V4 Tuono

[liljegren]

$26K???? Seriously, these should sell quick at that price! From what I've read, these things are the duck's nuts!

[DMNTD]

$26K???? Seriously, these should sell quick at that price! From what I've read, these things are the duck's nuts!

Jebus....cheaper than what they initially indicated.
I can certainly vouch for how much fun the motors are :woohoo:

[Owl]

Quite surprised at the price! Very tempting indeed.........now to find a demo:D

[MD]

Was driving passed Motorad today and spotted the new boy on the block, a yellow Tuono V4. Had to pop in for a gander.

Quite an impression bit of kit up close. The build quality looks top notch and for $26k you get the full TC electronics & quickshifter. Reasonably comfy to sit on too.

[Owl]

Was driving passed Motorad today and spotted the new boy on the block, a yellow Tuono V4. Had to pop in for a gander.

Yeah I heard Motorad were getting 3 and they were all pre-sold. Can't wait to see it in the flesh.

[tigertim20]

sounds nice, got photos of one?

[MD]

Yeah I heard Motorad were getting 3 and they were all pre-sold. Can't wait to see it in the flesh.

The second batch has arrived and they have a demo! Took it out yesterday.

Just what you would expect. Small, powerful, easy as hell to flick through turns and aimed at track days not touring i.e. uncomfortable around town.

Quickshifter action was near perfect. Great brakes, light clutch.
Don't think it was run in, so I only sampled the upper mid range revs and the power was fantastic. The exhaust note is unbelievably, spine chillingly one of the best ever from a stock pipe. No need to fit an aftermarket pipe - save your money for a change.

Seat was hard as rock and your feet cramped up your arse, but that's what people seem to want for track use.

ps- The Speed Triple R arrives in a week or so.

[White trash]

Got a customer who's traded his Streetfighter "S" on a new APRC Tuono with us. His opinion is that the Aprilia's a vastly better bike, despite the fact it's almost a 10K cheaper bike.

[DMNTD]

Got a customer who's traded his Streetfighter "S" on a new APRC Tuono with us. His opinion is that the Aprilia's a vastly better bike, despite the fact it's almost a 10K cheaper bike.

Fark that's a big statement but no one would know better than the owner of both

[dickie]

shud take delivery of my new tuono v4 on wednesday lookn forward to that

[Sensei]

Road my mates V4 APRC Tuono with the full $-4k Akropovic Titanuim GP system ... Gen2 TTX36 rear shock fitted & modified front forks & the Factory Aprilia race mapping & have to say it was different would have to spend abit more time on it to find its rhythm , but the suspension setup was shockingly over done to the point I had to readjust it when we came to a stop which transformed the whole bike & feel instantly ... The power & quick shifter was excellent & the front end feel very positive over all a 8.5 - 10 Looking forward to the RSV4 factory

[nudemetalz]

The yellow is a strange colour scheme in my opinion. I'd have the silver and red :)

[dickie]

the yellow is pretty hot in the flesh , and silver and red is not in the new colour range ,

[DMNTD]

the yellow is pretty hot in the flesh , and silver and red is not in the new colour range ,

The black ones go the bestest :yes:

[nudemetalz]

the yellow is pretty hot in the flesh , and silver and red is not in the new colour range ,

I see,...I shall have to go and have a looksie then ;)

[Fatjim]

The black ones go the bestest :yes:

They certainly are, but I was tempted for a yellow for a while.

I get mine this week, Yeah Baby!

Oh and in terms of MD's comments on how cramped it is. Its wierd how I find it roomy at 6'4", and MD (at about 5'9"??) finds it cramped. Must be down to leg and arm length making making the angles different. The V4 seems only a little smaller than the V2 Tuono, and I had no issues when I rode it.

Seat was quite hard, but then the suspension didn't have much bump absorbtion, so the compuslary revalve should elleviate most of that issue

[dickie]

mine arrived this morn what a sweet machine lookin forward to clockin up some kms

[dickie]

mine arrived wednesday what an awesome bike cant wait till its run ! 270417270418

[DMNTD]

Good man! Ridiculous fun!
About to take a fang for a few hundy kms to ummm "test it" :niceone:



PS...be aware, took it out yesterday and for some odd reason the Cops seem to love them too!

