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Aprilia goes V4...
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Aprilia CEO Leo Mercanti has confirmed that his company will return to World
Superbike in 2007 with an all new model... a highly sophisticated 90 degree
1000cc V4 is currently under development...
Every time I ride Mr.RC45 I think about all of you out there... thumping away on
your V2s... buzzing along on your I4s... it just ain't fair I should be the only
one enjoying the advantages of a V4... thank goodness Aprilia is serious about
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I got me a V-4, and I like it a lot. Just out
of curiosity, was it exactly that you think
a V-4 does better than the I-4? My V-65 engine
delivers a lot of low end punch, but that's not
due being a V rather than an inline, is it?
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offering up a competitive V4 like Ducati's Desmosedici...
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how many feet long is that cam chain?
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Cams are gear driven... cam chains are history...
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Not quite yet. The soon to be released 900 Kawasaki has an
automatic cam chain tensioner listed in the features section.
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When reading Larry, it's useful to be well read in Infinite Parallel
Universe Theory. Given infinite parallel universes, there is *a*
universe where the RC45 is the apex of motorcycle engineering. That's
the universe Larry writes from.
Apparently, cam chains are history in that universe and everyone has a
V4 in their future. Also in that universe, Yamaha replaced the M1's I4
with a V4 in 2005.
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I think he meant v4's not sure...
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Gears rule!
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The suzuki SV650 cams are chain driven.
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Larry L
94 RC45 #2
Have a wheelie NICE day...
Lean & Mean it in every corner of your life...
If it wasn't for us the fast lane would rust...
V4'S are music to the seat of my pants...
1952 De Havilland Chipmunk...
Yank and bank your brains loose...
http://www.reeky.org/gallery/xlax
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You know some of us ride V-Fours and they are not attached to a sport
bike.
The V-Four is great for touring too.
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I predict that V4s are on the rise and soon there will be one in your future...
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I predict that fuel cells are on the rise and there
will soon be one coupled to an electric motor drive
in your future, if you live that long.
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once i perfect the flux capaciter cellular anti hydrogen willbewas drive for
sport bikes i will rule the WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!
rode a magna for awhile in the 80s it was cool.
i like my gl1500 just fine.
rode a 06 ultra classic. it handles ok for a big bike but i thought it was
falling apart the whole time.
and the shaker rider said my wing felt really smooth? i could barely hear
the stereo on that harley.
haha off to yosemite in the morning..........................Matt
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" This is like deja vu all over again." Yogi Berra
There were some V4s about 20 years ago or so. I had the US version
of one of this:
A friend of mine had a 500 V4 Honda in the mid 70s if memory serves.
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Better check your memory. You're probably thinking of the CX-500 which was a
twin.
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Larry L
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I predict Larry will be posting this for years to come. Now that I think
about it, that is hindsight. Larry has been posting this for years already.
It is deja vu, all over again.
And you didn't mention the I3, popular amongst the Triumph crowd.
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I didn't mention the shaker I3... it won't be as popular going up against
Yamaha's new V3 or Honda's new V3 anyway...
Larry L
94 RC45 #2
Have a wheelie NICE day...
Lean & Mean it in every corner of your life...
If it wasn't for us the fast lane would rust...
V4'S are music to the seat of my pants...
1952 De Havilland Chipmunk...
Yank and bank your brains loose...
http://www.reeky.org/gallery/xlax
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I predict there is a Briggs and Stratton in your future, or a Tecumseh.
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I'm fond of my GL1200's smooth; quiet; and low, low, low center-of-gravity
horizontally-opposed-four.
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And Honda Racing went V5. If the V4 was so inherently superior,
you would think HRC would be not be wasting their time and money
on such an odd engine configuration as the V5.
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94 RC45 #2
Have a wheelie NICE day...
Lean & Mean it in every corner of your life...
If it wasn't for us the fast lane would rust...
V4'S are music to the seat of my pants...
1952 De Havilland Chipmunk...
Yank and bank your brains loose...
http://www.reeky.org/gallery/xlax
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