Mini Review Aprilia RSV Mille R

This is one seriously tall bike with quite a wide seat so being just 5
'4" it was always going to be a tad difficult.



I arrived at my dealers and I must admit to being a little nervous,
not because of riding the bike but actually paddling it around the
forecourt. The salesman said "Hi Molly I'll get the bike out for you".
As I was getting my helmet on he started the bike up. It sounded
wonderful and I swear I could feel the pulsed vibrations as I walked
up to it. A brief familiarisation of the controls then it was time to
swing my leg over. I couldn't touch the ground whilst sitting on the
seat, not even a tip toe. I had to swing my bum right over so my thigh
was resting on the seat. Side stand up, select first gear and away we
went. I pulled the customary wheelie as I passed the showroom.



The plan was to take things easy until I got used to the power deliver
and the sheer bulk of the beast. So I headed out to my favourite
country lanes. It took about a mile before I got intoxicated with the
sound from those big twin exhausts and the rev limiter and I became
well acquainted. A little red light comes on when you're about to hit
the rev limiter. The power delivery is simply amazing, completely
different to my Gixxer. Somehow it feels more brutal but that may be
down to the symphony of the exhausts going on behind me. By now I was
wheelying off the throttle in first, second and also third with the
help of the little crests in the road. The power was just great and by
now the bike had shrunk and felt like a small race bike. I was
"maxing" the throttle in all gear changing up and down just for the
hell of it. It was now time to explore the handling. The first
roundabout approached and I thought I would just feel my way around
it. I approached it fairly rapidly and just flicked it into the
roundabout and before I knew I was scraping my knee along the tarmac.
So much for my carefully laid plan. This bike flicks from side to side
so easily I can see why it's lap times in reviews are so good.



By now I was in the country lanes and started pushing the bike harder
and harder, the power delivery is so good I was wheelying out of the
bends. It felt absolutely planted unlike my Gixxer which can feel a
little flighty at times (perhaps it's time to change the steering
damper). I was starting to lift the front while my knee was still on
the deck. An absolutely awesome and addictive experience. I was really
giving it some through the twisties and using them just like a race
track. It just flew.



A word about the brakes. AWESOME.



When I got back to the dealers there were a group of blokes standing
around their pristine ZX 6R's and R6's one came up to me and said "can
you ride that" The silly arse I had just got off it hadn't I. He then
pointed to the rubber nodules on the tyres and said did you do that.
His mate chirped up and said look at her kneesliders. I swear I could
see their penises and egos shrinking.



Would I buy one? Well actually I might. Is it better than my Gixxer,
no, it's just different but fabulously different. I loved it but it's
probably not practical for me. I'd love to own one though but I couldn
't really justify it at the moment. Could I?

 

Just so I am clear on this, did you manage to wheely it?

 

It wheelied me. TBH.

 

Second paragraph. HTH

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Tell you what, you buy it and I'll look after it this summer, how's that....
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Occasionally, I'll be consistent

 

I'm surprised your willpower lasted long enough to get out of the
showroom.

So what colour ?

 

You pulled a wheelie within ten yards of getting on a bike you'd never
ridden before?

Either you should be in the Starboyz, or you're an idiot. Maybe
you're just prone to stretching the truth...

....ah.

Did BRC write this review for you?

 

Ouch.

 

Nnngh!

 

I'm afraid I'm disinclined to believe this, for a number of reasons.

 

Is rather OTT isn't it.

 

Actually I did exactly this on a certain Bandit the other Sunday and
got it vertical. Where's the problem in that? If IIRC, quite a few
people on here have done, will do and will continue to do. Especially
at CIHAGM type fests.

It couldn't be helped, and to be honest it took me a bit by surprise.
It wasn't one I could be proud of but it was a wheelie and it aptly
demonstrated the torque available from very low down. TBH honest it
wasn't exactly going past but going away from the showroom. If anyone
knows Colin Collins in Letchworth it was just past the Garage on the
left.

I'm certainly not good enough to be in Starboyz even though I can
perform some of their stunts and as for being an idiot that's your
opinion and you are entitled to it. Most of my professional colleague
wouldn't share that with you. If you were to say an idiot at times
then I would wholeheartedly agree with you. We should meet up and
perhaps you could show me how I should behave on a bike? ;-)

Because you cannot or chose not to do some things it doesn't mean they
cannot be done. I really have nothing to prove to you. I wrote
something as it was, you cannot accept it that's your problem not
mine. Again perhaps we should meet up and we can have a beer, shoot
the breeze and do some stunts? I remember a while ago someone said
something about me doing one handed kneedowns, "I don't believe you"
or something similar". I commented something like "they are not
difficult you just have to be careful with throttle control". And I
still stick to that but I wouldn't do it unless I knew the bike. A few
on here have seen me do it on many occasions.

Have a nice day

 

I didn't think of that. Perhaps next time.

 

TBH I can't really justify or afford it at the mo.

Like this.
http://www.mollyg.net/bikers/Apriliamillersvs.jpg

I'd better hide now for posting a picture......Will I f*ck. bollox to
them.

 

Cheers mate but no thanks.

 

Actually I don't really care.

 

I do this all the time when changing tyres.

 

I must admit I find that line extremely difficult to believe

 

AOL!

I mean, how could anyone get their knee on the deck without falling off, eh?

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I'm sorry but this description just doesnt fit with the photo [1]

you clearly have your right leg flat on the floor and are sat normally
so your other leg cant be far off the floor. If you leant the bike
more upright you'd have at least have the same tip toes that I have on
the trumpet. not sure I'd want to have ridden away from there with
nothing touching the ground [2].

[1] http://www.mollyg.net/bikers/Apriliamillersvs.jpg
[2] I *hate* gravel

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