[carbonhed]

I'd be keen to know what kind of fuel range you guys are getting. Would they get you around East Cape without traumas?

[dickie]

I'd be keen to know what kind of fuel range you guys are getting. Would they get you around East Cape without traumas?

i hope it will as im cruising the north island next feb and east cape is on the route , where are the fuel stations around there ? i should get 200 km out of a tank maybe more if im not screwing it ! i am gona buy a fuel bladder from oz that i can top here up if needed

[DMNTD]

Went out for a ride yesterday and we took both our X plane R1 and the new Tuono.
Ummmmm....this thing is effin ridiculous fun in the tight stuff!!
The quick shifter makes a superb exit from every corner and I managed to utilise every part of the APRC's.

I love the R1, but just not as much as I dig this V4 Tuono

[Grant`]

Went out for a ride yesterday and we took both our X plane R1 and the new Tuono.
Ummmmm....this thing is effin ridiculous fun in the tight stuff!!
The quick shifter makes a superb exit from every corner and I managed to utilise every part of the APRC's.

I love the R1, but just not as much as I dig this V4 Tuono

Quickshifters are all good eh I love mine (Luckily works down to 3000 rpm or I wouldn't get to use it :weird: )

[DMNTD]

Quickshifters are all good eh I love mine (Luckily works down to 3000 rpm or I wouldn't get to use it :weird: )

LOL...true that Grant! :bleh:
Acquisition of a quickshifter for the R1 has had its beginnings :niceone:
Where did you get yours?

[Madness]

Ummmmm....this thing is effin ridiculous fun in the tight stuff!!
The quick shifter makes a superb exit from every corner and I managed to utilise every part of the APRC's.


It's worth mentioning that the quick-shifter kitted V4 sounds simply orgasmic as it passes by (all at legal speeds, of course). Could this bike possibly be the most fun you can have with your pants on?

[Grant`]

LOL...true that Grant! :bleh:
Acquisition of a quickshifter for the R1 has had its beginnings :niceone:
Where did you get yours?

I am running a powercommander 5 version, but if you just want the quickshifter the translogic one seems to be the go. Some company sells them down the line there about $600 and don't require a power commander or something similiar to make them work.

[dickie]

i bought an evo tech tail tidy for my v4t but it dosent work with the ventura pack rack bugger it so its for sale if theres anyone who wants it ?

[dickie]

3000 km on my tuono and i can say that this is the best bike i have and will ever own its amazing ,the sound of the v4 is intoxicating , the only thing is its hard on rubber but thats the price for having ultimate fun !

[MD]

3000 km on my tuono and i can say that this is the best bike i have and will ever own its amazing ,the sound of the v4 is intoxicating , the only thing is its hard on rubber but thats the price for having ultimate fun !

Great to hear you are enjoying the new toy. They look fantastic in yellow/black. You lucky man have some of the best bike roads on your door step!

Just curious, living in Wananka where do you have to go for servicing, tyres etc and where is your 'local' Aprilia dealer?

[dickie]

Great to hear you are enjoying the new toy. They look fantastic in yellow/black. You lucky man have some of the best bike roads on your door step!

Just curious, living in Wananka where do you have to go for servicing, tyres etc and where is your 'local' Aprilia dealer?

had my 1000 km done in dunedin at mciver & veitch as motorad where i bought it aproved them to service it , if i had a seriuos issue with it fingers crossed i dont i wud send it to wellington as emoto in ch ch i think are getting out of it ! and ive been buying my tires from the usa and getting them fitted here locally,and yes the roads here are made for the tuono bloody awesome bike

[Digitdion]

had my 1000 km done in dunedin at mciver & veitch as motorad where i bought it aproved them to service it , if i had a seriuos issue with it fingers crossed i dont i wud send it to wellington as emoto in ch ch i think are getting out of it ! and ive been buying my tires from the usa and getting them fitted here locally,and yes the roads here are made for the tuono bloody awesome bike

Who do you get your tyres from oversea's? What about shipping costs?

