2009 Aprilia Tuono R

[dangerous]

Don't let Dangerous near it.........

na, Ive moved on to a 1050R now Allan...

[orangeback]

i've owned 3 of these , and there must be something wrong with the bike you ave tested, they come with a another front sprocket under the seat that livens them up , and if you do a 15/43 or 45 sprocket change over the OEM 16/40 they are really lively, wheelie at will in any of the first 4 gears , anytime . They handle pretty good out of the box , but ive spent some serious $ on setting mine up , i would not rate the the brakes on them, the rear brake is the weakest point i found , but i fitted a 13 mm slave over the 12 mm one with a little difference, wind protection is pretty minimal as well. ( but i'st a naked )
Ive owned a long list of jappas (gsxr's zx10r hayabusa etc) and found this to be one of the better bikes i've ever owned.
so dont let hitcher average review put anyone off looking at one , its his view and he's intitled to it.

European plate fitted , or just sample pic

[Hitcher]

European plate fitted , or just sample pic

Just a sample pick. I went out today without my camera. Same colour scheme though. A very sharp looker.

[SPman]

You are having fun though, aren't you......

[Gremlin]

You are having fun though, aren't you......

You clearly jest. Since when did anyone have fun riding a bunch of bikes trying to find one they like?

It's hard dirty work, we should feel sorry for the poor bugger...

[Hitcher]

You are having fun though, aren't you......

Indubitably.

[haydes55]

I gots trolled

[orangeback]

another thing the bike must have been running on map 1 with stock pipes, not map 2 ,
they are thirsty any which way you ride them , as Corsa said , i could under stand why his was lacking a little power as his was and earlier model with smaller ported heads ( pre 07 )
a good comparison to these (rsv-R rsv-tr Tuono ) in performance would be a good GSXR750 mid 2000's onward,
sorry if I'm getting on the offensive here, but if i was looking at one and read you review , it would have put me off,
Where i believe a few facts to be wrong, as you may have a badly set up bike you've ridden , due to some playing with clickers , not knowing what they have done, and running m1 on 16/40 gearing not the recommended 15/40
If you run into me at a rally i'd be happy for you to ride mine and in sure you would form a completely different opinion.

[Ocean1]

I've been lucky enough to have sampled a few bikes of the same model, it's quite shocking how different they can feel. That rotax is a peach of an engine in almost every incarnation I've encountered, albeit usually thirsty. Almost. I wonder if you came across the machine once owned by a friend, it'd been to most experts in town but never did come right. He eventually gave up on it and sold it a year ago.

Even the three XB12s I've had have felt quite different. The first was sporting a race kit and had benefited from some dyno time, but even the two XB12X's have felt different. The current one's due for some bling, eventually.

H is a fairly big chap, and I wonder if he might suite a biger than average V twin. Ever tried an MT01 Hitch?

Edit: you're mort than welcome to come play with the 1125 any time, with or without your wallet. Although I suspect if you fancied one you'd have tried one already.

[Madness]

I gots trolled

Was it good for you?

[dangerous]

Yeah na, I dont get the 'gutless' comment... while this engine I have allways thought pulled more like a mulity than a V2, they have more power than one can use on the road, spose its what ya expect and compaire to... did ya open the taps up Hitcher?

[Drew]

They're punchy after 5-6k rpm, but they are slow and underpowered for a 1000cc motorcycle meant for sport and fun use.

As for the guy going on about it being the best bike he's had, that also is his opinion.

I don't like them, particularly reliability when it comes to starting the thing after a couple months without use. But opinions are free and varied.

[SPman]

Never tried a Tuono, but I've ridden a Falco with a bunch of RSV mods on it - it felt quite punchy off the mark - well - it wanted to pull the front up all the time, anyway.....and it was loud.

[Drew]

they have more power than one can use on the road,

No such fucken thing old man!

[Hitcher]

another thing the bike must have been running on map 1 with stock pipes, not map 2

I rode it as it got wheeled out of WMC's showroom. It had stock pipes. Alternative engine maps and spare sprockets under the front seat were not in my frame of reference. It was a nice point and shoot bike, just don't give it anything too twisty to cope with was my assessment. Again, like spare sprockets under the seat and alternative engine maps, I'm certain that a skilled practitioner could do marvellous things with the suspension.

I did give it a bit of a squirt and had a wee bit of sport with some dude on a Daytona, but I didn't get aroused. Indeed I reckon Mrs H's 650K6 with its Robert Taylorised modifications tracks better around corners and I also think my former GSX1250FA would have had comparable whoosh. Both Suzukis have better fuelling and one of those has carburettors. I was more excited by its colour scheme and the promise of riding it at night to see how well its headlights worked. Make of that what you will.