“His sarcastic applause when we returned to the pits was ugly and uncalled for,” raged an embittered Max Biaggi after Marco Melandri gave him the slow clap and made sarcastic remarks about Biaggi’s performance. What happened next is a clear … Continued
While everyone’s focus is on another Italian rider/Italian motorcycle combo for 2011, it’s easy to forget that last year Max Biaggi became the first ever Italian SBK champion and did it on an Italian motorcycle. Today, Max rolls out his … Continued
Winning 10 races and finishing on the podium 14 times this season, Aprilia and Max Biaggi dominated the SBK World Championship. Wiping the floor with rivals prompted other manufacturers to complain that the Aprilia RSV4 was an unfair advantage. Ducati, … Continued
Yesterday at Imola, Max Biaggi won the 2010 SBK World Championship aboard an Aprilia RSV4. When he accepted the trophy he was wearing a t-shirt with a fifth star for this, his fifth World Championship, on the front and 10 … Continued
Making 200bhp and 92lb/ft of torque (+20bhp and 7.4lb/ft) you might think the Aprilia RSV4 Biaggi Replica is an homologation special intended to legalize Max's gear-driven cams, underseat fuel tank and trick swingarm. It isn't, rather it benefits from certain…
Max Biaggi hit 203.1mph on his Aprilia RSV4 during the first practice session at Monza today, setting a new top speed record for World SBK racing. Incredibly, while that's the fastest-ever speed in SBK, it's not the fastest speed recorded…
If there's a sexier livery road racing this year, we haven't seen it. The notoriously non-punctual, customer service-challenged, yet inexplicably stylish national airline of Italy, Alitalia, is sponsoring the Aprilia RSV4 in SBK this year. The best rider of all…