All Duels – Duel Tuono V4R APRC Vs Speed ​​Triple R: roadsters with big Rs – Two big arms with big hearts!

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Duel Tuono V4R APRC Vs Speed ​​Triple R: roadsters with big Rs

All Duels - Duel Tuono V4R APRC Vs Speed ​​Triple R: roadsters with big Rs - Two big arms with big hearts!

Equipped like racing motorcycles, the ultra sporty roadsters reach new heights in terms of pure performance. The proof with this MNC Duel between two European motorcycles that send the R: Aprilia Tuono V4 R APRC and Triumph Speed ​​Triple R !

Two big arms with big hearts !

For the biker fond of arson, having to choose between the Tuono V4R APRC and the Speed ​​Triple R is like having to decide between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal when one is passionate about tennis: a real headache! Because in both cases, they are athletes playing at the top of their category, the cream of the crop…

Recently arrived in the very closed circle of ultra-sporty roadsters (read our and our), the Aprilia and the Triumph concentrate all their know-how of Italian and British manufacturers. With one and the same goal: to satisfy lovers of beautiful pieces and big sensations !

To put it simply, the Tuono V4 R – recently only available with the APRC electronic aids pack (read) – is an undressed and slightly "deflated" RSV4 (read in particular our). Barely moderated, its V4 spits 167.3 hp in Full and is at the top of its category in terms of power (all the details on the engine, the chassis and the equipment of the Aprilia and Triumph in our Technical point on following pages).

The most attentive and best-informed bikers – in short, Site readers! – retort that on this point, the late B-King and the K1300R are even stronger: respectively 183.5 hp and 173 hp for the 4-cylinder Suzuki and BMW. Except that the Japanese catapult and the formidable German do not play frankly in the same court and do not address the same audience….

Despite its more modest cavalry (135 hp, 32.3 less than the Aprilia), the Speed ​​Triple R does not have to be ashamed against the "Max Biaggi roadster": its 3-cylinder is on fire and reconciles brilliantly pleasure and performance! A "must" which has its place in the pantheon of exceptional mechanics and whose constant improvements command respect towards English engine manufacturers. Again, go to the following pages to discover all its secrets.

Unchanged on this "courier" version of the standard Speed ​​Triple, this 1050 cc engine takes place in a wickedly optimized chassis: the Speed ​​Triple R is notably equipped with "ki-tear" Ohlins suspensions, Brembo brakes – again! – more powerful and splendid forged aluminum rims.

And to increase the already formidable seduction potential of its star roadster – more than 70,000 sales since 1994 – Triumph has reinforced its "Racing" side thanks to the addition of a few touches of red (rear buckle, rim trims) and above all carbon parts (fork, tank and radiator protection). But beware: not carbon in "plastoc" fibers as found in the "Keke" department at Norauto !

No, the Speed ​​Triple R uses the same supplier as Lamborghini for its Gallardo Superleggera, or Audi for its R8! To these elements of irreproachable quality are added a splendid handlebars with variable diameter signed, the French specialist (yes, sir, French!) In the matter. At a time when large French companies are relocating to Asia with the blessing of the State, this touch of "made in France" flatters the cockardière fiber of the French biker !

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