2004 Aprilia RSV Mille R reviews

• Italian sauce ! (Two wheel freaks)

  

  Model(s) covered: 2004 Aprilia RSV Mille R

  sauc·y (sô s ) adj. Impertinent in an entertaining way; impossible to repress.
  
  The above sentence sums up the new Mille quite nicely. First ride sees you stretching the throttle cables to revel in that oh-so-typical V-Twin growl and the corresponding torque surge that only a V-Twin can supply. Sure, the latest open class four-bangers are the current talk of the town but for mere mortals and for most street riders, a Vee will see you faster out of a corner than some mad 150 horsepower bike will.

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• Mighty New Mille (Motorcycle-usa.com)

  

  Model(s) covered: 2004 Aprilia RSV Mille, 2004 Aprilia RSV Mille R

  The RSV1000 is the bike that really put Aprilia on the world's map. Before the Mille (Italian for one-thousand, as in cubic centimeters) emerged in 1998, the largest bike the Noale, Italy-based manufacturer sold displaced just 250cc. In the five years since, 27,000 of the spunky and racy bikes have found loving homes around the globe.
  Possessing Italian flare along with a rich history of wins in the 125cc and 250cc Grand Prix classes, Aprilia quickly became a legitimate competitor to its relatively ancient trellis-framed rival up the autostrada in Bologna.

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