2012 Aprilia RSV4 R APRC, '12 RSV4 R APRC-JanuaryFrom World SBK to a Sunday track dayCreated with the single-minded goal of being simply the best on the track and on the road, since its inception the Aprilia RSV4 has astonished the world with its looks, technology and performance. The first 65° V-4 engine ever in a sports production bike, a chassis worthy of a 250 GP, Ride By Wire, multimap engine management: all these are accomplished achievements for the Aprilia RSV4, that tops unique architecture and specs with Aprilia's signature excellent rideability brought to the next level.A project conceived not just to create a motorcycle that delivers the utmost in performance, but one that also allows the rider to make full use of every last iota of its competitive potential. The excellent results obtained by all of the champions who have ridden it in races are not by chance. Nonetheless, the true revolution of the new Aprilia RSV4 R APRC is that, to explore its potential and have fun, you don't have to be a world champion thanks to the exemplary balance obtained with the APRC (Aprilia Performance Ride Control) system, the exclusive traction control which can be adjusted at eight levels and is capable of self-calibrating based on the different type of tyres, wheelie control, starting assistance and the electronic gearbox.Concrete assistance for the bike's rideability which gives the rider more confidence and control in conditions at the limit, helping to identify the most efficient trajectories and making the ride less taxing from the psycho-physical point of view.The introduction of such advanced technology in mass production is the demonstration of Aprilia's enormous design capacity which has developed all of the RSV4 Factory SBK electronics in house which were ridden to the world championship by Max Biaggi and from which the dynamic controls platform applied to the new RSV4 R APRC were derived.With this new version the Aprilia staff has made it possible to build a bike which is faster on the track but at the same time more communicative for the widest range of riding experience and capability, fine tuning what can be considered the patriarch of a new generation of supersport bikes.