When it was released in 2008, the Nissan GT-R shook the world of fast cars to its core, obliterating more powerful competition from more heralded automakers to set a new lap record at the Nurburgring. It did that using not … Continued
Aprilia Performance Ride Control, as fitted to the 2011 Aprilia RSV4 Factory APRC SE and Aprilia Tuono V4R, is the most sophisticated set of performance-enhancing electronics ever included on a production motorcycle. Last month, Aprilia explained the overall concept and … Continued
It came as something of a shock when, in October, the tiny superbike manufacturer from Noale unveiled the most sophisticated set of performance-enhancing electronics ever fitted to a road-going motorcycle. Aprilia Performance Ride Control incorporates an incredibly advanced traction control … Continued
The 2011 Aprilia RSV4 Factory APRC SE isn’t the first superbike with traction control, but it is the first production superbike with the full complement of SBK electronics: traction control, sure, but also wheelie control, launch control and quickshift. Kevin … Continued
Take an impressive list of performance-boosting electronic widgets: adjustable traction control capable of self-adjusting to different types of tires, launch control, a quick shifter with bar-mounted buttons and wheelie control, then add all-carbon bodywork and a full Akropovic race system … Continued
Aprilia Performance Ride Control is a self-adjusting traction control system capable of adapting to different types of tires and also includes wheelie control, launch control and a quick shifter; it’s basically Max Biaggi’s SBK system. The 2011 Aprilia RSV4 Factory … Continued