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Had my 2010 S1000RR for a little over 10 years and 30K miles with 10 track day seasons. Never had any serious issues with the bike and ended up being a really reliable bike. Had the base model, no traction control, no ABS, no quick-shifter.
Been looking at the new S1000RRs for a little over a year, but after I sold my 2010 recently through a private party sale, there were no new S1000RRs available. One local dealer said I would need to put a $5K deposit down because I only wanted the Race package and nothing else and they said no one orders those so they didn't want to get stuck with it. No local dealers could tell me when a new batch of bikes would be available either.
Went to the local Aprilia dealer (20 minute drive from my house) to check out the 2021 RSV4s. Test rode a 2020 Factory version last year at a track day, but the ergonomics didn't feel right and I didn't enjoy the one riding session I did with it. Test rode the new revised 2021 Factory version recently and was surprised how close the ergonomics were to how I had my 2010 S1000RR set up. Didn't want the electronic suspension or high cost of the Factory version so I bought the base 2021 RSV4 model yesterday. The new bike feels really good with the limited street riding and I can really notice the extra 100ccs
on the low end and midrange (still early break-in so rev'd it up only to about 7.5K RPMs so far. Will be doing a track day tomorrow with the RSV4, was told there wouldn't be that many riders in my group so that should help with the continuing break-in process. Also, love the sound of the RSV4 engine better than the old S1000RR as well.
Been looking at the new S1000RRs for a little over a year, but after I sold my 2010 recently through a private party sale, there were no new S1000RRs available. One local dealer said I would need to put a $5K deposit down because I only wanted the Race package and nothing else and they said no one orders those so they didn't want to get stuck with it. No local dealers could tell me when a new batch of bikes would be available either.
Went to the local Aprilia dealer (20 minute drive from my house) to check out the 2021 RSV4s. Test rode a 2020 Factory version last year at a track day, but the ergonomics didn't feel right and I didn't enjoy the one riding session I did with it. Test rode the new revised 2021 Factory version recently and was surprised how close the ergonomics were to how I had my 2010 S1000RR set up. Didn't want the electronic suspension or high cost of the Factory version so I bought the base 2021 RSV4 model yesterday. The new bike feels really good with the limited street riding and I can really notice the extra 100ccs