't seem to get my head behind the windscreen. At 6-foot-4, I'm almost a foot taller and nowhere near as aerodynamic as the diminutive Italian, but the RSV4 doesn't seem to care as it accelerates violently, the wind tugging at my neck and the scream from the Akrapovic exhaust assaulting my eardrums. At Monza, Italy, the red-and-black bike clocked a season's best of 202.4 mph, and it's seriously rapid even with an extra-large rider on board here at Portimao, Portugal.inline_mediumwraptextright"Aprilia made no secret of the fact that it was developing its new superbike to be a competitive racer as well as a streetbike."28333255/features/122_1004_aprilia_rsv4_superbike_max_biaggi122_1004_01_o+aprilia_rsv4_superbike_m ax_biaggi+front_shot.jpgTrue


Photo Gallery: Max Biaggi's Aprilia RSV4 Superbike – Motorcyclist Magazine

Photo Gallery: Max Biaggi's Aprilia RSV4 Superbike – Motorcyclist Magazine


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