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[Rsv1000R]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

I wanted an Aprillia so bad I could taste it but I just couldn't bring myself to pay $6000 more for a less capable bike.

When I got mine there wasn't as much HP difference, and it came with enough upgraded parts that IMO the price difference wasn't that much. I also wanted a twin over an I4 for power delivery, and didn't really care that the I4's had a bit more power, I'd been a while since I'd had a bike and felt 110 rwhp was more than enough.

I also think near enough it handles as good or better than anything does, so I keep it because I really don't need anymore power, and that's mostly what a newer bike would get me.

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Originally Posted by Rsv1000R

When I got mine there wasn't as much HP difference, and it came with enough upgraded parts that IMO the price difference wasn't that much. I also wanted a twin over an I4 for power delivery, and didn't really care that the I4's had a bit more power, I'd been a while since I'd had a bike and felt 110 rwhp was more than enough.

I also think near enough it handles as good or better than anything does, so I keep it because I really don't need anymore power, and that's mostly what a newer bike would get me.

Now there's something I can agree with!( except that 20-30 hp is kinda a lot IMHO) When I was looking at them in '01 I think, I priced my GSXR1000 at under $10,000 out the door with a warranty. The Aprillia was looking to be about $16,000 otd. Sure it had Brembo brakes and a better suspension but not worth $6k in my opinion. To each their own is what I say.

[Antwanny]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Now there's something I can agree with!( except that 20-30 hp is kinda a lot IMHO) When I was looking at them in '01 I think, I priced my GSXR1000 at under $10,000 out the door with a warranty. The Aprillia was looking to be about $16,000 otd. Sure it had Brembo brakes and a better suspension but not worth $6k in my opinion. To each their own is what I say.

the only beef i have with aprrillia is waiting 2-3 months for certain parts

[Rsv1000R]

Originally Posted by Antwanny

the only beef i have with aprrillia is waiting 2-3 months for certain parts

I haven't had really any problems getting parts to keep it on the road, a couple of the CF pieces and SP velocity stacks took a long time, but everything else either came from my dealer or Georgia. The rest of my CF probably took that long, But I bought that right away, and I can see how that had to come by boat. They had only just started selling the bike.