[dickie]

Who do you get your tyres from oversea's? What about shipping costs?

jakewilson.com and i usually go in with a mate and share the shipping which isnt expensive ,we get a 2 or 3 at once , i have a dunlop Q2 ready to go on for $245 to my door and it normally takes about 5or 6 working days

[Digitdion]

jakewilson.com and i usually go in with a mate and share the shipping which isnt expensive ,we get a 2 or 3 at once , i have a dunlop Q2 ready to go on for $245 to my door and it normally takes about 5or 6 working days

Cheers mate!

[Digitdion]

jakewilson.com and i usually go in with a mate and share the shipping which isnt expensive ,we get a 2 or 3 at once , i have a dunlop Q2 ready to go on for $245 to my door and it normally takes about 5or 6 working days

I looked at jakewilson.com in regard to getting some Michelin road pilot 3 for the tiger 1050. Shipping for a set of these comes to $140 usd. I would not say that's cheap. Tyre prices are great, but the hit for shipping takes all the gloss off and you end up saving bugger all. You still gotta factor in gst too. My experience is that I am getting pinged more and more.
If I got in two sets for example, shipping would go up another 100usd. So 240 usd for shipping.
Is this what you have been paying? Or do you have a special deal going?

[dickie]

I looked at jakewilson.com in regard to getting some Michelin road pilot 3 for the tiger 1050. Shipping for a set of these comes to $140 usd. I would not say that's cheap. Tyre prices are great, but the hit for shipping takes all the gloss off and you end up saving bugger all. You still gotta factor in gst too. My experience is that I am getting pinged more and more.
If I got in two sets for example, shipping would go up another 100usd. So 240 usd for shipping.
Is this what you have been paying? Or do you have a special deal going?

the dunlop Q2 190/55 here in nz is $346 and i got mine to my door for $245 and have never paid gst yet ! if you order 4 0r more i think it changes the shipping rates but weve shipped 3 at a time with no probs !

[Digitdion]

the dunlop Q2 190/55 here in nz is $346 and i got mine to my door for $245 and have never paid gst yet ! if you order 4 0r more i think it changes the shipping rates but weve shipped 3 at a time with no probs !

I seem to be getting hit abit more for gst these days. It makes a difference. Thanks for the info.
Cheers

[DMNTD]

jakewilson.com and i usually go in with a mate and share the shipping which isnt expensive ,we get a 2 or 3 at once , i have a dunlop Q2 ready to go on for $245 to my door and it normally takes about 5or 6 working days

Great site man...can chop 2/3 off the RRP for the rear tyre on my Diavel too! :devil2:

[SpeedMonger]

I thought long and hard about one of these, an got offered a demo bike for a good price but only 160km max out of a tank takes the gloss off it. Researching owner experience shows that the claimed 17 litre tank has a useable capacity of only a little over 15, coupled with a seemingly over optimistic range computation has caught a lot of people out. If they came with a few more litres I would have plumped for one, but I'm liking the SP3R.

These things are only $12999 in the states aka $15k NZ, that's a hell of a margin on NZ bikes.

How's the bike going now Dickie, since you've got few km on it?

[DMNTD]

It's not hard to get more than 160kms out of a tank...have done 210 before the fuel light came on before.
I still maintain that it is the best sports bike for the road that I have ever ridden or owned and I've ridden most

[SpeedMonger]

It's not hard to get more than 160kms out of a tank...have done 210 before the fuel light came on before.
I still maintain that it is the best sports bike for the road that I have ever ridden or owned and I've ridden most

I don't doubt it. You must of been pootling to get 210. Everything I could find showed that the range was a lot less when riding "normally", mind you that was US data, I don't know if the NZ bikes are specced differently?

[dickie]

hey hornet i have 11500 km on my Tv4 now and i luv this bike its amazing piece of kit ! ive toured around the north island on it and regards to fuel its more like 16 + litres in the tank and i can get 210 t0 220 out of a tank when cruising about ,i was worried about fuel before i bought mine but i soon forgot about that as its brilliant !